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10 Races of summer racing fun from March to July.
All races except the first are handicapped. Races 7&8 have a staggered handicap start time.
Complete all 10 races and receive limited edition souvenir.
If you have any questions not answered here please contact :- Lucy Khan.
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To all City of Hull AC Members, if you are not running please volunteer, contact Lucy Khan for further info.
All race results are filed on the results section after each race has finished (usually within 24 hours).
Teams must use this form to enter the team event TEAM ENTRY FORM
Here are the dates for the forthcoming champagne league.
Please note that there are some changes to a couple of the courses due to risk assessment considerations.
You will be notified in due course of any changes to locations, but the dates are correct.
1. Tuesday 02/04/24 - North Cave, HU15 2LH
2. Tuesday 09/04/24 - Beverley Westwood, HU16 8EJ
3. Tuesday 23/04/24 - Elloughton Dale (New route being prepared), HU15 1HY
4. Tuesday 07/05/24 - Brantingham Chase, HU15 1QG
5. Tuesday 21/5/24 - Waudby Farm, HU16 5YL
6. Tuesday 04/6/24 - Brough, HU15 1TZ
7. Tuesday 18/6/24 - Kiplingcotes XR (handicap), YO43 3LY
8. Tuesday 02/7/24 - Waudby 8.2 (handicap), HU16 5YL
9. Tuesday 16/7/24 - Kiplingcotes, YO43 3LY
10. Tuesday 30/7/24 - Hessle Foreshore, HU13 0HB
As usual, clubs will be informed of their allotted allocation based on previous entrants.
We will be looking to invite new clubs , although our maximum entry level remains at 250 runners.
We are unable to run these events without marshals, and an increase in marshals is necessary to keep these races going. This year, there will be an expectation (respectfully), for invited clubs to provide some marshals.
Points are awarded to each finisher in each race, and is based on a handicap system, meaning that anyone is capable of doing well, irrespective of their athletic capabilities. The key here is usually to improve steadily throughout the series. To give the handicapper the opportunity to get to know the capability of some of the new runners, the first race is not handicapped. Every finisher is awarded 75 points for their efforts, and the time in race 1 is used as a basis for handicapping race 2. To stop someone deliberately running slow in race 1, then blasting race 2 to win the handicap (as if anyone would do that !!!!), race 2’s handicap is based on finishing as near as possible to your handicap time. Points are awarded dependent on handicap position, with the nearest to the handicap getting 100 points, 2nd 95 points and 3rd 90 points. Points then decrease by 1 until reaching 60 points. Everyone who finishes gets a minimum of 60 points. Additionally, the runner finishing nearest to the handicap is awarded 20 bonus points, the next nearest gets 10. This means that the handicap winner for this race would earn 120 points.
From race 3 to 6, and 9 and 10, the format changes. The handicap position is based on how far you beat your predicted handicap time. The person beating their handicap time by the biggest margin is awarded 100 points, 2nd 95, 3rd 90, then decreasing by 1 point up to 60. Again, all finishers receive at least 60 points. Again, the nearest to the handicap time receives 20 bonus points, next nearest receives 10. A point to bear in mind is that, if you miss a race, you will not be handicapped for the next race, so you would only receive the basic 60 points for your unhandicapped run.
Races 7 and 8 are staggered handicaps, with the slowest runners going off first, followed by progressively faster runners with the runner the handicapper deems the fastest being last to start. This gives EVERY runner an equal chance of finishing first (that’s the theory). Even if you didn’t run in the previous race, you will still be given a handicap start time for the staggered handicaps, but you still only receive the basic number of points if you finish high up in the finish order. The first to finish gets 100 points, 2nd 95, 3rd 90, and again, decreasing by 1 point until 60. Race 8 (Wauldby Green) is the longest and toughest race in the series, and all finishers in that race are rewarded with an extra 20 points as an incentive. This means that by finishing race 8, you would guarantee yourself 80 points. Again, in the staggered handicaps, there are bonus points awarded. The handicapper bases his handicap on a set finishing time. The person finishing nearest to this time gets 20 bonus points, next nearest gets 10.
As the series progresses, each runner’s score in each race is added to give a total. The series is based on the best 8 scores from the 10 races, giving people the opportunity to miss 2 races without ruining their chances of doing well. The final totals are sorted into order to give a final league position. The runner amassing the best total from their best 8 scores wins the competition.
The Yellow Jersey Competition is a prestigious award, recognizing those athletes who have managed to put in fast times throughout all the races. There is no luxury of being able to miss a race, as in some of the other competitions. To remain in the running for the Yellow Jersey, you must finish every race; once you miss a race, your name is removed from the competition. The basis for this competition is quite straight forward, all of your times for the 10 races are added together to give a series total. The runner with the lowest aggregate total is the winner. There are prizes in this competition for males and females, and also for the various Veteran categories, so as to give the older runners the opportunity to finish top of their category. The leading male athlete in this competition will receive the Peter Jarvis Trophy, whilst the leading female will receive the Peter Taylor Trophy. To acknowledge their achievement, every runner who completes all 10 races will be awarded with a series t-shirt.
To download the team competition form, click HERE
This competition doesn’t get under way until Race 3. Before the start of race 3, runners are required to put themselves in teams of 3, which can be any mix of club or sex. A form must be handed in to the organisers before the start of race 3, naming the team members, and giving yourselves a team name (any name will do, no need to be too serious). Runners can only be a member of one team. Races 3-10, the points scored (in the main Champagne League competition) for each team member will be recorded. The best 2 of those 3 scores will constitute the team score for that race, with the 3rd score discarded. Points for each race are added together to make a series total, and the team with the highest score will be the winner. This has an added advantage of often prompting a runner to run, where they may otherwise not have done so. Team spirit kicks in, and people don’t want to let down their team.
In previous years, there has also been a Green Jersey competition, based on consistency. But, as many of the runners had little or no idea how points were won in this category, it has been decided that this competition will not be held in the 2017 series. Other competitions we have held in previous years, but will not be holding in 2017, are the Male and Female Points Competitions. The trophies previously presented for the male and female competitions will now be presented for the leading male and female athletes in the Yellow Jersey competition.
All route maps can be found here:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1OnV-pGW7932wtqFPJ0nFvfKBIqCnjkU&usp=sharing
Registration will be held on TheEntryPoint, with each club receiving their own login details. Website links have been emailed to all clubs - check with your club secretary for details.
To all City of Hull AC Members, if you are not running please volunteer, contact Lucy Khan for further info.
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