Club Competitions
We run 3 competitions each year.
Trail Championship
Revamped for 2025. Complete at least 3 of the 6 races. Scores will be based on your best 3 results.
Points for the Trail Championship are awarded based on members finishing positions and are separated for male and female categories (50 points for first place, 49 points for second place etc).
The races in the championship are:
Furty Furlong - 10th May
Kimmy Kanter - 3rd June
Midsummer Mad Dash - 26th June
Stans Toffee Run - 14th August
Denby Dash - 25th August
Chosen XC (tbc)
Club vests must be worn.
Parkrun Leagues
Run up to 10 Parkruns at set locations and dates, plus a volunteer Parkrun (volunteering can be any Parkrun on any date).
Scoring is based on age-graded performance on the Parkrun website, ranked in order of best percentage downwards.
Points awarded as below for placings:
1st - 30
2nd - 27
3rd - 24
4th - 21
5th - 18
6th - 15
7th - 12
8th - 9
9th - 6
10th - 3
Any BaHa at the event gaining a Parkrun PB (not just a course PB) will also be awarded 15 points regardless of finishing position.
Awards will be for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd over the year in male and female categories.
Club vests must be worn.
Open to both 1st and 2nd claim members.
The races are in the league are:
Nostell Priory - 22nd February
Penistone - 15th March (C25K graduation)
Concord - 12th April,
Frickley - 24th May
Thornes Park - 21st June
Rotherham - 26th July
Pontefract - 23rd August
Rothwell - 27th September
Rother Valley - 25th October
Cusworth Hall - 22nd November
Road Rankings
To calculate a club members Road Rankings, we use five specified distances:
The Club Mile
5 Miles
10 Kilometres
10 Miles
Half Marathon
Other than the Club Mile, times for these distances are taken from any certified race of that distance.
Club members best times for each race are ranked with the runner who has the fastest time scoring 150 points, the next fastest 149, and so on. This means the maximum a runner can score if they have the fastest time for each distance is 750 points (5 x 150). If a runner finishes 2nd at two distances and 3rd at two of the other distances, then they would score 594 points (149+149+148+148).
The Road Rankings are separated for male and female categories, with 1st and 2nd places in each age categories receiving awards. All members are ranked, even if you only complete a race at one of the distances, but to qualify for a prize you must complete a race in at least three of the five distances.
Age Categories for all Competitions (except Parkrun League!)
•The open male and open female categories can be won by any member, in addition to their age category (so a vet 50 could win their age category and be first male or female overall).
•The club year for Road Rankings runs from 1 January up to and including the last Sunday before Christmas.
•Your age on January 1st determines your age group for the rest of the year in the Road Rankings and Trail Championship. For Championships and Club Records it is your age on day of the race.
•You may only count for the Club Rankings and Club Championships from the date you are accepted as a paid up member of the club or the date you re-join the club.
