Ipswich triathlon club – Senior championships

From 2012, the club senior championships will be based on points earned by performance across a number of events – the club’s “Championship League”.

Men & women are treated discretely.

The Club Champions will be the members with the highest number of points gained from a valid combination of three eligible events.

The Veteran Champions will be the people with the highest number of points from those remaining members (ie excluding the Club Champions) in age group H or above (aged 40 or older on 31 Dec 2012)

The Super Veteran Champions will be the people with the highest number of points from those remaining members in age group J or above (aged 50 or older on 31 Dec 2012).

Earning points

Points will be awarded for performance within an eligible event.

Each eligible event has a tariff, which is the number of points which would be earned by the “40th percentile” finisher, or “reference finisher”.

These tariffs are:

Sprint/supersprint	80 points
Olympic or equivalent	90 points
Ironman70.3 or equivalent	95 points
Ironman or equivalent	100 points

The points earned by a member is calculated thus:

Points = (Member’s time / Reference finisher’s time) x Tariff

so a person finishing ahead of the reference finisher will score more points than the tariff, somebody finishing slower than the reference finisher will score fewer points.

Eligible events

The list of eligible events – the Championship League – is shown below.

A member must score from THREE events.

Of these three events, at least one must be “Olympic or equivalent” (tariff 90 points).

If a member competes in more than three events, it will be the best valid combination of their events which counts.

Championship League 2012

These are the eligible events for 2012.

Sprint/supersprint (tariff 80 points)

Wattisham (May 12th)
Harwich (Jun 16th)
Dunmow (Sep 9th)

Olympic or equivalent standard distance (90 points)

Fritton (June 17th) - £45/£49
Norwich (July 1st)
Cambridge (Aug 12th)
Clacton (Sept 9th) - £34

IM70.3 or equivalent middle distance (95 points)

Swashbuckler (Beaulieu, May 13th)
IM70.3UK (Wimbleball, June 17th)
Cowman (Milton Keynes, July 8th )
Monster (Ely, Aug 19th)
Viking (Fritton, Sept 23rd)

Ironman or equivalent long distance(100 points)

Any event held between October 2011 and September 2012 inclusive,
provided that the member notifies the league administrator of their participation in the event as soon as entry has been confirmed, and provides full results - from which championship points can be calculated - within two weeks of the event taking place.

Club identity & knowing who you’re racing.

Club kit must be worn for their points to count toward the club championship, except

• in the case of new members who have ordered but not yet received kit;
• in those instances where a member has secured a sponsored, national or similar place and is obliged to wear sponsor-liveried, national or other non-club kit as a condition of that place;
• on compassionate grounds on appeal.

If an event asks for entrants’ club names, members must compete as a member of Ipswich triathlon club for their points to count toward the club championship.

Eligibility

The club championships can only be won by members whose subscriptions are fully paid up, and who have fulfilled their volunteer commitments.

Charlie Stannett, Club Secretary
Ratified Thursday 19th January 2012.