The objective of the club championship is to:

Provide a means of bringing the club members together through having a common focus of friendly fun!!! To encourage beginners to take their first steps into competition and provide a fair competition for all members.

The championship will run from 1st December 2022 to the 30th November 2023, and will be open to all paid up members of the club. If you have already completed an event this year then please add it.

COMPETITION

There will be four competitions, a SHORT COURSE & LONG COURSE Championship, sub-divided into a Male & Female Champion in each competition.  Whoever has amassed the most points, will be crowned at the Christmas party.

DISCIPLINES

There are a range of disciplines to compete in, which will earn points towards the championship. Points are awarded by competing in Triathlon's, Aquathlon's, Duathlon’s, (aka Multi Sports) & single swim, bike & run events.

This is designed to encourage more Tri club members to enter different events & promote the club name, whilst earning points for your Championship total.

Each discipline & distance will carry a maximum number of points available towards your Championship total score.

SCORING OVERVIEW

The short course championship is based on an Olympic Triathlon having a maximum 1500 points available.

The long course championship is based on an Ironman Triathlon having a maximum 5000 points available. 

A single equivalent element over the same distance will have a maximum 1/3rd of the points available.  The same principle would apply for an aquathlon or duathlon with 2/3rd's of the max points available.

The points ceiling is a cap on the maximum points you can attain for an event. 

The points floor is the minimum number of points you can attain for an event.  This is set to 1/3 of the maximum points.

Rate of Decline: Points are calculated based on the athlete’s race finish time behind the first finisher in his/her age group.

SCORING - SHORT COURSE

To keep the maths easy the following formula has been used for each activity:

Swim: Distance in KM * 340

Bike: Distance in KM * 12

Run: Distance in KM * 50

 

For a Olympic Triathlon: (1.5 * 340) + (40 * 12) + (10 * 50) = 1490

For a 2 km swim: 2 * 340 = 680

For a 25 mile (50km) bike ride: 50 * 12 = 600

For a 5km (i.e. Park Run PB) run: 5 *50 = 250

Points Ceiling: Each activity is capped at 750 points, so the maximum distance you can achieve before your points are capped are; 2.2 km swim, a 62.5 km ride or a 15 km run.

Rate of decline: This has been set at 10 points per minute (1 point every 6 seconds).

Park Run. Only your Personal Best (any course) within the championship dates can count.

SCORING - LONG COURSE

To keep the maths easy the following formula has been used for each activity:

Swim: Distance in KM * 400

Bike: Distance in KM * 10

Run: Distance in KM * 40

 

For an Ironman Triathlon: (3.8 * 400) + (180.2 * 10) + (42.2 * 40) = 5050

For a double Ironman: (7.6 * 400) + (360.4 * 10) + (84.4 * 40) = 10100 (Capped at 10016)  

For a 6.5k swim: 6.5 * 400 = 2600

For a 100 mile (160km) bike ride: 160 * 10 = 1600

For a half marathon (13.1 mile, 21 km) run: 21 *40 = 840

For a 5km (i.e. Park Run PB) run: 5 *40 = 200

Points Ceiling: Each activity is capped at 3600 points, so the maximum distance you can achieve before your points are capped are; 9 km swim, 360 km ride or 90 km run.

Rate of decline: This has been set at 10 points per minute (1 point every 6 seconds).

Park Run. Only your Personal Best (any course) within the championship dates can count.

EVENTS

A member can enter as many events of their choice as they wish, however, a maximum limit will be placed on each Championship to encourage fair competition.

You can submit as many events within the championship window as you wish, the best scoring 5 events (short course) and 5 events (long course) will be used towards your overall Championship points.  Once the event limit has been reached, we will swap out your lowest score for a better scoring event to improve your league table position.

We are a Triathlon Club, therefore you must complete at least ONE MULTI SPORT event in a Championship, in order to qualify your points total:

Short Course.  Complete one sprint or Olympic triathlon/aquathlon/duathlon etc, with up to 4 other events.

Long Course.  Complete one 70.3 or full Ironman distance event, with up to 4 other events.

The championship is designed to encourage competition over the full year, and enable those injured or unable to compete in more than 5 (short) or 5 (long) events to have a fair chance to amass points.

LEAGUE TABLE

Points will be added to a league table for each Championship split by female & male categories, and be uploaded to the club Facebook page & updated monthly.

The leading members in each category & competition at the time of the club Christmas party will be crowned as champion.

AGE GROUP RANKING

It has been recognised that awarding points based on a members time against their peers (age group), creates a fair basis of competition. Typically, each event organiser allocates an age group banding for each competitor (i.e. 40-44 age group, or 40-49 etc.) and will be used to calculate Championship points for each member. In the case of no age group banding or senior / veteran classification, then points will be awarded based on the event organisers categorised results.

A minimum of 5 athletes in a same sex age group must be attained in order to gain points within an age group category. If there are less than 5 athletes in the age group, then times will added to the next lower age group, and so on, until a minimum of 5 athletes across age groups have times. This is to create fairer competition amongst some smaller fields.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RULES

• Only paid up members can enter the Championships. (Typically due February).

• New members will have points allocated from membership joining date, no previous points to be allocated.

• All members to submit their result via the Google forms.  There is a separate links to the Short Course and long course forms.

• You can enter both championships (short & long course) if you wish.  You cannot submit the same event in both championships.

• A minimum of 1 multi sport event is required in each Championship you wish to enter

• Your highest scores will be used to determine your overall points.

• Member must provide a link the results page from the recognised event organisers websites when submitting their results in the online forms.

 • Athletes are encouraged to check their points/rankings throughout the year to make sure all of their results are accurate and notify the club of any discrepancies.

 • Championship results to be uploaded to the club Facebook page/email at least monthly.

• In the event of a dispute, the NDTC committee will have the final decision.

NOTE - Rules can be subject to change via consultation and approval from the NDTC committee.

The 2023 Championship form can be found at:  Click Here