The 2005 Marlborough Running Club Championship

In 2005 we had our first club championship. It adopted a similar format to that used by several other local clubs and awarded prizes in two categories: best male and best female.

The aim was to encourage participation in races, so points were awarded for completing events as well as for performance. This meant someone who competed in a lot of the Championship events had the chance to beat a very fast runner who only entered a few.

There were a range of distances and types of event, and all results were age adjusted using the World Association of Veteran Athletics (WAVA) age-grading standards. This ensured that in theory at least, the best overall performances should win (click here to use the WAVA Age Grading Calculator and just for fun click here to see how the the results look without the WAVA age-grading standards applied).

Final Ladies Championship Positions 2005.

 
Pos. Name Score
(Best 10)		 1
Term		 2
Grizz		 3
Comp		 4
Beast		 5
KAT		 6
Stick		 7
O'Hills		 8
Slog		 9
Mara		 10
Half		 11
10Km		 12
5Km		 Total
Score		 No. of
Events		 Avg /
Event
1 Jane Watkins
154
19
0
0
0
 20
0
20
20
18
17
20
20
154

8
19.3
2 Maria Gravina-Coles
147
0
0
0
20
 19
0
19
18
17
16
19
19
147
8
18.4
3 Annabel Smith
95
18
0
20
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
0
95
5
19.0
4 Ali Hollington
80
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
-
20
20
0
0
80
4
20.0
5 Lorraine Popham
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
- 
16
18
0
0
34
2
17.0
6 Catherine Murphy
32
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
15
0
0
0
32
2
16.0

Final Mens Championship Positions 2005.

 
Pos. Name Score
(Best 10)		 1
Term		 2
Grizz		 3
Comp		 4
Beast		 5
KAT		 6
Stick		 7
O'Hills		 8
Slog		 9
Mara		 10
Half		 11
10Km		 12
5Km		 Total
Score		 No. of
Events		 Avg /
Event
1 Ted Townsend
195
19
20
0
19
20
20
20
20
18
19
0
20
195

10
19.5
2 Ian Newell
184
20
0
0
20
19
18
18
19
17
17
19
17
184
10
18.4
3 Pete Horsell
178
18
18
0
17
18
19
19
0
15
16
20
18
178
10
17.8
4 Paul Coles
170
16
16
0
18
0
16
17
18
14
18
18
19
170
10
17.0
5 Graham Townsend
128
15
19
0
0
17
15
16
17
0
12
17
0
128
8
16.0
6 Alan Joslin
123
10
0
16
13
16
0
0
15
10
11
16
16
123
9
13.7
7 Simon Hewitt
109
14
15
20
15
0
0
15
0
16
14
0
0
109
7
15.6
8 Simon Liebling
84
17
0
0
16
0
17
0
0
19
15
0
0
84
5
16.8
9 Donald Cross
65
11
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
11
0
15
0
65
5
13.0
10 Phil Griffiths
59
0
14
18
14
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
59
4
14.8
11 Chris Wardell
57
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
0
0
57
3
19.0
12 John Billett
55
10
0
17
0
0
0
0
16
12
0
0
0
55
4
13.8
13 Dave Wardell
54
12
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
10
13
0
0
54
4
13.5
14 Richard Smith
26
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
2
13.0
15 Tim Ashton
22
0
12
0
 0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
22
2
11.0

2005 Marlborough Running Club Championship Rules

  • The Club Championship will cover the calendar year and will be open to all fully paid up members.
  • Only races completed while a paid up member will be eligible (so races run before joining MRC, or when membership subs were unpaid, will not count).
  • There will be 12 nominated events/categories, from which each member’s best 10 results will count. Members will score up to 20 points for each event (best 10 to count), as follows: For completing the event: 10 points. For performance: up to 10 points - ie, members’ results will be age adjusted and the best male and best female will each score 10 points, second place 9 points, etc, down to 1 point for 10th position.
  • In the case of a tie, final Championship positions will be decided on the basis of those events in which the tied runners both competed; if still a tie, the member with the most/highest finish position(s) will prevail.
  • We may not know what races have been entered, particularly in the standard distance categories where each member’s single best result will count; therefore members who want to take part in the Championship will be required to: register for the series, and notify what events they complete, and confirm their results (particularly their best results in the standard distance categories).
  • Registration can be at any time during the year (but Championship updates will be published from time to time and will only include those who have registered).
  • Any disputes will be settled by the organiser whose decision will be final.

Additional Note: The Championship includes 8 specific multi-terrain events and 4 standard distances (ie, marathon, half marathon, 10Km and 5Km). To encourage everyone to participate in some road races, the original intention had been that only road races would count in the 4 standard distance categories. However, after further consideration it has been decided to allow any event that complies with the general requirements: ie, that is the correct distance, with a measured course, accurate timing and published results.