Each year in 2013 & 2014, Race Timing Unlimited timed 42 5km races, in 2015 we timed 36 5km races, in 2016 we timed 34 5km races, in 2017 we timed 32 5km races, in 2018 we timed 37 5km races and we will time about the same number in 2019. We do not manage all of these races. Nor can we guarantee the quality or distances of these events, "it's like a box of chocolates". The Kings and Queens of the 5km will be crowned as the fastest 5km runners in the races we time.
Nothing special. Just run a 5km or 3 Mile race timed by Race Timing Unlimited and your race finishes and times will be tracked. Make sure you register with the same name and date of birth for each race
Any 5km or 3 mile race that Race Timing Unlimited times between Jan 1, 2019 and Dec 31, 2019.
Races must be open to the general public. So, High School Cross Country and private races are not included.
Races must be a stand alone race and not the leg of a multi-sport event or relay.
Our race schedule is published at www.racetimingunlimited.org and a race may be added at anytime.
You must complete at least 6 races and only your highest scoring 6 races are included in the standings. With over 30 races in the series, you will have many opportunities to compete.
Males are competing against males. Females are competing against females. The first male finisher in a race will score 1000 points. Each subsequent male finisher will score 2 points less than the previous male finisher. After the 499th male finisher, the remaining male finishers will score 2 points. The same process is used for female finishers.
Points are scored based on gun time and place.
When available, times for tiebreakers will use personal times. Otherwise, gun times will be used.
Since Race Timing Unlimited is not the race directors of most of the races, a course may be either mismeasured, mismarked or misrun.
In the case that RTU judges the course to be materially short, times will not be used for tiebreakers. However, points scored will still be used for standings.
In the case where the course is long, times and points scored will be used.
The total of your best 6 race scores are added together for your series score. The runner with the highest score in each category wins.
With so many races and only your best 6 race scores count, there are many chances for ties. When 2 people are tied Step 1) Heads up record Step 2) Average time in fastest 6 races Step 3) Average time in heads up races Step 3) Fastest Race Time When more than 2 people are tied If after a step is analyzed only 2 people remain in contention, revert back to the 2 people tie breaker Step 1) Heads up record in races where all people in contention finished Step 2) Average time in fastest 6 races Step 3) Average time in races where all people in contention finished Step 4) Fastest Race Time
Each Category will have a Male and Female Sub Category. Categories are: Open, 14 and under, 15 to 19, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70 and over. Age on Dec 31, 2018 will be used to determine age groups.
Besides bragging rights, something to acknowledge your achievment.
We do have special awards for chronic runners
Performance shirt for any runner finishing 100 km of races in a calendar year.
Sweatshirt for any runner finishing 500 km of races in a 4 consecutive calendar year time span.
Collared performance shirt for any runner finishing 1000 km of races in a 6 consecutive calendar year time span.
Right after race results have been posted, standings will be updated and posted with a link at the top of this page. To be listed, a runner must have finished at least 4 races.
Listing will have standings for each Category with tiebreaker logic and sequenced by average score. Each runners line will have place, runner name, number of races finished, average score, best finish time, best 6 average finish time, races finished.
You are responsible to verify you are on race results listing within 7 days of the race and the race is included in your standing data. Report any issues in the form below. If you need to be inserted in to the results, you will score 2 points less than the runner than finished just before you. Even if this means the place will be duplicated.
Race Timing Unlimited PO Box 8241 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 (540) 310-4803 vic@farc.org