Results & Team Declarations

Results are calculated on the fastest 3 across the line. For example 2 masters + 1 senior = senior team. The fastest 3 can be from all age groups in order to score in senior top 3 places, gold, silver and bronze. A senior gold, silver or bronze could also be made up of all masters 35+ and 50+ athletes. The fastest 3 teams regardless of age make senior teams.

Team Scoring

Team Scoring is 3 to score for Senior, 35+ and 50+ for both men and womens teams. Many over 50+ teams declare to keep their athletes within their age cat teams to prevent them from losing an athlete into 35+ or senior team and thus losing out on a National medal.

Note: be careful when declaring an age cat team. When you declare a team those athletes are locked into their age cat team and cannot move down to help make up a team.

By not declaring your athletes your club has more flexibility. Eg: With long distance not all athletes may finish. You may need to draft a master athletes to drop into your senior team to make up 3 athletes. If your master athlete is not required they simply fall back into their age cat.

Rules for competitors

Championships medals will only be awarded to athletes that fulfil the title holder requirements and are entered into the National Championships ahead of the race.
Athlete must wear club singlet, or an alternative permitted in certain circumstances with permission of meet manager / race director on application with entry
Age: 18 years of age or over on the 31st of December in the year of competition
Team scores calculated on first athletes across line unless otherwise declared, scores are calculated basis finishing times, youngest age of the team will apply as the team category.
Medals:

Category	Individuals	To Score	Club Teams
Senior Men	1,2,3	3	1,2,3
Senior Women	1,2,3	3	1,2,3
Masters Men	1,2,3 O/35, O/40, O/45, O/50…	3	1,2,3 O35 + 1,2,3 O50
Masters Women	1,2,3 O/35, O/40, O/45, O/50…	3	1,2,3 O35 + 1,2,3 O50

No limit on numbers on teams a club can have.
Over 50 can score on over 35 team or the senior but can only score on one team. Similarly, O35 can score on senior’s team. If teams are declared, athletes may only score in the category for which they declare
Teams are declared after entries are made before the championships

RESULTS AFTER THE RACE

As most teams are not declared, athletes are placed into multiple teams Senior, 35+ and 50+ prior to the race. We look at the top 3 first in each age cat to award Gold, Silver and Bronze. Athletes cannot score or medal in more than one age cat team. We clean the top 3 first to clarify medalists. The days after the event we will clean out any athletes that have scored on more than one team outside of the top 3.

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John COUNIHAN