Club Runner of the Year

Club Runner of the Year as at 30apr12

A brief explanation for 2012.

The Runner of the Year (RoY) is an award presented to the best all-round athlete in the club irrespective of age or sex.

After a more successful 2011 Runner of the Year, it has been decided to keep the format roughly the same.

However it was felt that the Park Runs were having too much influence on the final outcome. It was agreed that instead of there being six races in each category, this year there will only be three.

Races have not been pre-selected so can be planned to suit each individual. An equal emphasis has been adopted for off-road and road races.

The races are divided into 5 categories:-

1 Off-road with a distance of up to and including 10k
2 Off-road with a distance of over 10k
3 Open road races with a distance of up to and including 10k
4 Open road races with a distance of over 10k
5 Track – One of the two club track races may count

Off-road includes cross-country, trail and fell races. All the cross-country races would be in category 1.

Runners may submit any races that fall into these categories.

10 RACES out of a maximum of 14 to count with at LEAST ONE RACE IN EACH of the OFF-ROAD and OPEN ROAD CATEGORIES (CATEGORIES 1 TO 4) but remember ONLY 1 TRACK EVENT can count.

No Harrogate League or Veterans-only races to count.

Results must be posted on the Otley A.C. website stating:-
Date, type of race (e.g. trail fell road), winner’s official time and your official time (chip time where recorded).

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Scoring

Points are awarded on the following basis:-

Your personal time as a percentage of the winner’s time. This is then multiplied by an age/sex related factor.

For example: – on the 25th January, 2011, the Mythical 10km race took place…..

Name – Time – Percentage of Winner’s Time – Age/Sex Factor – Points
Ben Runner (aged 35) – 31.00 – 100% – 1.0286 – 102.9
James Jackson (aged 30) – 34.30 – 89.9% – 1.0084 – 90.6
Kate Harrismith (aged 65) – 40.00 – 77.5% – 1.4803 – 114.7

The top three members in 2011 were:-

1st Mick Jeffrey
2nd Liam Dunne
3rd Howard Jeffrey

The top three members in 2010 were:-

1st Mick Jeffrey
2nd Phil Robinson
3rd Lloyd Best

The top three members in 2009 were:-

1st Tom Hannah
2nd Phil Robinson
3rd Julian Mawson