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Pacific Association/USATF Long Distance Running (Road) Guide
(Updated 10/20/2018)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction
1.0 Overview
2.0 LDR
Chairs
3.0 LDR
Committee
4.0 Eligibility
and Representation
5.0 Effective
Date of PA/USATF Membership
6.0 Non-Local
Membership Application by PA/USATF Athletes
7.0 Eligibility/Affiliation:
National Clubs vs. Pacific Association Clubs
8.0 LDR
Club Rosters
9.0 Selection
of LDR Grand Prix Events
10.0 Divisional
Structure for Competition
11.0 Scoring/Indiviuals
12.0 Scoring/Teams
13.0 Grand
Prix/Championship Event Scoring Value
14.0 Prize
Money Distribution/Championship Events - Road Grand Prix
15.0 Season-End
Prize Money/Individuals
16.0 Complimentary
Entries
17.0 Season-End
Prize Money/Grand Prix Teams
18.0 Championship
Team Scoring Procedures
19.0 Stepping
Down for Team Scoring
20.0 Displacement
in Team Scoring
21.0 Team
Uniforms/Identification
22.0 Amendments
23.0 Saving
Clause, Other
INDEX OF GUIDELINES ALSO PERTAINING TO CROSS COUNTRY AND
MUTRUNNING
Guidelines 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 MUT running:
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 MUT running
Grand Prix. An index of sections that also apply to cross country and
MUT running 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 MUT running 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
[email protected]
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) MUT Grand
Prix: Comprises an annual series of road, trail, and track MUT
running events ranging in distance from 50K to 100 miles. The MUT
running 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. MUT
running 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 MUT running. 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 MUT running. 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
MUT 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 MUT 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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| 4.3 |
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 MUT
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 MUT 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 MUT running. Member of Club A cannot join Club B for only MUT
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 MUT Grand Prix only. |
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(c) Athletes that
wish to compete for another club in the MUT Grand Prix file written
notice with the Pacific Association stating the club for which they
want to compete in the MUT Grand Prix, prior to their first MUT 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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| 6.2 |
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 up to but not exceeding two relay races for a possible
maximum of sixteen 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 MUT running Grand Prix circuits are
annually established by the cross country and MUT running 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 MUT running 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 (16 & older) |
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40+ (40 & older) |
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50+ (50 & older) |
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60+ (60 & older) |
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70+ (70 & older) |
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80+ (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 MUT running Grand Prix
as follows: |
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18-29 |
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30-39 |
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40-49 |
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50-59 |
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60-69 |
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70 & older |
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MUT running 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, 40+ Men,
40+ Women, 50+ Men |
50+ Women, 60+ Men |
60+ Women, 70+ Men,
70+ Women, 80+ Men, 80+ 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/40+ Men
Open Women |
40+ Women
50+ Men |
50+ Women
60+ Men/Women
70+ Men/Women
80+ 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) MUT running Grand
Prix: |
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| Place |
16-29
60+ |
30-39
40+/50+ |
70+ |
| 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 MUT running 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 40+: 5 runners
ii.Men's 50+: 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) MUT 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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| Cross Country Grand Prix: |
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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 MUT 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 MUT 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 $3,000.
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 $3,000; (respective amounts to men and
women).
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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 $3,000 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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15.0 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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Open
(Long&Short) |
Master
(Long&Short) |
Senior
(Long&Short) |
Super Senior
(Long&Short) |
Veteran
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| 1st |
$750 |
$300 |
$125 |
$75 |
$25 |
| 2nd |
500 |
200 |
75 |
50 |
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375 |
100 |
50 |
25 |
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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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| 16.2 |
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 event shall
receive one complimentary team entry at the same event for the same age division in which the team won. |
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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18.0 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
SCORING 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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