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Club Championship Rules

The 2026 Championship will consist of 18 races, including:

  • 6 DRRL Road Races
  • 5 Purbeck Trail Series Races
  • Your best Durlston Country Park parkrun from 1 January 2026 – 31 October 2026
  • Your best marathon (any) from 1 January 2026 – 31 October 2026
  • You must wear your club vest/T-shirt for all Championship races, other than in the Durlston Country Park parkrun, or in a marathon (if representing a charity, county or nation).

Championship Rules:

Format

  • Club championship is a set race competition with your best scores from 8 races counting towards the championship.
  • For each race, 1st finisher will receive 50 points, with 2nd receive 49 and so on, until the 50th or last finisher, whichever comes first.
  • A bonus point for each additional race completed, above the minimum 8, will be awarded.
  • A bonus point for helping out in our club hosted race, the Purbeck 10k.

Earning Points

In order to qualify for points, each runner must:

  • Be a fully paid up Member of Purbeck Runners (prior to any race the runner runs in).
  • Be a Purbeck Runners first claim member. Members as “second claim” do not qualify for points or prizes.
  • Wear official racing club kit. This is the new “wave” blue and yellow vest or T shirt only.
  • Ensure they have the “Purbeck Runners” Club name visible on their vest/T-shirt. Your race number can be attached as you wish (according to the organizers rules!). This rule is to promote our club by displaying our club name proudly across our vests during the race.

Prizes

  • You must complete a minimum of 8 races to be eligible for any prize.
  • In the event of two members being level on points, the member with the highest 9th race score will determine places. If this is level, the 10th will count & so on. If there is still a tie, the most race wins will determine places. If still a tie, the prize shall be shared.
  • Prizes are given as follows:
    • 1st, 2nd and 3rd outright (Men’s and Women’s Championships)
    • Age category winners Under 40, 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+ (Ages are determined as of 1st January of the Championship year) (Men’s and Women’s Championship)
    • GR8 T-shirts (for runners who complete at least 8 races).
  • Winning a top 3 prize excludes you from winning a category prize.

General Competition Rules

  • Members can contact any club committee member if they see members not wearing correct kit to ensure the points are awarded fairly.
  • In races using chip timing, finishing order will be determined using chip time, rather than gun time. All other races will use gun time to determine finishing order.
  • Points will be awarded in race finishing order, as described above. If two or more runners finish a race together, recording the same time, finishing order as listed in the race results will determine all points scored.
  • Under NO circumstances can members swap race numbers without the prior agreement of the respective race organisers. This could lead to disqualification from the championship.