Almost Athletes Off-Road Race Series 2011

The series is open to all Almost Athletes members who do not mind a little mud. It consists of 12 local races of various distances throughout the year. You must do at least 3 races to qualify, and the best 7 results count. See below for full details. Race Series Results

The provisional results will be posted here as they become available.

Click link to view Final race results.

The Races - the list is provisional and may need to be changed - please check back regularly

Distances quoted are approximate! Please check race dates, times etc with organiser's website ... no responsibility accepted for errors!

• Mayhill Massacre 8.75 miles(Huntley, Near Gloucester) - Sunday 6th February - 11:00am
• Dursley Dozen 12 miles - Sunday 13th February 10:30am
• Chedworth Roman Trail 10 miles - Sunday 3rd March 10:30am
• Forest of Dean Half Marathon 13.1 miles - Sunday 27th March 10:00am (NB Clocks go forward)
• Cleevewold14 miles - Sunday 27th March 10:30am (NB Clocks go forward)
• Crocodile 8 miles (Near Ledbury)- Sunday 29th May 3:00pm
• Cheltenham Circular Challenge Marathon 26.2 miles - Sunday 19th June Any time after 7:00am!
• Cleeve Cloud Cuckoo 5.5 miles - Wednesday 1st June 7:30pm
• Standish Woodland Chase 10 miles - Sunday 14th August 11:00am
• Winchcombe 10km - Sunday 28th August - 10:30am
• Woodchester Park Multiterrain 8 miles - 11th September 10:30am
• Sodbury Slog 9 miles - Sunday 13th November 11:05am(Remembrance Day - please wear a poppy)

Please note that although Cheltenham Circular is a full marathon distance over a demanding course, the majority of participants are walkers. Members who may not feel confident about running the full marathon distance are strongly encouraged to take part, walking and/or running according to their ability. There are free buses back to the start at quarter, half and three-quarter checkpoints. ('Half' checkpoint is also a true half marathon which is itself a substantial personal achievement.) Much of it is through attractive countryside; it is local, implying minimal transport costs, cheap to enter, 2011 price was £12 per head if entered in advance with group booking of 5, and proceeds go to local charity.

The Rules - this list is provisional and may need to be changed - please check back regularly

• The Almost Athletes Race Series is open to all Almost Athletes members, providing they are registered as a competitive member (see footnote) and have paid all subscriptions and dues. (If you a member of more than one running club, you may be first or second claim to Almost Athletes to qualify, providing you are a competitive member of England Athletics.)
• Any qualifying member running one of the designated races will automatically be added to the results (subject to rules described herein), unless they have specifically requested to be excluded.
• The 7 best results will score.
• A member must run in a minimum of 3 races to qualify for overall ranking.
• Points will be awarded to positions that member’s finish compared to other club members in their class (based on gender amd age group).
• The classes will be:
  • Open Male
  • Senior Male (under 40)
  • Male Vet 40
  • Male Vet 45
  • Male Vet 50
  • Male Vet 55
  • Male Vet 60
  • Open Female
  • Senior Female (under 40)
  • Female Vet 40
  • Female Vet 50
  • Female Vet 60
• The age group a member runs in is decided by their age on the 1st January 2011. A member can only run in one age group in a year. (All members also run in the appropriate Open category.)
• The race series winner of the Open Male and Open Female categories are excluded from their respective age group category.
• Points allocation will be: 1st = 12, 2nd = 10, 3rd = 9, 4th = 8, 5th = 7, 6th = 6, 7th = 5, 8th =4, 9th =3, 10th =2, and all other finishers = 1
• It is the responsibility of members to enter the races they wish to compete in.
• Points will be awarded on the basis of 'chip' time, rather than 'gun' time, when a race is 'chip' timed.
• Members are required to wear a club top to qualify for points. Reasonable exceptions such as fancy dress for an appropriate race will be allowed at the Committees's discretion. This exception will be applied to the Weston Christmas Cracker.
• They should enter as an Almost Athlete using their own name (so we can find them in the results).
• At its discretion, the committee may still decide to award points if a member fails to register as an Almost Athlete or runs under another name.
• The club recognises that members often have to enter races long before the event and inevitably may not be able to take part on the day. The club cannot condone swapping of numbers when expressly forbidden by the organisers. In addition, please consider the possible embarassment when an entry for a vet group is actually run by a very quick, younger person who 'wins' the vet category! Whenever practicable, the club strongly encourages members to tell the organisers of a race of any swap in advance. (Most races which are fully booked and organised by running clubs are amenable to changes. Unfortunately some commercial organisers are less enlightened.) If the organisers are not informed or the results list is incorrect, both 'donor' and 'receiver' MUST IMMEDIATELY e-mail the club (almostathletes@hotmail.com), to prevent points for either AA or Gloucestershire race series being awarded to the wrong person.
• Any member disqualified by the race officials, will forfeit all points for the race, regardless of reason.
• The committee will decide on awards or recognition. (Further details to be advised.)

Footnote: Every competitive member should receive a 'card' from England Athletics with your EA number. If you have been a first claim, AA competitive member for more than 3 months and not received it, please contact the AA membership secretary, Claire Cook via secretary@almostathletes.org.uk. You may need your EA number to enter some races at the reduced fee.