Lake Run Club Circuit Rules
Being a Lake Run Club member, will automatically enroll you in our Lake Run Club Circuit. Completing road races that are on our circuit calendar will earn you points towards an award. Award winners can collect their prize at our year-end awards banquet. The next year we start over and do the same thing.
Points are awarded on an age group basis. The age groups are based on the Circuit age groups and not the races. A first place finish in the age group will award that runner the maximum number of points for that race. (i.e. 1st place in age at a 5K will earn 35 points, 2nd = 34, etc. down to 15 points) Points possible for that race are listed in the Lake Run Club Circuit Calendar.
Age groups for this year's circuit are as follows (for both male and female): 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over.
Participating in 7 circuit races plus 50 volunteer points will win you an award. The top 10 race scores will count for your final circuit point total. Kid's 14 & under only need to complete 5 circuit races.
| (*)Volunteering Examples |
|---|
| Race Director, Event Organizer, or Board Member |
| Finish Line at Circuit Race |
| Finish Line at Non-Circuit Race |
| Help with Lake Run, St. Pat's, Park to Park, Dog Days, Dawson Lake, or Jingle Bell |
| Help with Catch the Wave, Kid's Series Runs, Marathon Training Group, or Ride the Wave |
| Contributing a newsletter article |
| Race sponsorship |
| Explanation: To keep pace with our Club's growth, we need a larger volunteer base to keep our Club successful. This year we are requiring you to volunteer in at least one of these capacities. You must earn at least 50 volunteer points plus run 7 circuit races to earn a circuit award. No points or races will be earned as in past years. It will only count as criteria towards your award. |
Age group is determined by age of the participant at the FIRST RACE on the CIRCUIT.
You compete with other runners who are not in the Lake Run Club (LRC)
i.e if you were the first LRC member to finish in your age group but
25 non LRC members in your age group were ahead of you then you would
get 15 points not 35 points for a 5K race.
If your Circuit age group is 20-24 and you turn 25 you will get points based
on the 25-29 age group but they will show up in your Circuit age group of 20-24.
So it is possible that if you finish first in your age group and a 22 year
old finished first in their age group that you will both have 35 circuit points
for the 20-24 age group.
Everyone that runs a race will get at least 15 points for participating.
If you run 5 circuit races before you join the Lake Run Club you, you only
get Circuit points for races after you officially become a member. This is
true for membership renewal too after the March sign-up period.