The EVRC Race League is a way for club members to compete against each other throughout the year, even if they are not running in the same race.
Points are awarded according to position and added-up through the year. All times are age-adjusted. Members can play one ‘joker’ a year – notify a committee member at least 24 hours in advance of the race and your points will be doubled.
The winners are announced at the club’s annual Christmas party.
Park run (Short) League
For 2023 the Short League comprises of nearby parkruns and short races. Your best 6 of 10 events to count.
| 20th Jan | Woodgate Valley Country Park parkrun |
| 17th Feb | Warwick Racecourse parkrun |
| 23rd Mar | Arrow Valley parkrun |
| 20th Apr | Severn Bridge parkrun |
| May TBA | TBA Inkberrow Relay (individual results) |
| 15th Jun | Chippenham Playing Fields parkrun |
| 20th Jul | Cheltenham Pittville parkrun |
| Aug TBA | TBA Worcester Festival 5K |
| Sept TBA | TBA Meteor Mile or Alderton 5K – TBD |
| 19th Oct | Worcester Pitchcroft parkrun |
Race (Long) League
In 2022 the Long League will comprise a range of races in the local area. Your best 7 of 12 events to count.
| 7th Jan | Fladbury Festive 5 |
| 25th Feb | Bourton 10k |
| 17th March | Pendock Spring Chicken 10k |
| 14th April | Kymin Dash |
| May TBA | Crowle 10k |
| Jun TBA | Malvern Joggers 10k |
| Jun TBA | Gloucester 10k |
| 25th Aug | Pershore 10k |
| 29th Sep | Stratford half Marathon |
| Oct TBA | Alcester 10k |
| Jan – Oct | Marathon of your choice |
| Jan – Oct | Half Marathon of your choice |
Extra information
All dates are provisional and subject to change at this point but will be confirmed as soon as the various event organisers confirm dates and open entries.
The committee have agreed to make some changes to the rules for 2024 in an attempt to make the leagues more competitive:
- Results will no longer be adjusted according to age adjustment factors. Instead we are implementing a handicap system similar to that used in golf. The faster you get the lower your handicap will become. The higher your handicap the bigger assist you receive to your race times. We will post more details on this shortly but we hope that this will make the results much closer.
- The number of qualifying events you need to do is being reduced slightly so for Long league instead of your best 8 results from 12 events, it will be your best 7 from 12 and Short league will be best 6 from 10.
- The short league will no longer be entirely parkrun’s and now includes a couple of races.
We look forward to racing with you in 2024.