Central Vermont Runners

CVR/Onion River Outdoors Race Series

The Central Vermont Runners race series is a group of races in which CVR club members are awarded points based on their finishing time compared to the best time run by a CVR member in their age group. Standings are published throughout the year, and awards are presented to the age group winners and additional overall points leaders at the annual CVR banquet.

Race Series Sponsored by:

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The rules:

• Participants who are current CVR members as of the race date will earn series points for that race. Races run prior to membership will not be counted in the series.
• Age Groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+ Male, Female, and Non-binary.
• Awards: Points total leaders in each male,female, and non-binary age group receive awards. Awards will also be presented to the members with the six highest point totals that did not receive age group awards.
• If there are ties for the winner of an age group, there will be multiple awards in that age group.
• Your age for the series is determined by your age when you run your first race in that year’s series.
• You are required to volunteer for at least one CVR race during the year to be eligible for the series.
• Points are awarded based on your finishing place compared to the the finishing places by other CVR members in your age group.
• Points are awarded as follows:
• 10 points = 1st place in an age group.
• 9 points = 2nd place in an age group.
• 8 points = 3rd place in an age group.
• 7 points = 4th place in an age group.
• 6 points = 5th place in an age group.
• 5 points = 6th place or lower in an age group.
• For example,if you are the first CVR member to finish in your age group in a race, you receive 10 points, and the second place CVR member in your age group gets 9 points. If you place as the third CVR member in your age group in the next series race you participate in, your cumulative score is 10+8=18.
• Your best seven races count toward your points total.
• You must participate in at least 3 races in the series to be eligible for an award.
• If a series race has to be canceled for any reason, no other race will replace it in the series.
• Changes to the series rules and the lineup of races for the coming year will be determined at the November CVR meeting unless there are circumstances (e.g. pandemic cancellations) that require changes to the schedule and/or scoring. In the case of late changes, new rules may be established by a CVR committee and will be published on this website.