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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 3 points for each meet they take part in. If you race and volunteer, points will go to Race Points. If you only volunteer, your points will go to the Volunteer Points.
- 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 one 3000 meter race. The overall winner is the runner with the best time in that race.
- 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:
- Directors of races 10K and less: 10 points
- Directors of races 10K to 26.1 Miles: 15 points (New for 2010)
- Directors of races 26.2 Miles and up: 20 points (New for 2010)
- Race committee - 6, 9, 12 points (corresponding to mileage above) (Revised for 2010)
- Other multi-day race volunteer - 6, 9, 12 points (corresponding to mileage above). The race director also has the discretion to award single-day volunteers these points for exemplary service to the race. (Revised for 2010)
- Race/single day volunteer - 3 points
- Donation to the Boston Marathon - CVIM team - 2 points
- Writing a race story if one was not submitted by race director - 3 points (New for 2010)
- Writing an article for the NVRC website - 3 points for each (New for 2010)
- Creating a running route for the NVRC website - 3 points for each (New for 2010)
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
- Special Club volunteering duties: Club Picnic - 4 pts; Wahoo Beginner's Group workout coordinator - 6 pts (New for 2010)
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.
- Race Volunteers "max out" at the point levels given for each race. For example, the most Volunteer Points a person can earn for the Nittany Valley Half-Marathon is 11 (9 points plus 2 Club Bonus points).
- Boston-CVIM Team Director earns 10 points. Boston-CVIM Team Members earn 6 points.
- 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.
- Race story: Quite often we get race results, particularly for non-Club races, with no story. If you were there and can write a decent summary of the race, we'd love to have it. With pictures, even better. Note: If you were also a race volunteer, you can only earn a max of 6 points (not including Club bonus points) for race volunteering. Race Directors of Club races should write a report, and they don't get any points for doing so. It's part of the job. If they farm it out, the writer gets volunteer points.
- Article: Write an article on training programs, injury treatments, or running related events and submit it to Marty Mazur. Marty will edit it and publish it on the NVRC website.
- Running route: Provide runningmap.com link to map and written description similar to those on the running maps page. Submit the link and map to Marty Mazur and he will publish it.
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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