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Pacific Association/USATF Long Distance Running (Road)
Guide
(Updated 3/10/2008)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction1.0 Overview2.0 LDR
Chairs3.0 LDR
Committee4.0 Eligibility
and Representation5.0 Effective
Date of PA/USATF Membership6.0 Non-Local
Membership Application by PA/USATF Athletes7.0 Eligibility/Affiliation:
National Clubs vs. Pacific Association Clubs8.0 LDR
Club Rosters9.0 Selection
of LDR Grand Prix Events10.0 Divisional
Structure for Competition11.0 Scoring/Indiviuals12.0 Scoring/Teams13.0 Grand
Prix/Championship Event Scoring Value14.0 Prize
Money Distribution/Championship Events - Road Grand Prix15.0 Season-End
Prize Money/Individuals16.0 Complimentary
Entries17.0 Season-End
Prize Money/Grand Prix Teams18.0 Championship
Team Scoring Procedures19.0 Stepping
Down for Team Scoring20.0 Displacement
in Team Scoring21.0 Team
Uniforms/Identification22.0 Amendments23.0 Saving
Clause, OtherINDEX OF GUIDELINES ALSO PERTAINING TO CROSS
COUNTRY AND ULTRARUNNINGGuidelines Also Applicable to PA/USATF
CROSS COUNTRY:Sections (in their entirety): 1.0- 8.0, 11.0-13.0,
19.0, 20.0, 21.0, 22.0 Subsections: 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 15.3. 18.1,
18.2, 18.4 Guidelines Also Applicable to PA/USATF
ULTRARUNNING:Sections (in their entirety): 1.0-8.0, 11.0-13.0,
20.0, 21.0, 22.0 Subsections: 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 15.3, 18.1,
18.4 INTRODUCTION: This LDR
Guide is a summary of key Pacific Association/USATF LDR rules, policies,
and operating procedures. Although its focus is on the association's LDR
Road Grand Prix, many of the points are also applicable to the cross
country and ultrarunning Grand Prix. An index of sections that also apply
to cross country and ultrarunning is provided at the end of this
document. This Guide is provided as a service by
Pacific Association LDR to all LDR clubs in the association. Clubs should
take responsibility for making this Guide available to all people in the
club that may benefit from its use: club officers, the club USATF contact,
club LDR Committee representatives, and club LDR team captains, at a
minimum. Please note that the Pacific Association may
alternatively be referred to as Pacific Association/USATF or simply
PA/USATF throughout this Guide. This Guide is meant to serve in
conjunction with the following USATF and Pacific Association
documents: Available free from the National USATF office (or
from www.usatf.org):USATF (National) Competition Rules USATF
(National) Bylaws and Operating Regulations Available free from
the PA/USATF office (or from www.pausatf.org):PA/USATF
Bylaws PA/USATF LDR Operating Procedures PA/USATF Cross Country
Grand Prix Rules PA/USATF Ultrarunning Grand Prix
Rules Comments pertaining to this Guide should be forwarded in
writing to:Pacific Association Attention: LDR 120 Ponderosa
Court Folsom, CA 95630 Tel: 916-983-4715 Fax:
916-983-4624 pausatf@aol.com To contact the USATF National
Office:USA Track and Field P.O. Box 120 Indianapolis,
Indiana 46206-0120 Tel: 317-261-0500 Fax:
317-261-0481 Contact numbers for key PA/USATF LDR administrators,
and others, are available in the bi-monthly Pacific Association
publication which is sent to all PA/USATF individuals, clubs, and
registered events. 1.0
OVERVIEW
| 1.1 |
The Pacific Association USA Track and Field (PA/USATF) conducts
three annual Grand Prix circuits in Long Distance Running (LDR).
Each Grand Prix series has been organized to encourage continuing
development of post-collegiate distance running athletes and to
provide competitive opportunities to these athletes and club teams
within the Pacific Association boundaries. Individuals and teams can
accumulate points in each Grand Prix, which are tallied on an
ongoing basis throughout the season. |
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(a) Road Grand Prix:Comprises
an annual series of championship road races conducted for PA/USATF
athletes and club teams at distances ranging from one mile to the
marathon (26.2 miles). Each event of the series is designated as the
PA/USATF annual road championship at that distance. More than one
championship at a given distance may be selected at the discretion
of the Long Distance Running Committee. Road Grand Prix events run
throughout the calendar year. |
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(b) Cross Country Grand
Prix:Comprises an annual series of cross country events that
culminate with the Pacific Association Cross Country Championships.
Some events may take place in conjunction with collegiate
invitational competition. The Cross Country Grand Prix season
typically runs from early September through late November. See the
Cross Country Guide for details and for rules specific to cross
country. |
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(c) Ultrarunning Grand
Prix: Comprises an annual series of road, trail, and track
ultrarunning events ranging in distance from 50K to 100 miles. The
Ultrarunning Grand Prix season runs throughout the calendar
year. |
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| 1.2 |
Developmental funds (prize money) are distributed to top
individuals and teams at each Road Grand Prix championship.
Ultrarunning and Cross Country Grand Prix events may offer prize
money as well. In addition, PA/USATF distributes season-end prize
purses in all three Grand Prix to top individuals and teams in
various age divisions, totaling more than
$20,000. | 2.0 LDR CHAIRS
| 2.1 |
Three committee chairs lead Pacific Association LDR activities:
Open Men's LDR Committee Chair, Open Women's LDR Committee Chair,
and Masters LDR Committee Chair. These chairs are elected by the LDR
Committee and serve for two-year terms with no term limits.
Typically, one of these chairs is selected to oversee all LDR
activities as a whole and is appointed by committee proclamation as
the LDR Chair. |
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| 2.2 |
LDR subcommittee chairs typically coordinate specific activities
within LDR, such as cross country and ultrarunning. These
subcommittee chairs are subordinate to the committee chairs proper
described above. | 3.0 LDR COMMITTEE
| 3.1 |
The LDR Grand Prix are organized and administered by the Pacific
Association LDR committee composed of PA/USATF club athletes,
unattached athletes, and representatives from sponsoring
organizations. Members of this group define operating procedures for
the LDR Grand Prix competition and ensure that all appropriate USATF
Rules of Competition are carried out and enforced. |
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| 3.2 |
Typically LDR Committee meetings are combined meetings,
including open men s, open women s, and masters LDR committees, as
defined by the PA/USATF bylaws. |
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| 3.3 |
Each Pacific Association registered LDR club may have up to
three votes on the LDR committee, depending on the number of Grand
Prix divisions (open men, open women, and masters) in which the club
competes in PA/USATF championship competition. To have a vote for a
particular division, a club must have at least three registered
members in the division who compete in PA/USATF sanctioned events.
Competing in the Grand Prix/Championships is not a requirement for
voting. |
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| 3.4 |
LDR Committee meetings are held quarterly at a minimum. All LDR
meeting announcements, agendas, minutes (as well as other official
LDR mailings such as championship results) are sent to one declared
USATF contact for each club. This contact is the person specified
when the club pays its annual PA/USATF dues. This contact may be
changed only by written request sent to the Pacific Association
office by the club president. |
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| 3.5 |
LDR subcommittees may operate as designated by the LDR
Committee. These subcommittees oversee specific LDR programs such as
cross country and ultrarunning. All subcommittee operations and
decisions are subject to review and approval by the LDR Committee
proper. |
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| 3.6 |
The LDR Committee has an Executive Committee composed of the
following: |
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(a) The three PA/USATF LDR
Chairs (open men, open women, masters). |
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(b) Subcommittee chairs as
designated by the LDR Committee, including cross country and ultra
chairs. |
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(c) Two PA/USATF athletes
representing one each open and masters, who are selected by the
PA/USATF Athlete's Committee annually. In the event that the
Athlete's Committee does not select these representatives, the LDR
Committee shall appoint them. |
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(d) Other appointees (temporary
or permanent) designated by the LDR Committee, including the
secretary, the road, cross country, and ultra scorers, the road
grand prix bid coordinator, and other at large members. |
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| 3.7 |
The LDR Executive Committee examines and organizes current LDR
issues and makes recommendations to the LDR Committee proper in
order to make LDR meetings more productive and efficient. |
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| 3.8 |
The LDR Executive Committee shall also have the right to
determine matters which would otherwise be determined by the LDR
Committee but which arise between LDR Committee meetings and whose
resolution in the judgment of the LDR chairs cannot await the next
LDR Committee meeting. If in the determination of the LDR chairs
such a matter is of too great an import to be adjudicated by the LDR
Executive Committee, they may request that clubs vote by email. Such
a vote, sent to all the official club contacts and to the LDR
egroup, if existing at the time, and in which each club has the
maximum number of votes to which it is entitled, has the same force
and effect as if it were made at an LDR meeting. Clubs must have at
least ten days to respond to any such email
vote. | 4.0
ELIGIBILITY AND REPRESENTATION
| 4.1 |
PA/USATF Grand Prix competition is open to individual athletes
and clubs. However, to be eligible for scoring and awards,
individual athletes and clubs must be current members in good
standing of PA/USATF. In addition, individual athletes must reside
within the Pacific Association boundaries, except as provided in
section 4.2. The Pacific boundaries are the Oregon border on the
north, northwestern Nevada to the east, San Luis Obispo on the south
(San Luis Obispo is within the boundaries), and the Pacific Ocean to
the west. |
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| 4.2 |
An exception to the residency requirement is allowed if the
Pacific Association and another USATF association mutually agree to
allow athletes of the other association to be members of PA/USATF
and compete in PA/USATF championship/Grand Prix competition as
members of a PA/USATF club or unattached. Under no circumstances
will a club enrolled with a non-Pacific association be allowed to
score in PA/USATF Grand Prix competition.
In addition, effective 1/1/2007 national rules provide that, in
Long Distance Running, an athlete who is a non-resident member of
an Association is eligible to compete for a team in that Association
only if the athlete:
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(a) resides in an adjoining Association, or
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(b)
neither the Association of residence nor any Association adjoining the Association
of residence provides team competition in the relevant category
(e.g., age group, distance, discipline).
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Note: An athlete with historical
membership (at least three continuous USATF membership years) in a club
is eligible to compete for that club.
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Eligibility for both individuals and clubs will be renewed
annually by submission of an application and dues to the PA/USATF
office. The annual renewal can be submitted and be effective as
early as November 1 of the preceding year. Athletes and club
representatives are encouraged to complete the renewal as early as
possible to avoid questions of eligibility at the beginning of the
new calendar year of competition. |
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| 4.4 |
A PA/USATF athlete who is eligible for Grand Prix competition
may compete unattached or as a representative of a PA/USATF club in
good standing within the association. An athlete desiring to change
representation, however, must wait 90 days from the date of last
competition for the athlete's former club in a PA/USATF Grand
Prix/Championship race or any other USATF-sanctioned race. The LDR chair or the PA/USATF office must be
advised in writing of a change in representation prior to the date
of the first race in which the athlete competes for a new club. The
90 day rule applies even if an athlete changes affiliation between
Grand Prix seasons, or from one calendar year to the next. |
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| 4.5 |
Athletes who have not indicated a club on their USATF card
application will be considered unattached (even if they have paid
their dues to a club). (Please see section 8.0 LDR Club Rosters for
exception.) Athletes wishing to change their affiliation from
unattached to a specific club must do so in writing as explained
above. |
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| 4.6 |
An athlete competing for a club on the Road Running and/or Cross
Country Grand Prix may compete for another club on the Ultra Grand
Prix only under the following conditions: |
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(a) The club for which the
athlete is competing does not in the current season field a team or
teams in the Ultra Grand Prix and has no intention of doing so.
Note: Both clubs for which the athlete is competing must have
mutually exclusive programs in respect to head-to-head competition.
For example, Club A competes in road running only. Club B competes
in road running and ultra running. Member of Club A cannot join Club
B for only ultra running, but must join Club B for road running
also. |
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(b) The President of the club
files a written notice with the Pacific Association notifying them
of the above and releasing their athletes to compete for another
club in the Ultra Grand Prix only. |
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(c) Athletes that wish to
compete for another club in the Ultra Grand Prix file written notice
with the Pacific Association stating the club for which they want to
compete in the Ultra Grand Prix, prior to their first ultra race in
which they desire to score for the club. |
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| 4.7 |
An athlete affiliated with a national club may compete in
Pacific Association Grand Prix/Championship events under the
conditions specified in section 7.0 Eligibility/Affiliation:
National Clubs Vs. Association Clubs. | 5.0 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PA/USATF
MEMBERSHIP
| 5.1 |
An athlete must have a current USATF membership to compete for
awards or team points in a PA/USATF Grand Prix/Championship event
and must meet the eligibility requirements specified in section 4.0
(Eligibility and Representation). |
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| 5.2 |
All athletes are highly encouraged to send in a membership
application and appropriate dues well before the date of their first
Grand Prix competition. Athletes who wait until the last minute (a
day to a week) before sending in their USATF application prior to
their first Grand Prix event risk forfeiting individual points
and/or scoring for their club team. Keep in mind the card
application processing varies, depending on the work load in the
PA/USATF office. Applicants who do not appear in the database for
timely scoring may risk losing scoring opportunities. PA/USATF does
their best to have an LDR committee chair (open, master or women) at
each championship event for pre-race member registration. However,
it is the responsibility of the individual athlete to obtain their
membership. The best action is submission of an application well
before an event. | 6.0 NON-LOCAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION BY PA/USATF
ATHLETES
| 6.1 |
Pacific Association resident athletes sometimes apply for
membership non-locally. This typically happens in three
instances: |
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(a) When the athlete is
affiliated with a national club, in which case the membership
application is processed by the national USATF office in
Indianapolis, IN. |
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(b) Through another competitive
event that occurs outside the association that requires a USATF card
(such as some out-of-area marathons, etc.). |
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(c) Inadvertently, when the
membership application used contains the address of the national
office in Indianapolis or of one of the other USATF associations
that exist regionally in the U.S. |
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Non-local membership applications typically require a longer
processing time. Eventually, the PA/USATF office will be informed of
the non-local application and the athlete will be recorded in the
PA/USATF member database. However, during this period, PA/USATF will
not be aware of the athlete's membership, unless otherwise informed.
Also, keep in mind that local association club affiliation is seldom
transferred through the non-local application process and thus, the
athlete is recorded as unattached (unless national club status has
been indicated). For these reasons, PA/USATF athletes that are not
registered with national clubs should plan well ahead of the event
where the USATF card is required and send their membership
application to the Pacific Association office, 120 Ponderosa Court,
Folsom, CA, 95630. | 7.0 ELIGIBILITY/AFFILIATION: NATIONAL CLUBS VS. PACIFIC
ASSOCIATION CLUBS
| 7.1 |
Athletes may be affiliated with nationally registered USATF
clubs, Pacific Association registered USATF clubs (local PA/USATF
clubs), local clubs in other USATF associations, or non-USATF clubs.
Only PA/USATF clubs may compete in PA/USATF Grand Prix/Championship
competition for Grand Prix points and awards. |
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| 7.2 |
Pacific Association resident athletes who are attached to
national clubs may compete in PA/USATF Grand Prix/Championship
competition for individual points and awards and their affiliation
shall be listed as their national club in standings and race
results. |
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| 7.3 |
Athletes from other associations who are invited to compete in
PA/USATF Grand Prix/Championship competition (per item 4.2) may do
so as unattached or as a member of a PA/USATF registered club.
However, they may not score for a non-PA/USATF association club or
national club in PA/USATF Grand Prix/Championship
competition. | 8.0 LDR CLUB ROSTERS
| 8.1 |
All Pacific Association clubs are invited to submit club
rosters, in writing, to the Pacific Association office, or a LDR
Chair, no later than the day before the first event of the Grand
Prix season. This roster shall serve as a supplementary reference
for the entire Grand Prix season in respect to athlete affiliation.
Additional athletes not shown on the roster may compete for the club
as long as they meet eligibility requirements detailed in sections
4.0 Eligibility and Representation, and 5.0 Effective Date of
Membership. |
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| 8.2 |
Club rosters will be referred to in cases where an athlete may
have neglected to specify their club affiliation on their USATF
membership application, or by subsequent written notification, and
the affiliation comes into question. If the athlete is listed on the
roster, he/she will be considered affiliated with the club as long
as all other eligibility requirements are met. |
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| 8.3 |
In cases where an athlete disputes their listing on a club
roster, and their affiliation has not otherwise been recorded with
the PA/USATF office, the athlete's wishes will supersede that of the
listing club. |
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| 8.4 |
In addition to the submission of the club roster prior to the
first Grand Prix event, it is suggested that clubs submit updated
rosters for successive calendar quarters so they are received no
later than April 1, July 1, and October 1 of the calendar year. Club
rosters submitted during a calendar year are valid through December
31 of that year, after which a new club roster should be submitted.
Again, club roster submission is purely
voluntary. | 9.0 SELECTION OF LDR GRAND PRIX EVENTS
| 9.1 |
All LDR Grand Prix/Championship events are selected annually by
a bidding process. All events in the association are invited to bid
for championship status on an annual basis. |
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| 9.2 |
Road Grand Prix |
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(a) For the LDR Road Grand
Prix, Grand Prix/Championship bids are reviewed, normally at a Fall
LDR committee meeting, when the Grand Prix circuit for the following
year is determined. |
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(b) The LDR Road Grand Prix may
not exceed a total of fourteen races for individuals, and may
include one relay race for a possible maximum of fifteen events in a
calendar year. |
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(c) The following calendar
guidelines for the LDR Road Grand Prix are not requirements,
but bids for races that meet them will be given preferences: |
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(1) No bid will be
accepted for a race occurring before February 16or after December
17. |
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(2) No bid will be
accepted for a race occurring after July 14 and before September
1. |
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(3) Short grand prix
races shall be between February 16 and July 14. |
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| 9.3 |
Cross country and ultrarunning Grand Prix circuits are annually
established by the cross country and ultrarunning subcommittees
respectively; however, these circuits are subject to review and
approval by the LDR Committee proper. The schedule for the Cross
Country Grand Prix and Ultrarunning Grand Prix seasons are
determined and approved by the LDR Committee in the spring or early
summer of each year. |
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| 9.4 |
All Grand Prix/Championship events are expected to conform to
specific standards of conduct and organization, which are specified
in a standardized written agreement between the event and the
Pacific Association. | 10.0 DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE FOR COMPETITION
| 10.1 |
The divisions of competition for both men and women (individuals
and club teams) are the same for the PA/USATF Road and Cross Country
Grand Prix as follows: |
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OPEN (Men 16 & older, Women 14 & older) |
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MASTER (40 & older) |
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SENIOR (50 & older) |
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SUPER SENIOR (60 & older) |
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VETERAN (70 & older) |
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SUPER VETERAN (80 & older) |
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| 10.2 |
The divisions of competition for men and women individuals and
for club teams in the PA/USATF Ultrarunning Grand Prix as
follows: |
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OPEN INDIVIDUALS(Men 16-29, Women 14-29) |
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SENIOR OPEN INDIVIDUALS(30-39) |
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MASTER INDIVIDUALS(40-49) |
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SENIOR INDIVIDUALS(50-59) |
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SUPER SENIOR INDIVIDUALS(60-69) |
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VETERAN INDIVIDUALS(70 & older) |
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Ultrarunning Grand Prix Team Competition shall be contested in
three
divisions:
MEN (16 and older); WOMEN (14 and older); MIXED (men 16 and older
and women 14 and older) |
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| 10.3 |
In addition, at each Road Grand Prix/Championship event,
separate individual awards for both men and women, master and older,
will be given in five year brackets (i.e., 40-44, 45-49, 50-54,
etc.). | 11.0 SCORING: INDIVIDUALS
| 11.1 |
The basic individual scoring at each Grand Prix/Championship
event is as follows: |
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(a) Road Grand
Prix: |
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| Place |
Open Men, Open Women, Masters Men, Masters
Women, Senior Men |
Senior Women, Super-Senior Men |
Super-Senior Women, Veteran Men, Veteran
Women, Super Veteran Men, Super Veteran Women |
| 1 |
100 |
50 |
12 |
| 2 |
90 |
42 |
9 |
| 3 |
81 |
35 |
8 |
| 4 |
73 |
32 |
7 |
| 5 |
69 |
29 |
6 |
| 6 |
66 |
26 |
5 |
| 7 |
63 |
23 |
4 |
| 8 |
60 |
21 |
3 |
| 9 |
57 |
19 |
2 |
| 10 |
54 |
17 |
1 |
| 11 |
51 |
15 |
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| 12 |
48 |
14 |
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| 13 |
45 |
13 |
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| 14 |
43 |
12 |
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| 15 |
41 |
11 |
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| 16 |
39 |
10 |
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| 17 |
37 |
9 |
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| 18 |
35 |
8 |
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| 19 |
33 |
7 |
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| 20 |
31 |
6 |
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| 21 |
30 |
5 |
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| 22 |
29 |
4 |
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| 23 |
28 |
3 |
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| 24 |
27 |
2 |
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| 25 |
26 |
1 |
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| 26 |
25 |
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| 27 |
24 |
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| 28 |
23 |
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| 29 |
22 |
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| 30 |
21 |
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| 31 |
20 |
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| 32 |
19 |
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| 33 |
18 |
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| 34 |
17 |
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| 35 |
16 |
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| 36 |
15 |
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| 37 |
14 |
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| 38 |
13 |
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| 39 |
12 |
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| 40 |
11 |
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| 41 |
10 |
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| 42 |
9 |
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| 43 |
8 |
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| 44 |
7 |
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| 45 |
6 |
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| 46 |
5 |
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| 47 |
4 |
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| 48 |
3 |
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| 49 |
2 |
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| 50 |
1 |
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(b) Cross Country Grand
Prix: |
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| Place |
Open/Master Men
Open Women |
Master Women
Senior Men |
Senior Women
Super Senior
Men/Women
Veteran Men/Women
Super Veteran Men/Women |
| 1st |
30 points |
25 points |
12 points |
| 2nd |
24 |
19 |
9 |
| 3rd |
23 |
18 |
8 |
| 4th |
22 |
17 |
7 |
| 5th |
21 |
16 |
6 |
| 6th-10th |
20-16 |
15-11 |
5-1 |
| 11th-20th |
15-6 |
10-1 |
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| 21st-25th |
5-1 |
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(c) Ultrarunning Grand
Prix: |
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| Place |
Open
Super Senior |
Senior Open
Masters/Senior |
Veteran |
| 1st |
20 points |
40 points |
15 points |
| 2nd |
17 |
31 |
12 |
| 3rd |
14 |
24 |
9 |
| 4th |
12 |
19 |
6 |
| 5th |
10 |
16 |
3 |
| 6th |
8 |
14 |
1 |
| 7th |
6 |
12 |
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| 8th |
4 |
11 |
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| 9th |
2 |
10 |
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| 10th |
1 |
9 |
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| 11th-18th |
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8-1 |
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| 11.2 |
Road grand prix individual standings shall be broken down into
two sections, the Short Grand Prix and the Long Grand Prix. Points
scored at races shorter than 10K shall be considered in the Short
Grand Prix, while points scored in races longer than 10K shall be
considered in the Long Grand Prix. For each 10K race, the LDR
Committee shall determine the grand prix, Short or Long, to which it
belongs. These two sections shall be applicable to all age
divisions. |
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| 11.3 |
In both the Short Grand Prix and the Long Grand Prix, runners
may only accumulate points in a maximum of six races (or fewer if
the grand prix consists of fewer races). | 12.0 SCORING: TEAMS
| 12.1 |
The basic team scoring for each Grand Prix/Championship event is
as follows for the Road, Cross Country, and Ultrarunning Grand
Prix:
1st 10
points
2nd 9
3rd 8
4th 7
5th 6
6th 5
7th 4
8th 3
9th 2
All
Teams 10th place & beyond 1
point
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| 12.2 |
Teams in each division may score. (See section 10 Divisional
Structure for Competition.) |
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(a) Road Grand Prix:The
cumulative time of the scoring runners for each team will determine
the rank order and points awarded as above. For events longer than
25K, 3 scoring runners are required for each team, men and women, in
each age division. For events 25K and shorter, the number of scoring
runners for each team is as follows:
i.Open, Men's
Masters: 5 runners
ii.Men's Seniors: 4 runners per
team. Note that senior teams with only 3 scoring runners will be
scored, but will be ranked in order after all 4 person
teams.
iii.All Other divisions: 3 runners per
team
A second team ("B" team") from one club may displace a
team from another club for points (not prize money). (See section 20
Displacement in Team Scoring.) |
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(b) Cross Country Grand Prix:
The cumulative point total of the top runners per team will
determine the rank order and points awarded as above. Top runners
are counted as follows: teams of open men and women, and masters
men, first five finishers; senior men, first four finishers, except
that three-person senior men teams are allowed to score after all
four-person teams; all other teams, first three finishers.
A
second team from one club may displace a team from another club for
points (not prize money). (See section 20 Displacement in Team
Scoring.) |
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(c) Ultra Grand Prix: The
cumulative time of the top 3 runners per team will determine the
rank order and points awarded as above. |
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(d) Residency Requirement: At
least 50% of the scorers for any team at a Grand Prix event, not
including displacing runners, must consist of athletes who currently
reside within the PA/USATF boundaries. When a second ("B") team is
scored, team members shall be assigned to the teams in such a way as
to minimize the cumulative time (or, in cross country, place) of the
first ("A") team
Note: This rule 12.2(d) has been suspended by
the Pacific Association Board of Directors until further
notice. |
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(e) A team member in a relay
event may only score one leg for the team, and may only score on one
team. |
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| 12.3 |
Road grand prix teams score season-end points in a "best of"
fashion; they may only accumulate points in a number of races one
less than the total number of races in the grand prix. For instance,
if there are eleven team races in the grand prix, teams score their
top ten races. | 13.0 GRAND PRIX/CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SCORING
VALUE
| 13.1 |
Every LDR Grand Prix/Championship event is assigned a scoring
value (or weight) at the time the Grand Prix schedule is approved
for the following year. This value is multiplied by the basic
individual and team points earned at championships, as detailed
above, to determine the adjusted points earned at the event. |
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| 13.2 |
LDR Grand Prix/Championship event scoring value is determined as
detailed below. The basic scoring value is 1.0. |
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| Road Grand Prix: |
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(a) Typically, longer Road
Grand Prix/Championship events and events that offer substantially
more prize money than the $2,600 minimum are awarded higher scoring
values. However, for the Road Grand Prix, in no case may the scoring
value of an event exceed a value of 4.0, and no race can be more
than 1.0 point higher than the next highest race in that series
(long or short). |
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(b) Generally, Road Grand
Prix/Championship events up to 20K are assigned a basic scoring
value of 1.0. Events 20K to 30K are assigned a scoring value of 1.5.
Events 30K and over are awarded a scoring value of 2.0.
Occasionally, these scoring values based on distance are adjusted by
the LDR Committee in order to balance the scoring values of shorter
and longer events on the Grand Prix to maximize opportunities for
all athletes, regardless of distance specialty. |
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(c) Presently, Road Grand
Prix/Championship events are automatically awarded a 1.5 scoring
value if they offer a minimum prize purse of $3,900 to PA/USATF
athletes and clubs and a 2.0 scoring value if they can offer $5,200
in prize money, which is double the minimum requirement. |
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(d)At the discretion of the
LDR Committee and the race director, race point values above 1.0 may
be allocated non-proportionally between individuals and teams. (e.g.
a race with an overall scoring of 2.0 points may be allocated 1.0
individual and 3.0 team). |
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(e) The basic scoring value is
1.0. Other Cross Country Grand Prix events that offer more than
$1000 in prize funds to PA/USATF individuals/teams will receive
higher point value (for both individuals and teams) in the Grand
Prix scoring, up to a maximum of $1500/ 1.5 points. The Pacific
USATF Championship race will offer a minimum of $1500 in prize funds
and receive a 1.5 point value. See the Cross Country Series Program
for event value points. |
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(g) Each Ultra Grand Prix
event is assigned a difficulty rating, which is its scoring value.
The difficulty rating ranges from 1.0 (easy) to 8.0 (extremely
difficult). |
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(h) An Ultra Grand Prix event
may increase its difficulty rating/scoring value by offering prize
money. For every $1,000 offered in the event that the championship
is being contested, the rating/scoring value for the entire event
will be increased by a factor of 1.0. A limit of $3,000 will be
accepted to increase a race's rating/scoring
value. | 14.0 PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION/CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS - ROAD
GRAND PRIX
| 14.1 |
Prize money is awarded to both top-placing individuals and teams
at each Road/Grand Prix Championship event. |
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| 14.2 |
The prize purse for any LDR Road Grand Prix/Championship event
is at least $2,600 ($3,000 eff. 1/1/2008). Exceptions to this minimum may be made in very
extraordinary circumstances (for example, for limited division
championships) by the LDR Committee. |
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| 14.3 |
The following details the minimum/standard prize breakdown based
on $2,600 (respective amounts to men and women). |
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| Individuals: |
Teams: |
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Master |
Senior |
Super Senior |
Open |
Master |
Senior |
Super Senior |
| 1st |
$200 |
$125 |
$50 |
$25 |
$225 |
$125 |
$50 |
$25 |
| 2nd |
$100 |
$50 |
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$125 |
$50 |
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| 3rd |
$50 |
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$50 |
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The following details the minimum/standard prize breakdown based
on $3,000 (eff. 1/1/2008; respective amounts to men and women). |
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| Individuals: |
Teams: |
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Open |
Master |
Senior |
Super Senior |
Veteran |
Open |
Master |
Senior |
Super Senior |
| 1st |
$250 |
$135 |
$50 |
$25 |
$25 |
$250 |
$135 |
$65 |
$35 |
| 2nd |
$135 |
$55 |
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$135 |
$55 |
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$50 |
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Prize breakdowns for races offering total prizes
other than $2,600 ($3,000 eff. 1/1/2008) shall be pro-rated from the table above, unless
otherwise approved by the LDR committee. |
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| 14.4 |
A championship may increase the amount of the purse
and this will be considered in assigning a basic value for scoring.
For example, a $3,900 purse could result in a basic value of 1.5 and
a $5,200 purse in a basic value of 2.0. In no case will the basic
value exceed 4.0 and the final decision on weighting will be made
when the schedule for the following year is approved by the PA/USATF
LDR committee. |
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| 14.5 |
For Road and Cross Country Grand Prix Events, double
dipping is allowed at the discretion of the race director. If the
race director does not specify, double dipping is not allowed.
Athletes will receive the higher amount of prize money for which
they are eligible. |
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| 14.6 |
For Road and Cross Country Grand Prix Events, if
there are not as many "A" teams in a division as there are team
prize money places in that division, then "B" teams shall receive
prize money in order of finish after all the "A" teams have been
paid. |
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| 14.6 |
For Road Grand Prix Events, $50 per multiple of
$1300 in PA/USATF money offered by the race shall be set aside for
general LDR purposes. For example, at a race offering $3000 in
PA/USATF money, $2900 is allotted for prize money and $100 goes for
general LDR purposes. |
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SEASON-END PRIZE MONEY/ INDIVIDUALS
| 15.1 |
The purse distributed by PA/USATF as season-end Grand Prix prize
money will be determined by the Pacific Association Board of
Athletics, based partly on LDR committee request. |
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| 15.2 |
After the final event of the Road Grand Prix season, final
cumulative scores of individual participants will be determined in
each age division and serve as the basis for ranking and season-end
prize awards. The following table, combined with the table in
section 17.1, is based on a $20,000 year-end grand prix purse
(individuals and teams). If the purse is a different amount, the
awards in this table will be prorated accordingly. |
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| Place |
Open
(Long&Short) |
Master
(Long&Short) |
Senior
(Long&Short) |
Super Senior
(Long&Short) |
Veteran
(Long&Short) |
| 1st |
$750 |
$300 |
$125 |
$75 |
$25 |
| 2nd |
500 |
200 |
75 |
50 |
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375 |
100 |
50 |
25 |
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| 4th |
250 |
62.50 |
37.50 |
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200 |
30 |
20 |
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150 |
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100 |
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75 |
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60 |
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40 |
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| 15.3 |
In distribution of season-end prize money to individual
athletes, it is possible for an older runner to place and collect a
cash award in more than one division. As an example, the winner of
the master's division ($600) might also place 8th in the open long
course competition ($75). In this situation, the athlete would
receive $675. | 16.0 COMPLIMENTARY ENTRIES
| 16.1 |
In addition to the cash awards for Grand Prix individual
achievements described above, certain specific Road Grand Prix
finishers, both men and women, will also be provided complimentary
entries to each championship event in the following year's
championships as follows: |
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| Open |
Master |
Senior |
Super Senior |
Veteran |
Super Veteran |
| Top 15 |
Top 10 |
Top 5 |
Top 3 |
First |
First |
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For purposes of complimentary entries, runners first receive
complimentary entries in their proper age category and may not be
counted as receiving complimentary entries in more than one age
category. For instance, a master runner might place 8th in the open
category, and receive money because of it, but the athlete would not
displace an open runner from receiving complimentary entries if that
runner were already receiving complimentary entries in the masters
age division. Thus, in this situation, the 16th place finisher in
the open division of the Road Grand Prix would receive complimentary
entries. |
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| 16.3 |
Comped athletes must pre-register by the latest pre-registration
date published by the race or the entry must be postmarked 2 weeks
prior to the race date. No race day comp entries. This rule also
applies to discounted entries in grand prix races. |
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| 16.4 |
In the Road and Cross Country grand prix, in order to be
eligible for comped entries, an athlete must have competed in at
least 25% of the races in the series on which the comps are based.
If a runner is ineligible for failing to meet this requirement, the
next eligible runner shall receive the comped entries. In addition,
an athlete would would otherwise be comped may choose to decline the
complimentary entries. In this case also the next eligible runner
shall receive the comped entries. |
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| 16.5 |
In relay events, there are no individual comps, but a team that
won its age division in the prior year's grand prix shall receive
one complimentary team entry. | 17.0 SEASON-END PRIZE MONEY/GRAND PRIX
TEAMS
| 17.1 |
LDR season-end Road Grand Prix series prize money will also be
distributed to PA/USATF clubs for each men's and women's divisional
team placing in the final standings. The following table, combined
with the table in section 15.2, is based on a $20,000 year-end grand
prix purse (individuals and teams). If the purse is a different
amount, the awards in this table will be prorated accordingly. |
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Open |
Master |
Senior |
| 1st |
$750 |
$500 |
$250 |
| 2nd |
$500 |
$300 |
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$250 |
$100 |
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PROCEDURES
| 18.1 |
Championship scoring is the responsibility of the LDR committee
and all committee decisions are final. |
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| 18.2 |
In order for a club team to be eligible for scoring at a
championship, team score sheets must be submitted by email to the
official scorer no later than the Wednesday following the race. Team
leaders are strongly encouraged to use the scoresheet form available
on the appropriate page (road or cross country) of the Pacific
Association website, www.pausatf.org; this scoresheet automatically
sends an email to the official scorer. The name of each team member,
including non-scoring members, should be included on the
scoresheets. Due to imperfections in the scoresheet system, a team
not initially scored after the Wednesday deadline has two business
days after the preliminary posting of results by the scorer in which
to submit a team which was not scored. During this period only
"automatic" drop-downs may be used, that is, a person in a given age
division will be treated as belonging to the next younger age
division if and only if (a) they did not run fast enough to score
for their team in their own age division, (b) their team in their
own age division did not have enough runners to score a full team,
or (c) they were not listed on a timely-submitted scoresheet for
their own age division. A runner dropping down a division will be
treated as if they were of the age of the lower division for that
race, and so may re-apply this rule and continue to drop down until
they find a division in which they might score. Thus a super senior
could score as an open runner under this automatic drop down rule if
the person did not run fast enough to score on his or her super
senior, senior, or masters team. |
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| 18.3 |
Detailed club team scores for each LDR Road Grand
Prix/Championship race are posted on the PA/USATF web site. PA/USATF
Clubs contacts will be mailed or emailed notification that results
have been posted. Clubs have 10 days after this notification to
reply to the Pacific Association LDR Chair and resolve any
corrections, disputes, or other matters concerning the team scores.
Team scores become official at the conclusion of the 10-day
period. |
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| 18.4 |
Current LDR standings for individuals and teams will be posted
at each event. In addition, current standings are available on world
wide web sites on the Internet, and by e-mail by request. Requests
to be placed on the e-mail list should be sent to the LDR chair,
which will be forwarded to the LDR scorers. |
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| 18.5 |
An unofficial team score board will be posted at each LDR
Road/Grand Prix event upon which competing clubs can unofficially
record the finishing times for their teams on the day of the race.
This is voluntary and is the responsibility of each club. This is
merely to serve as an unofficial quick check of team results. Team
results become official only through the process described
above. | 19.0 STEPPING DOWN FOR TEAM SCORING
| 19.1 |
An athlete of an older age group may compete for a younger team
in a Grand Prix championship event. This process, known as stepping
down, applies only to team competition and will not affect an
athlete's ability to score in individual competition. In situations
where there are separate races for the athlete's proper age division
and the younger age division, the athlete should race in the proper
age division, but this shall not prevent her or him from scoring in
the younger team competition. Prior notification for stepping down
is not required. |
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| 19.2 |
Athletes may step down for the entire Grand Prix season or a
single event. |
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| 19.3 |
Athletes may only score on one team in any Grand Prix event. An
athlete of an older age group may compete for his or her own age
group or a younger age group at an event, but may not score for more
than one age group team at the event. | 20.0 DISPLACEMENT IN TEAM
SCORING
| 20.1 |
A second team may be considered in Road and Cross Country Grand
Prix scoring, as follows: If the second team is faster than other
competing teams in the age division, it may not score points but it
may deny points to a competing team by displacing it. For example,
Club A enters two teams in divisional competition, placing first and
second, while Club B finishes third. This action, known as
displacing, would result in Club A being awarded 10 team points (for
first) while Club B would receive only 8 team points (for third). A
club's "A" team must include its fastest finishers. In the cross
country grand prix, the "B" team displacement can begin only after
all displacing members (top 5 plus 2 in Open competition, for
example) are counted. | 21.0 TEAM UNIFORMS/IDENTIFICATION
| 21.1 |
Each Grand Prix team member must have a clearly visible club
affiliation on the racing uniform in a championship event. This
requirement is satisfied by the wearing of a club's official
singlet. |
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| 21.2 |
Athletes not wearing a club singlet for a legitimate reason
(such as those athletes required to wear a national sponsor's
uniform) must meet this requirement by wearing a clearly visible
pinned-on club designation on the back of the racing singlet during
PA/USATF championship competition. An athlete not meeting these
requirements will be subject to disqualification from team scoring.
Such disqualification is not automatic but may occur upon protest by
another club or athlete. | 22.0 AMENDMENTS TO THIS GUIDE
| 22.1 |
Amendments to this Guide may be submitted at any meeting of the
LDR Committee, either orally or in writing. The amendment shall
thereafter be voted upon at the next meeting of the LDR Committee.
Any proposed amendment should include an effective date clearly
stated or implied. The complete proposed amendment should be
included in posted minutes of the meeting before which it will be
voted on. |
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| 22.2 |
Any rule change for the Road Grand Prix wherein the rule being
changed is the same for the Cross Country Grand Prix and that does
not conflict with cross country guidelines shall automatically apply
to the Cross Country Grand Prix. | 23.0 SAVING CLAUSE, OTHER
| 23.1 |
Failure of literal or complete compliance with provisions of
these by-laws in respect to dates, times of notice, or proposals
which, in the judgment of the members in attendance at meetings of
the LDR committee, do not cause substantial injury to the rights of
members, shall not invalidate any of the actions of this
committee. |
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| 23.2 |
If literal or complete compliance with a provision of these
by-laws in a specific circumstance operates counter to the LDR
committee goals of encouraging continuing development of post
collegiate distance running athletes and providing competitive
opportunities to these athletes and club teams within the Pacific
Associatin boundaries, the committee may, with two-thirds majority
vote, choose to make an exception to that provision in that
circumstance. |
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