Almost Athletes Road Race Series 2011

The series is open to all Almost Athletes members, and 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

Click link to view Final race results

The Races - PLEASE NOTE Aerospace 5 (cancelled this year) has been replaced by Bourton 1 Mile Challenge - please check back regularly for any other changes

Races preceded by * have also been provisionally chosen to be part of the Gloucestershire AAA road race series. See http://www.glosaaa.org.uk/GAAA_road_running_page.htm for further details.

• * Linda Franks 5 miles - Sunday 23rd January
• * Gloucester 20 miles - Sunday 13th March
•   Tewkesbury Half Marathon - Sunday 22nd May 9:30am
• * Bourton Hilly Half Marathon - Saturday 18th June 6:00pm
•   Frampton 10k - Monday 11th July 7:30pm
• * Bourton 1 mile Challenge - Saturday 23rd July 6:00pm
• * Bugatti 10km - Wednesday 3rd August 7:30pm
•   Cranham Boundary Chase - Saturday 6th August 6:00pm
• * Beacon 10km - Sunday 4th September 10:30am
• * Stroud Half Marathon - Sunday 23rd October 10:00am
• * Guy Fawkes 5 miles - Sunday 6th November 11:00am
•   Wyvern Christmas Cracker 10km - Sunday 11th December 11:00am

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.