The club championship is a performance based league system, with promotion and relegation between separate male and female divisions. Current standings.

• The committee defines a varied list of qualifying races
• You should enter a race under Bishop’s Stortford Running Club and ideally wear club colours
• Points are awarded based on your finish position relative to other members in each race <20 miles
• Points are also awarded for your best marathon time relative to other members
• Points are also awarded for your best 20 mile time from selected races relative to other members
• The points from your highest scoring 6 performances determine your league position
• Top performers (usually 2) are promoted, bottom (usually 2) are relegated
• The winner of each league wins an award

Full details can be found here.

This award is intended for those who run longer distance running races – up to and beyond half marathons, with separate male and female and age categories

It has been the primary award group for the Club for many years, under the title ‘Challenge Trophy’. 

For this award category, members must complete a prescribed number of races at prescribed distances. Runners must complete at least two races at each distance from the list: short (5-7 mile), 10M and half marathon or longer. Any race can be used in qualification for this award, including but not limited to those included in the Club Championship (with careful race choice, you could qualify for both the Club Championship and the Endurance Challenge with just six or seven races).

Age categories and Awards for Endurance Challenge

The age categories for the Endurance Challenge are as follows:

• Open: Male 18+, Female 18+. Additional requirement to run one longer race (15 miles or above). Winner not eligible for any age category endurance award
• Veteran: Male 40-49, Female 35-44
• Super-Vet: Male 50-59, Female 45-54
• Vintage: Male 60-69, Female 55-64
• Super-Vintage: Male 70+, Female 65+ (only one race in each distance category required)

There will be separate male and female awards for the Endurance Challenge. Category winners receive a trophy (to be kept for the year) plus individual shield to keep.

Qualifying races for Endurance Challenge

To qualify members need to submit results for each of the following distance categories:

• Two races in any combination of 5 miles or 10k
• plus two 10 mile races
• plus two ½ marathons

A list of your race times must be submitted to the Results Coordinator by 31st December at the latest. Race results to be submitted through the year via results@bsrc.org.uk email address or using the Submit Your Results form .

This rewards the members who’ve improved the most compared to the previous year, with separate
male/female and age categories. Based on official chip times. There is no open category:

• Age categories as per endurance challenge plus Senior Category for Male <40 and Female <35
• Improvement in at least three distances from:
  • 5k
  • 5 mile
  • 10k
  • 10 mile
  • ½ marathon
  • 20 mile
  • Marathon
• Winner has highest total percentage improvement from the best 3 improved distances

For those doing disciplines other than running, there are three Triathlon and Multi-sport award categories:

• Triathlon Performance Awards
  Male and female awards for best result based on a member’s four best triathlon results from the season. Male and female awards.
• Multi-sport Achievement Award
  Awarded by the Multi-sport Award subcommittee based upon performance/achievement in a multi-sport event/discipline (including but not limited to triathlon).
• In the Spirit Award
  Awarded by the Multi-sport Award subcommittee, based upon contribution or endeavour in the multi-sport arena.

Scoring for Triathlon Performance Award

Scoring to follow British Triathlon Federation age-group ranking method where an athlete’s time is compared to the 40th percentile position in their age group (referred to as T40).

You are being measured by your performance relative to the others in your age-group that raced. This makes it course independent and age independent.

Full details including a worked example will appear here later. (Its not as complicated as it sounds, honest)

Any member can nominate another member for the following awards, determined by the club committee,
team captains and coaching staff.

Memorial Awards

• Bryan Mowles Award: For the most outstanding veteran or older. Awarded for athletic effort.
• Tony Pitman Award: For contribution to the spirit of the Club. Awarded not for sporting achievement, but usually in recognition of the greatest social contribution to the Club through the year.
• Tom Cooke Award: In recognition of athletic endeavour through the year, usually of a younger member.
• Claire’s Cup: Awarded to a female member who has run, socialised and contributed to the Club; who has persevered against all odds whilst still having fun.
• Jo Arscott Award: In recognition of the member best embodying the spirit of cross country running

Other Awards

• Team Tim Award: In recognition of a personally excellent marathon result or completing a marathon in the face of adversity or having a truly uplifting marathon tale to tell about a marathon undertaken in the course of the past year.
• Coaches Cup: In recognition for contribution to club coaching through the year.
• Wooden Spoon Award: Awarded to the person experiencing or responsible for the most amusing mishap, incident or adventure related to running in the past year.

Annual trophies (returnable at the end of the year) are awarded to:

• Special award winners
• Overall ladies championship winner (the person with the highest score over all divisions)
• Overall mens championship winner (the person with the highest score over all divisions)
• Male and female endurance challenge winners for each category

In addition, individual trophies to keep are awarded to:

• All annual trophy winners except the Wooden Spoon winner
• The winners of each championship division
• The runners-up in each endurance challenge category
• A runner who breaks a club age category record across:
  • 5 miles
  • 10 km
  • 10 miles
  • 13.1 miles
  • 15 miles
  • 20 miles, or
  • Marathon distance