Rules

1) The NRC League is only open to all paid-up members of Nailsea Running Club.

2a) Participants score points: highest-placed finishers in their age/sex category get 10 points, 2nd placed 9 points, down to 10th and lower placings 1 point. Members must record their results on a Google form, which will be posted on the Facebook and website pages. If members cannot access these, they can email their results.

2b) You can score points running with someone else’s entry number, but ONLY if the particular race permits such transfer and you have notified the race organisers for Health & Safety conditions. Note the opposite is not allowed – someone else cannot run under your name and score points for you in the NRC league.

3a) NRC age/sex categories are:

  • Male: 18 to 29 years.
  • Female: 18 to 29 years.
  • Male 30: 30 to 39 years
  • Female 30: 30 to 39 years.
  • Male 40: 40 to 49 years.
  • Female 40: 40 to 49 years.
  • Male 50: 50 to 59 years.
  • Female 50: 50 to 59 years.
  • Male 60: 60 and above.
  • Female 60: 60 and above.
  • 3b) Your age determines your age category on 1 January.

4a) One Joker per competitor is allowed a year. You score double points (i.e. 20 max) when playing this. You may only play The Joker for nominated races. To play the Joker, email info@nailsearunningclub.org.uk at least 3 days before a race.

4b) If you fail to start a joker-notified race due to injury or illness, you can re-use it in another race. If it was the last race of the year, unfortunately, the Joker is lost in that year, as you can not carry your Joker over to the following year. Unfortunately, failure to complete a started race means losing your Joker that year.

5. You should wear recognised NRC tops (blue/yellow/green bands), where possible and appropriate.

6. The NRC committee will resolve any disputes not covered by the above rules, if necessary. Please notify us of any claims, appeals, or corrections as soon as possible after the race.

7a) After the League has finished, the winners and runners-up of each category will receive an award (a trophy if they have participated in more than four races and a certificate if they complete fewer than four races) at Awards Night the following year.

7b) If a category is tied, the member with the best ‘head-to-head’ record wins, i.e. in the races where both tied members were present, the one with the most wins over the other wins. If still tied, the member competing in the most league races wins. If still tied, a tie is the final result.