As I mentioned a couple of days ago, the PSRR Annual Banquet was on Saturday. Among other things we establish and voted on this years circuit. One of the things I have really liked doing, especially the last few years, is running many of the circuit races. The primary aim of the circuit is to get people to participate. An award is given if you participate in seven events. This can include a marathon or half-marathon outside of the circuit and it can include volunteering at the various races. So it is a combination of different wats to participate.
But if you actually run at least seven events you can get a score. The score is determined by where you place in relationship to other PSRR members who also run the race using an age-graded table. If you finish as the first member you score 1; finishing second gives you a 2; finishing third gives you a 3; and so on. Your best seven races are added up and lowest score wins. I have to admit that I do like to see where I rank within the club. Although I really doubt if I will ever finish in the top three even with the age-graded bonus, For 2014 I finished sixth. For the coming year, the club is also going to have straight up competition in age groups to add a little more of a chance for people to achieve. Age groups have been determined by the club demographics. Here are the age groups for each gender. They are based on age as of January 1, 2015.
Under 15
15-29
30-39
40-49
50-54
55-59
60-69
70 and over
They can change from year to year based on club demographics. I will be in the 60-69 age group for this year which should make for some interesting competition.
Next post I will list this years circuit races and talk about which ones I am planning to run.
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