Triathlon performance
Men’s and women’s, based on your four best triathlons of the season, scored using British Triathlon’s age-group method (compared with the 40th-percentile finisher in your age group), so courses and ages are comparable.
Results
Annual awards
Five categories of award, for races run from January to December, presented at our prizegiving dinner every February.
- CategoriesFive
- Qualifying races1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Send results by31 December
- PresentedFebruary dinner
1 · Club championship
Promotion and relegation
A league in separate men’s and women’s divisions. Usually the top two in each division go up and the bottom two go down.
- Enter races as Bishop’s Stortford Running Club, ideally in club colours
- Points for your finishing position among members in each race under 20 miles, plus points for your best marathon and best 20 mile times
- Your six best performances count
2 · Endurance challenge
For longer races
Previously called the Challenge Trophy. Separate men’s and women’s awards in each age category. Winners keep a trophy for the year plus a shield to keep.
To qualify, run
25 mile or 10K
210 mile
2half marathons
Any race counts, including championship races, so with careful planning six or seven races can qualify you for both awards.
- Open: you must also complete one race of 15 miles or more, and the overall winner isn’t eligible for an age-category award.
- Super-vintage: one race in each distance is enough.
| Category | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 18+ | 18+ |
| Veteran | 40–49 | 35–44 |
| Super-vet | 50–59 | 45–54 |
| Vintage | 60–69 | 55–64 |
| Super-vintage | 70+ | 65+ |
3 · Most improved runner
Beat last year’s you
For the biggest improvement on the previous year, using official chip times. Age categories as above, plus a Senior category (men under 40, women under 35) — there’s no open category.
You need to improve in at least three distances. The winner has the highest total percentage improvement across their best three.
- 5K
- 5 mile
- 10K
- 10 mile
- Half marathon
- 20 mile
- Marathon
4 · Triathlon and multisport
Three awards
Multisport achievement
For performance or achievement in any multisport event.
In the Spirit
For contribution or endeavour in multisport.
5 · Special awards
Nominate a member
Any member can nominate another. The committee, team captains and coaches decide.
Memorial awards
Bryan Mowles Award
The most outstanding veteran or older member, for athletic effort.
Tony Pitman Award
Contribution to the spirit of the club, usually socially rather than athletically.
Tom Cooke Award
Athletic endeavour, usually by a younger member.
Claire’s Cup
A female member who has run, socialised and contributed, persevering against the odds while still enjoying it.
Jo Arscott Award
The member who best embodies the spirit of cross country.
Other awards
Team Tim Award
An outstanding marathon, finishing one despite adversity, or an uplifting marathon story.
Coaches Cup
Contribution to club coaching.
Wooden Spoon
The most amusing running mishap of the year.
Trophies
Keep it or give it back?
Returned at the end of the year
- Special awards
- The overall men’s and women’s champions
- The endurance challenge winners
Yours to keep
- All annual trophy winners (except the Wooden Spoon)
- Each championship division winner
- Endurance challenge runners-up
- Anyone who breaks a club age-category record at 5 miles, 10K, 10 miles, half marathon, 15 miles, 20 miles or marathon
Roll of honour
Past winners since 1983
- Championship and club recordsEvery winner, year by year
- Challenge trophyEvery winner, year by year
- Most improvedEvery winner, year by year
- Memorial and other awardsEvery winner, year by year
Submit your results
Send your times to the results coordinator by 31 December.