This race series is a way to encourage friendly competition, and appreciation for the runners who participate in our races. Have Fun, and remember: No Whining!
There is no entry fee to participate. Just fill-out a registration form online. It's a Free Series Signup...but you need to signup to be in the series. Your age for the series will be your age on January 31, 2010. We will keep track of all series competitors using a combined spreadsheet of all of the finish results of all of the events listed.
There will be quite a few trail races in the 2010 series, culminating with the "Vet's Day Run" in November. (See list of races here). Keep checking the list of races web page for schedule changes or races added/deleted.
There will also be an optional series shirt for purchase.
Special awards will be presented at the end of the season to the overall male and female series champions. Series champions will be determined based the number of races run, and on age/sex-adjusted accumulated time of the longest distance race of each race event, using the WMA Age-grading calculator (version 2006). An example of how this works:
Name
|
Gender
|
Age
|
Event
|
Distance
|
Finish Time
|
Age/Sex Adjusted Time
|
Melvin Moxie
|
Male
|
52
|
Run Toto Run
|
50K
|
10:00:00
|
8:47:49
|
Missy Miles
|
Female
|
52
|
Run Toto Run
|
50K
|
10:00:00
|
8:15:04
|
Not all fast runners or "ringers" will be in line to win this series. You can win this series by just showing up at all of the events.
The top 3 male/female series winners will be determined at the last event of the series (the Vet's Day Run in November 2010). There will be a special trophy/award ceremony at the Trail Nerds' Holiday Party, but you don't need to be present to receive your award.
Mizuno Running and the Trail Nerds & sponsors will provide prizes to the overall men's and women's winners, which will include event gift certificates. The overall winners of the men's and women's races also receive a free entry into each race for the next season.
Raffle prizes for those who have completed at least four races will also be drawn at the awards ceremony. Plan to attend to be eligible for this drawing.