Runners earn points toward the Series Cup by running and doing well in designated Series races. Volunteers earn points toward Volunteer of the Year by volunteering in designated Series races. Of course, you can earn both racing and volunteering points in the same race if you are a pre-race helper. Here's the scoring system:
Series Cup
Racing Points:
- 1st Overall Men's/Women's - 11 points
- 2nd Overall Men's/Women's - 10 points
- 3rd Overall Men's/Women's - 9 points
- 1st Other category (e.g. age group, Clydesdale, team award) - 8 points
- 2nd Other category - 7 points
- 3rd Other category - 6 points
- Race finisher - 5 points
- Participant but did not finish (DNF) - 4 points
Bonuses:
- NVRC race (see Series races for NVRC designation) - add 2 points
- Runs longer than 26.1 miles - add 5 points (this also applies to the total miles covered in Tussey legs)
- Runs between 6.1 and 26.1 miles - add 3 points (this also applies to the total miles covered in Tussey legs)
Race Scoring Notes:
- Racing points are awarded in one category per race per person. So, for example, the overall race winner cannot also get points as an age group winner or finisher.
- Participation points only are awarded for the Summer All-Comers Meets. Participants earn 4 points for each meet they take part in.
- There are only three overall awards given at the Beidleheimer Sidewinder. There are no sex or age group awards, since the race is age and sex graded.
- Points are awarded for the overall men's and women's and masters men's and women's winners of the Indoor Mile Series. The Indoor Mile Series winners are decided based on the sum of a runner's two best times over all the meets, so a runner must run at least two Indoor Miles to qualify. Runners who only run one Indoor Mile get participant (DNF) points.
- Points are awarded for the overall men's and women's and masters men's and women's winners on the 3000 meter races that takes place as part of the Indoor Mile Series. This year there will be two 3000 meter races. The overall winner is the runner with the best time between the two races.
- Members of the NVRC Boston Boston Marathon teams raising money for CVIM do not earn racing points but can earn points toward Volunteer of the Year. See below.
Some examples:
- Mary is the 2nd overall female in the Egg Hill run. She gets 10 points for 2nd place, 2 points for running an NVRC race, and 3 points for the distance (10 miles), for a total of 15 points.
- Steve finishes in the middle of the pack at Kinesiology. He gets 5 points for finishing.
- Jane is on the third place team at Tussey, where she ran 2 legs for a total of 8 miles. She gets 9 points for the team result, 2 points for being an NVRC race, and 3 points for the distance, for a total of 14 points.
Volunteer of the Year Award
Race Volunteering Points:
- Race Director - 10 points
- Race committee - 6 points
- Other multi-day race volunteer - 6 points
- Race/single day volunteer - 3 points
- Donation to the Boston Marathon - CVIM team - 2 points
Club Volunteering Points:
- Club officer - 8 points
- Club committee member - 6 points
- Other Club role (e.g. new web site developer, Club Timer, NVRC Series Data Cruncher) - 6 points
Bonuses:
- NVRC race (see Series races for NVRC designation) - add 2 points
Volunteering Notes:
- Race Volunteering points are awarded in one category per race per person. So, for example, the the Race Director does not also get points as a race day volunteer.
- Boston-CVIM Team Director earns Race Director points (8). Boston-CVIM Team Members earn Race Committee points (6).
- Indoor Mile Series coordinator earns Multi-day Race Volunteer points (6).
- Club Timer is a semi-official Club role. Timer earns points just for putting up with all the timing requests. He/she also earns race day volunteer points (3) for each Series race that he/she manually times.
Example:
- Jenna finishes third in the 20-24 age group at First Night. She also volunteers at the registration table before the race. She gets 6 points for 3rd place in her age group and 2 points for running an NVRC race for a total of 8 racing points. She also gets 3 points for race day volunteering and 2 points for volunteering at an NVRC race for 5 volunteering points.
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