2025
Events
| Event # | Date | Event |
| 1 | 18th January | Fred Hughes 10 |
| 2 | 1st February | Watford Half |
| 3 | 22nd March | Hillingdon 20 |
| 4 | 11th April | Stanborough Park parkrun |
| 5 | mid July | Fairland Valley Spartans 3k relays |
| 6 | start Oct | Standalone 10 |
| 7 | end Oct | Stevenage Half Marathon |
| 8 | end Nov | ATW Hatfield 5 miler |
The above are subject to change where unforeseen circumstances dictate.
Rules and Scoring
Within each gender, points are awarded according to finishing position among club
participants. The scoring is based on the ‘Tour de France’ allocation of points as follows:
| 1st 30 | 2nd 27 | 3rd 25 | 4th 23 | 5th 21 | 6th 19 | 7th 17 | 8th 15 | 9th 13 | 10th 11 |
| 11th 10 | 12th 9 | 13th 8 | 14th 7 | 15th 6 | 16th 5 | 17th 4 | 18th 3 | 19th 2 | 20th 1 |
Position is based on chip time. If chip time is not available, gun time will be used.
For any eligible member, their best 5 scores will be counted (regardless of whether the
member did 5, 6, 7 or 8 races.) If the number of scoring races changes, Race Committee
may alter how many races members may score.
Categories
The categories are senior, MV40, MV50, MV60, MV70, MV80, etc… and FV40, FV50,
FV60, FV70, FV80, etc… The category of the runner is determined by what age they are
for the first Championship race in the Calendar. To gain points the participant must be a
member of Garden City Runners. Lapsed members no longer qualify for points from the
second half of the year onwards. Members should identify themselves as Garden City
Runners on entry. If members are not listed as GCR in results and their participation is
not picked up for points it is the member’s responsibility to make Race Committee aware
of their participation.
Prizes
Prizes are to be awarded for the ‘top three’ men and ‘top three’ women who score the
most points. In addition, there is to be a single prize for each vet’s category as detailed
above. If a ‘top three’ prize is awarded to a vet, the vet with the next highest score will
be awarded the respective vet’s category prize.
A point must be scored to qualify for a prize. In the event of a tie, the winner is the
person who has the most first places, then second and so on. The male and female
winners will be declared ‘Club Champions’ and be presented with the respective Westlake
Trophy which is to be returned before the following year’s Awards Ceremony.
Note: The Race Committee reserve the right to amend the rules dependent on events
included within the Championships and exercise discretion in the awarding of prizes.