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2010 Handicap Series

The Handicap is a 5 race series, run over a 5 mile course, open to all Tewkesbury AC Club Members, with your best 3 results to count.  The series will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, April through August, as these dates tend to fit around the numerous races planned by the other local running clubs.

The dates for 2010 are:

14th April
12th May
9th June
14th July
11th August

Start time: First runner away at 7pm sharp.

Location: Walton Cardiff Lane. Please park at Morrisons and not the local area.

Format:  Each race is a 5 mile handicap, run over the same course (TAC 5  Mile). The handicap is that the faster you can run, the less time you will be given to complete the race.  The runner requiring the longest time to complete the 5 mile circuit will set off at 7pm, with each subsequent runner effectively being given less and less time to complete the course.  Hopefully, the start times will have been calculated so precisely that there will be a blanket finish.  We got close a couple of times in 2009, so room from improvement in 2010! Points will be awarded for each race depending on the finishing order. The handicaps will be reviewed after each race so will improve our chances of getting a blanket finish later in the series.

At the end of the series, the runner with the highest point’s total (base on their best 3 results from the series) will be crowned Champion. The points will be rewarded as follows. First across the line will receive 30 points, 2nd 29 points 3rd 28 points ect.

See you all there on the 14th April

Nick Matthews