Club League
York Acorn has an annual club league. In this league members take part in a number of target races (see below) throughout the year and receive points according to the order in which they finish. The league is split into men’s and women’s sections, and further divided by age categories. Prizes are presented at the end of the year.
How the points are awarded
20 points are allocated to the 1st male and female finishers. Each subsequent finisher gets one point less - so 2nd place gets 19 points, 3rd place 18 points etc. If there are more than 20 male or female runners, each runner after 20th place receives 1 point – so 20th, 21st, 22nd places etc., all receive 1 point. The only exception to this is the Summer Fell Series, where the cumulative series results (best 6 races to score) will be taken and points will be allocated from 30 down. Note that for 2012, unlike previous years the Summer Road Series will not be included. This proved rather complicated to do and it was decided that ehe club could have a separate competition within this league.
2012 Target Races
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| 22nd January | Brass Monkey Half Marathon |
| 26th February | Snake Lane 10 mile road race |
| 25th March | Thirsk 10 mile road race |
| 8th April | Helmsley 10 trail race |
| May | York 5k Parkrun (date yet to be decided) |
| 2nd May | Carlton Challenge - first of Summer Fell Series |
| Races on Wednesdays roughly every fortnight. See fell/trail section for more details | 17th June | Castle Howard 10k trail race |
| 21st July | Bishop Wilton Half Marathon |
| 29th July | James Herriot Trail race, Castle Bolton, 14k fell/trail |
| 19th August | Escrick 10k |
| 1st September | Lincolnshire Wolds Tough 10 miles |
| October | York 5k Parkrun (date yet to be decided) |
| 11th November | Dalby Dash 10k Trail Race |