There will be an overall club championship as well as separate championships dedicated to road events and trail / fell events.
Races have been selected based on the following:
- Local, affordable and a range of road, trail & fell races.
- Short and medium distance (all except the wildcard events are under 10 miles)
- Supporting running club or charity events
- A combination of events which many club runners have done before as well as new events.
- Supporting other club organised events (for example, HDSRL, track sessions etc., …)
The championship season runs from March 1st to October 31st 2024.
Age category for each runner will be based on age at 1st March.
Points are awarded as follows:
- First Skipton lady and man – 30 points
- Second Skipton lady and man – 29 points
- Third Skipton lady and man – 28 points
- Fourth, Fifth, Sixth etc Skipton lady and man – 27, 26, 25 points, etc
Overall Championship
You must complete at least 5 races to be eligible for a prize.
If a runner completes more than 7 races, only the top 7 scores will count.
At least 2 scoring races must be from each of road and trail / fell.
Road Championship
The top 5 scores from the 9 events will count. However, you only need to complete 3 races to be eligible for a prize. If you complete 3 or 4 races, then all scores will count.
The championship consists of 7 nominated races, plus any ½ marathon and any marathon during the season.
Times for these ‘wildcard’ events will be taken from the weekly results update. Towards the end of the season these will be circulated to give people the opportunity to highlight any mistakes or missing times.
Trail / Fell Championship
The top 5 scores from the 9 events will count. However, you only need to complete 3 races to be eligible for a prize. If you complete 3 or 4 races, then all scores will count.
The championship consists of 9 nominated races. These are a combination of trail & fell races. The mix of races completed does not matter.
Trophies will be awarded for both male and female as follows:
Overall
- Overall champion
- Veteran categories (V40, V50, V60 & V70)
- Newcomer to the club (2024 is their first full season i.e. joined after 1st March 2023)
NB – one trophy only (no separate M & F prizes)
Road and Trail / Fell
Overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places for each discipline
EVENT LIST
| Date | Day | Event | Type | Distance | Link | Comments |
| March | ||||||
| 16th | Sat | Skipton parkrun | Road | 5k | Last event in the parkrun Grand Prix. Only runners on the 16th will count. | |
| 31st | Sun | Guiseley Gallop | Trail / Fell | 10k | Link | Early bird entry before end Jan. Entry on day available. |
| April | ||||||
| 27th | Sat | Wray Scarecrow Festival | Road | 10k | Link | |
| May | ||||||
| 12th | Sun | Thornton Fell Race | Trail / Fell | 5k or 15k | Link | Either race will count. Entry on the day Kit requirements for 15k |
| 27th …? | Mon | Ilkley Trail Race | Trail / Fell | 6.9 miles | Link | Date to be confirmed |
| June | ||||||
| 6th | Thurs | Bronte 5 | Road | 5 miles | Link | |
| 20th | Thurs | Solstice Saunter | Trail / fell | 5 miles | Link | Normally sells out, although currently plenty of spaces. |
| July | ||||||
| 13th | Sat | New Embsay Fell Race | Trail / Fell | 2.5 miles | Link | Entry on the day |
| August | ||||||
| 1st | Thurs | Gargrave XC / Eshton Moor fell race | Trail / Fell | 5 miles | Link | Entry on the day |
| 10th | Sat | Littondale Fete road race | Road | 4 miles | Online Entries | |
| September | ||||||
| 8th | Sun | Bradley fell race | Trail / Fell | 6k | Link | Entry on the day Kit requirements |
| 25th | Wed | Leeds University Brownlee Centre 5k | Road | 5k | Link | Timed to fit with summer track sessions as PB opportunity |
| 28th | Sat | Meanwood Valley trail race | Trail / Fell | 7 miles | Link | Entries open 1st Feb. |
| October | ||||||
| 6th | Sun | Morley 10k | Road | 10k | Link | |
| 27th …? | Sun | Bronte Way | Trail / Fell | 8.1 miles | Link | Date to be confirmed |
| Variable | ||||||
| May / June | 1 HDSRL event (TBD) | Road | ||||
| Any half marathon | Road | 13.1 miles | Between 1st March & 31st Oct | |||
| Any marathon | Road | 26.2 miles | ||||