LDR Committee Meeting Notice
 
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Following Across the Bay 12K, San Francisco
10:00 am at Aquatic Park (finish of race)--check at PA tent for exact
location
 
AGENDA
 
APPROVAL of Minutes from Cal 10 Meeting 1/10/2005 (see below)
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Ultra
Cross Country
Sponsorship/Fundraising
LDR BANQUET
VOLUNTEERS
2 women Board of Athletics members
LDR secretary
RULES CHANGES
Drop one race in the long grand prix
 
Limit number of races in Road Grand Prix to 12; even up number of
races in each (short/long) grand prix to 6/6, possibly having one 10K in
each {Trimble}
 
Revise comp entry "drop-downs" {Trimble}:
Change Rule 16.2: Comp entries will be given to the top 15 open
runners, regardless of age. The top 10 masters not included in the
open comps will also receive comps. The top 5 seniors, not included in
the masters and open, will receive comps. The top 3 super-seniors,
not included in open/master/senior comps will receive comps. The top
veteran not included in the open/masters/seniors/super-seniors comps will
receive a comp.
 
Revise comp entry minimum races {Trimble}:
Change Rule 16.4: In the Road grand prix, in order to be
eligible for comped entries, an athlete must have competed in at least 51%
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.
 
Relay Comps {Abbott}.
Add new section 16.5: In relay events, there are no individual
comps, but teams who received money in the prior year's grand prix shall
receive complimentary entries.
 
Team Scoring of Individuals {Abbott}
Add new 12.2(e): Under any circumstances a runner may only score
once for one team at each event in any grand prix.
 
2005 Road Grand Prix schedule
(CIM, Christmas Relays)
 
NEW BUSINESS
 
Rules change proposals
 
Limit cross country season {Stephenson}
XC Rule (1): no more than 8 races, plus championship (maximum
total of nine races)
XC Rule (1,15, or 17) no more than one race per sponsor/promoter,
unless there are fewer than seven acceptable bids; excepting championship
 
Increase cross country prize money {Stephenson}
XC Rule (7): Increase minimum prize funds to championship $2000,
other races $1500.
 
Limit races in road grand prix (LDR Guide 9.2; these may be broken
up into multiple motions) {Stephenson}
1. The total number of accepted race bids for a calendar year
shall not exceed twelve.
2. No more than two bids will be accepted for "short" races of a
given distance (shorter than 12k).
3. No more than one bid will be accepted for any "long" race of a
given distance (longer than 10k).
4. No bid will be accepted for a race occurring before February
16 or after December 15. No bid will be accepted for a race occurring
after July 14 and before September 14.
 
 
Protests/appeals
 
Other new business
 
LDR Executive Committee membership (include scorers, others?)
Request to postpone comps (Melissa Sudan, child due in June)
 
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