OFF  ROAD  CHAMPIONSHIPS

This Championship will be based on the best FIVE performances from the prescribed list PLUS your best Gwent League result during 2013 (February, March, October, November and December). However, you must complete at least 4 of the prescribed races for an award to be made.

The prescribed list includes our own promotions and those of some other local clubs. Other well supported races from previous years have also been included.

The list of prescribed races is as follows:

05 January                   Kymin Winter Race, 4 miles

24 March                      Forest of Dean Half Marathon

21 April                        Offa's Orror  20k, Tintern

30 April                        Pentyrch Hill Race

12 May                         Porthkerry 5, Barry

19 May                         Sirhowy Challenge, Ynysddu

02 June                        Magic Roundabout

04 July                         Tintern Trot

15 September              St Arvan’s MT 10, Tintern

17 November               Sospan MT 10, Pembrey Park

tbc                                Castell Coch Trail Race

Positions after event 3 - Offas Orror

Positions after event 2 - Forest of Dean Half Marathon (Rescheduled)

Positions after event 1 - Kymin Winter Race

Kymin Winter Race, 4 miles, Monmouth, Saturday 7 January

Forest of Dean Half Marathon, Parkend, Forest of Dean, Sunday 1 April

Offa’s Orror, 20K, Tintern (from Mackenzie Hall, Brockweir NP16 7NW), 11am Sunday 22 April

Pentyrch Hill Race, 6.5 miles, Pentyrch Rugby Club, Wednesday 25 April

Porthkerry Five, 5 miles, 10am Sunday 13 May

Sirhowy Challenge, 10 miles, Ynysddu, 10am Sunday 20 May 

Bwystfil y Bryn, 6.8 miles, Bryn, Near Maesteg, 1.30pm Saturday 16 June 

Tintern Trot, 6 miles, Tintern, 7.30pm Thursday  5 July

St Arvan’s MT 10, 10 miles, St Arvans Village Hall, Near Tintern, 10.30am Sunday 16 September

Sospan Road Runners MT 10, 10 miles, Pembrey Park, Sunday 25th November

Merthyr Mawr Xmas Pudding, 10K, Merthyr Mawr, December 16th.

Final championships scores including Merthyr Mawr Pudding race have been submitted to the committee for awards to be made at the AGM and will be added here afterwards.

Here is a summary of the points from the first race in the 2012 Championship.

No-one can win more than one award so people may be promoted to a younger age group in certain circumstances.

The awards from the championship will be made at the AGM on 30 January.  Please bear in mind that no  person may win more than one award and at least four races need to have been completed.

Here are the points totals for all those who ran at least four races.

Most the races in the 2010 off-road championship should be run in trail shoes, although for some of those on easier terrain, such as the Sospan 10, ordinary road shoes are perfectly adequate. None of the races require fell shoes.

The categories and points system

Senior men = 70 points
Male masters over age 40 = 50 points
Male masters over age 50 = 30 points
Male masters over age 60 = 10 points

Senior women = 60 points
Female masters over age 35 = 50 points
Female masters over age 45 = 30 points 
Female masters over age 55 = 10 points

With this scoring system, the highest placed Les Croupiers man gets 70 points, the second 69 and so on. For male masters over the age of 40 it is 50, 49, 48 ... points etc. Whereas male masters over the age of 50 start at 30 points then 29 points and so on. 

The senior women's winner gets 60 points and the first female master (over the age of 35) gets 50 points, with a descending number of points for the next places.

These points should allow a fair system for all concerned. If a club athlete competes in more than five races the appropriate number of lowest scores are not counted.

Masters score in all younger age groups. The masters age group is based on the competitor’s age on the day; therefore it can change during the year. Provisionally, there will be an award to the first three in each age group, but restricted to one person one award. The best position and lowest age group will be used to settle any conflicts. Although the best five performances count, if there is limited interest in the championship, any award winner needs to have competed in a minimum of four races.