Western Pennsylvania Track Club Grand Prix
2011 West Penn Track Club Grand Prix details
The object of this series is to promote increased West Penn
Track Club member participation in local races and club recruitment, as a
result, heighten awareness of and funding for the various race-supported
causes.
- You must be a
current West Penn Track Club member by July 31, 2011.
- If you are a
current member, you are automatically entered in the series once you run
in a series race.
- There are 8 different races that vary in
distance from 5k to 13.1 miles.
- Your final
score will be the total points for your best 4
races in the series. You are encouraged to run as many as you can.
- Scheduled
races and race dates are subject to change. Reasonable efforts will be
made to notify series entrants if and when such changes occur. West Penn Track Club Grand Prix officials do not
assume responsibility for date changes or cancellations of affiliate
races.
THE POINT SYSTEM
- Age Graded Points .
. . We are using a age grading system. Your time will be age graded using
factors that depend upon your age and the distance of the race. We then
take the theoretical world record (for the distance, your age & sex)
and divide it by your time to get a percentage. We multiply by 100 to get
an integer. Points will be rounded to the nearest whole number for display
purposes, but fractions of points will be used to determine the standings.
- Example .
. .
If a 10-year-old male runs a 10K in 42:30 (2550 seconds) his score is
1972/2550 x 100 = 77
If a 55-year-old female
runs a 10K in 47:50 (2870 seconds) her score is 2219/2870 x 100 = 77
The result is a tie.
For more information
about age grading see… http://www.eliteracingsystems.com/2007_roadraces_results/agegrade.html
- Bonus .
. . West Penn Track club members who recruit at least one new member receive
3 bonus points per race. Deadline for new members is July 31, 2011. Bonus
points will be awarded for all races run prior to and after the deadline.
Memberships are good for the calendar year.
- Participation .
. . For every mile raced in the series you will receive 1 point. This
is not limited to your top 4 races.
Kilometers are converted to miles and rounded down for each race.
AWARDS
- Individuals
who complete 6 out of
the 8 races in the series will receive
a participation award at the end of the year.
- The top 5 male and female finishers in the
series will receive championship awards at the end of the year.
2011 SERIES CONTACT
Jim Banks
phone: 724-887-4983
e-mail: WPTC.Grand.Prix@gmail.com
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