Runner Of the Year Series

2012 - 2013

Prior Year Results

2012-2013 Rules

The Space Coast Runners' Runner of The Year (ROY) Series is a collection of local races at which club members can earn points based on their finish or for participation. These points are then totaled at the end of the series and the runner with the highest point totals (overall and age groups) is considered the club's Runner of The Year. The purpose of the series is to determine the "best" runners during the past year by his or her performance at selected races. The races are selected so as not to favor runners who excel at only one distance or for only a few months. The rules are designed to encourage participation in these events yet allow for recovery between races. Additionally, the Space Coast Runners believe that the series helps to encourage race directors to put on quality races and promotes the running of these races, both of which benefit members and other runners. The series also promotes and rewards club members for supporting club-sanctioned races.

The Runner of The Year Series will begin no earlier than August and end no later than May. The series should end in time for awards to be presented at the club's yearly banquet. The series will start with Running On Island Time on August 18, 2012 and finish with Space Walk of Fame on April 13, 2013.

The following table lists the Runner of the Year races, dates, and Adult and Youth qualifications.

Synopsis

Eligibility

Runners must be a member of Space Coast Runners. Any runner who is eligible for the first series race is eligible for the entire series. For the race season, runners have through August 18, the date of the first series race, to become a member and be eligible for points for the entire season. Members who miss this deadline have through January 26, 2013 to sign up and be eligible for points in series races taking place from the end of January through the remainder of the season.

To be eligible for both, open and age group championships, series runners must finish at least 6 series races for the adults and 4 series races for the younger age groups, 0-9 and 10-14.

To be eligible to receive any points runners must follow race instructions such as, but not limited to, no head sets and/or no baby joggers

Age

The age division runner will compete for the entire series based on the runner's age at the time of the first series race (even if this is not the runner's first series race). Runners will receive points based on their finish in that age group for the remainder of the series.

Age groups will be 0-9 years, then 5-year increments up to 74 and then 75 and over.

In addition to the series 5Ks, the Space Coast Classic, Tail of the Lizard and Space Walk of Fame offer 2-mile series races for the 0-9 and 10-14 age groups.

Points

Open Division: All members will be awarded points in the overall. Awarded points are 1000, 990, 980, 970, … down to 10 points in the open competition.

Age Group: The first 10 members within each age group will receive 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point in their age group competition. All other members who finish will receive 1 point in their age group competition. 

There are no double points for any races this season.

Points will not be awarded for the Space Coast Marathon 2 person relays.

Scoring

After each series race, points are computed based on the runners' order of finish within the open or age groups. At the end of the series, only the points for each runner's nine highest scoring races of the thirteen races will be totaled. Scoring is done separately for both the open and the age groups.

Age group points are not included in open point totals, nor are open points included in the age group totals.

The runner with the highest overall points at the end of the series is the winner.

Until the results are tabulated after the final race all scoring placed in the newsletter and on the web page will state that "Scores shown are not final until after the last race of the season".

Awards

The open division winner will be presented an award and will receive a $150 check. The second and third place finishers will also be presented an award.

After the first three places are decided, awards will be presented to the top Master (age 40+), Grand Master (age 50+) and Senior Grandmaster (age 60+) based on the open division points. First, the Master award will be given to the runner with the highest number of points who is 40 or older, then the Grand Master will be given to the runner with the highest number of points who is 50 or older, and finally the Senior Grandmaster will be given to the runner with the highest number of points who is 60 or older.

Age group awards are given to the top 50% of the "eligible" runners (rounding up) or three deep, whichever is greater. For example if 3, 4, 5, or 6 runners are eligible, then the top 3 will be presented awards; if 7 or 8 runners are eligible, then the top 4 will be presented awards; if 9 or 10, the top 5, etc. The open and master winners will be considered an eligible runner for his or her age group, but will be removed from the age group awards, and all runners who follow in those age groups will be moved up 1 place in the standings.

Additional awards will be presented to each person who finishes every race in the series.

Scoring will be kept for age graded standings. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner will be presented an award.

Each award will have the name of winner printed on it. Any awards not distributed within six months will be forfeited. The awards may then be used for other SCR events.

Ties

There will be only one runner assigned to each place, in each division, in the final standings. In the case of a tie, the following tie breakers will be used:

1) The runner who has the most head to head victories in competition against all tied competitors will be awarded the prize associated with that place.

2) If there is still a tie for this place, then the runner who won the last head to head meeting of all tied competitors will be awarded the prize associated with that place. The other runner(s) will be assigned the next lower place. These tie breakers apply to both overall and age groups and for as deep as necessary. All runners with lower scores than the tied runners will be moved down in place by a count equal to the number of "displaced" tied runners.

3) If more than two runners tie for a place (for example 3 tie for first place), only the races where all (three) runners competed will be used in determining the head to head victories. Total head to head and last head to head will be determined for the next place (second place) between the remaining (two) runners without the previously removed (first place) runner being a factor (just those races where both the "second" and "third" place runner competed).

4) If there is a tie between the last place age group finisher and the next eligible runner, then both runners will get an award.

Disputes

All disputes will go to the SCR Board of Directors. All races are subject to final approval by the Board of Directors prior to the race season.

Scope

All of the above items apply equally to both men and women.

Changes from prior year:

1) Added Turtle Krawl and Fall into Winter to the series.