Explanation of Points Standings
FRNY awards points to all members who run races in the NYRR series. Points are awarded for participation as well as for performance within any given race. The team has adopted a scoring system similar to the one used by NYRR for its tabulation of standings among various clubs for the awards given to the top-performing clubs each year. Within each age group, FRNY dispenses points as follows:
1st finisher: 15 points
2nd finisher: 12 points
3rd finisher: 10 points
4th finisher: 8 points
5th finisher: 6 points
6th finisher: 5 points
7th finisher: 4 points
8th finisher: 3 points
9th finisher: 2points
10th finisher: 1 point
All other finishers: 1 point
Those races designated as points races by NYRR for inter-club competition count double (30, 24,....) toward FRNY points standing. Those races are marked with a "+" on the NYRR website.
Your age-group is based on your age of the first race you do. For example, if you turn 30 in March, and do a race in Jan or Feb, you will be put for the remainder of the year in the 20-29 age group.
There are several out of town races that the club traditionally takes part in, and those will get you 10 points (The DC Spring Fling Race in May, The Brooklyn Pride Run in June, The Philly distance run in October and the Boston Yuletide Stride in December.) You can also get 10 points for doing OUR track meets and Cross Country meet. You can also get 10 points for doing a relay on the road and/or a multisport event: triathlon, duathlon, etc. And finally you get 10 points for every race you volunteer for, up to 20 points, including the New York City Marathon.
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