DENMEAD STRIDERS LEAGUE
The Striders League was introduced in
2006 to support the team captains in encouraging Club Members to enter and
participate in Hampshire Road Race
League and Today’s Runner Cross
Country League races. The League was the source of some fun during its
inaugural season and created extra interest between club members as the season
progressed.
The League is split into two
competitions, one male and one female. In addition to the aim of increasing
participation and members scoring points for taking part, runners can challenge
themselves to improve against the Club
Standards. The standards can be found on the Website, each runner can score
extra points the better they do against their own age banding. In order to
encourage members to take participate in as many races as possible, additional
bonus points are awarded to those who compete in at least 50% of the TRXC and
HRRL races. Acquisition of these bonus
points can have a significant effect on the final results.
Rules for the 2011-2012 Season
For the 2011-2012 season, the Striders
League comprises of all 12 of the HRRL events listed below
|
Race Event |
Distance |
Date |
|
Overton |
5 miles |
3rd September 2011 |
|
Victory 5 |
5 miles |
18th September 2012 |
|
Solent Half |
Half Marathon |
9th October 2011 |
|
Lordshill |
10 miles |
6th
November 2011 |
|
Gosport |
Half Marathon |
20th
November 2011 |
|
Stubbington |
10 k |
15th January 2012 |
|
Ryde |
10 miles |
5th February 2012 |
|
Bramley |
20 miles |
12th February 2012 |
|
Salisbury |
!0 miles |
11th March 2012 |
|
Eastleigh |
10 k |
25th March 2012 |
|
Alton |
10 miles |
13th May 2012 |
|
Netley |
10 k |
20th May
2012 |
The TRXC events qualifying for points in
the League are as follows:
|
Race Event |
Date |
|
Queen Elizabeth Park |
13/11/2011 |
|
Bourne Woods, Farnham |
4/11/2012 |
|
Lord Wandsworth College, Nr Odiham |
2/01/2012 (MONDAY) |
|
Manor Farm Country Park |
29/01/2012 |
|
Rogate Common |
19/02/2012 |
|
Pamber Forest. Tadley |
4/03/2012 |
Note that our own Staunton Park TRXC
event does not form part of the League.
The scoring system is as follows:
·
4 points for completing a road race
league race whilst running for Denmead Striders.
·
2additional points for achieving a
bronze standard performance.
·
3 additional points for achieving a
silver standard performance.
·
·4 additional points for achieving a gold standard
performance.
·
5 additional points for achieving a
platinum standard performance.
·
4 points for completing a XC league race
whilst running for Denmead Striders.
In order to encourage the fullest possible
participation in the League events, on completion of the TRXC and HRRL seasons,
bonus points will be awarded, dependent on percentage of events completed. For the purpose of awarding the bonus points
in 2010-2011, 100% is regarded as completion of 11 HRRL events and 4 TRXC
events respectively.
The bonus points are awarded to individuals as follows:
§
15 points for a 100% record of competing
in HRRL league races (i.e.11 or 12 races)
§
12 points for a 75% record of competing
in HRRL league races (9 or 10 races)
§
10 points for a 50% record of competing
in HRRL league races. (6, 7 or 8 races)
§
10 points for a 100% record of competing
in TRXC league races. (4 or 5 races)
§
9 points for a 75% record of competing
in TRXC league races. (3 races)
§
8 points for a 50% record of competing
in TRXC league races.(2 races)
Each runner can drop two races normally
their worst results. These can be any two (regardless of if they are
HRRL or TRXC).
The bonus point system will be split
into two separate sections one for RR the other for XC, with all scores added
to give final totals.
The League will run throughout the
season with all members being eligible, results will be updated on the website
as soon as possible after each race.
For further information on the
Championship or if anyone thinks I have made an error in allocating their
points (I'm not infallible!!!) please contact Graham Clarke either by e-mail or on Club Night.