The Club Championship and Award Scheme was introduced in 2008 with the aim to;

Encourage club member's participation in a more varied mix of race events and distances.

Encourage a "friendly competitive element" with a potential for club members to "race" against each other, in spite of differences in age and gender, and in turn increase their own motivation and performances.

Increase the visibility of the BRJ Club in such races and improve the potential for the BRJ club to achieve Team Awards.

The Annual Club Championship will be decided using the total of an runners best 6 age / gender percentage performance graded scores from eligible road racing distances over a 12 month period commencing on 1st December of each year.

Runners must complete 2 race events in all of the 3 "Distance Bandings" within the 12-month period (i.e. 6 races overall). There is no limit to the number of races a competitor can accrue in each Distance Band. The total of the runner's best 6 events will be used to determine their final championship score.

Short Distance Races

Middle Distance Races

Long Distance Races

A "Short Distance" race is defined as either 5K or 5M.

1 of your 2 "Short Distance" races must include a Frostbite event.

For the purposes of assessing the age / gender performance calculation, each Frostbite fixture will be deemed to be a distance of 5 Miles.

A "Middle Distance" race is defined as either 10K or 10M.

1 of your 2 "Middle Distance" races must include either the:-

Cambourne 10K (April), Eye 10K (May), Ramsey 10K (June),Bushfield 10K (July), St Ives 10K (July), Ely 10K (December), Sandy 10M (April), Fenland 10M (October), Nene Valley 10M (December)

A "Long Distance" race is defined as either a Half Marathon, 15M, 30K, 20M or a Full Marathon.

1 of your 2 "Long Distance" races must include either the:-

Silverstone Half Mara (March), Belvoir Half Mara (April), Ross Peers (Soham) East Cambs Half Mara (May), Gt Eastern Half Mara (October), St Neots Half Mara (November), Stamford 30K (February), Folksworth 15M (January), Ashby 20M (March), Oakley 20M (April)

Any Marathon (UK or overseas)

Award Level

Award Criteria

Club Standard

Finish in 4 races at any of the distances covered by the Club Championship.

Bronze Standard

The average of the total score achieved in the Club Championship for the 6 races falls between 50% to 59.9%.

Silver Standard

The average of the total score achieved in the Club Championship for the 6 races falls between 60% to 69.9%.

Gold Standard

The average of the total score achieved in the Club Championship for the 6 races falls between 70% to 74.9%.

Platinum Standard

The average of the total score achieved in the Club Championship for the 6 races falls between 75% to 79.9%.

Diamond Standard

The average of the total score achieved in the Club Championship for the 6 races falls between 80%, or over.

Previous Winners of the Annual Club Championship

2008-2009

Tony Cotton