​A points competition for members of ABQ Road Runners Club​

Race Series Coordinator: 
​ Ian Maddieson 
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​YOU MUST REGISTER ​to participate!​
Any ARR member interested in participating is eligible without any further entry fee, but participants must register their interest with Series Coordinator Ian Maddieson, and provide name, date of birth, and gender.  ​​You can sign up for the series at any time, and any qualifying race you have already done will be scored retroactively.

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Ian's Update - May 8th
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Cedro Peak (Apr 27), Shiprock Marathon (May 3) and Run for the Zoo (May 5) races as part of the ARR Race Series are in the books. Despite quite large fields at Shiprock and in both the Cedro Peak 50k and half-marathon, Cliff Matthews is the only runner entered in the race series (unless I missed someone). He scored 110 points with his finish in the Cedro 50k.

All three distances in the Run for the Zoo (5k, 10k, and half-marathon) count for the series. The Nickerson family was out in force, with Todd, Tessa and Steve running the 10k and Kellie the 5k. Tessa earned 139 points for her first scoring race. Because of taking part in earlier 10k and 5k races, Todd and Steve Nickerson only improve their total points by 1 and 2 respectively, while Kellie remains on the same score. Cliff Mathews and Sara Steward ran the half. Cliff scored 135 points to add to his 110 at Cedro. Sara adds 1 point to her total as her Run for the Zoo replaces her Albuquerque half-marathon score. Caroline Smith scored 68 points walking the 5k and I got 76 for finishing the 10k.

Overall highest scores currently belong to Todd Nickerson (351, M30-39), Steve Nickerson (277, M50-59), Lenore Hennie (264, F50-59), Sara Steward (251, F30-39) and Cliff Matthews (245, M50-59).

Next up in the series are trail runs in Cloudcroft and Los Alamos. The Cloud 53k and 9.5 mile races on May 18 are in the "ultra" and "short trail" categories respectively. The Jemez Mountain trail races on May 25 at 50 mile and 50k distances are in the "ultra" category, and the 15 mile is in the "short trail" category. On June 2, it's back to roads with the Taos Marathon and Half-Marathon.

Remember, you can sign up for the series retroactively, and any qualifying race you have already done will be scored.

SERIES STANDINGS
Current as of May 5

PTS 
351     Todd Nickerson   * M30
277     Steve Nickerson   * M50
264     Lenore Hennie   * F50
251     Sara Steward   * F30
245     Cliff Matthews
172     Kellie Nickerson   
156     Kathy Kirsling  * F70
143     Ian Maddieson  * M70
​139     Tessa Nickerson  * F20
130     Shannon Zanelli  * F40
123     Justin Wilbanks  * M20
   95     Gail Leedy  * F60
   93     Wendy Wiggins  
   92     Anna Williamson
   89     Jaime Aagard   
   89     John Farrow  * M60
   86     Pam Green 
   68     Caroline Smith      
   63     Kelley Garcia    

​*  denotes category leader

​Updated 5-9-2019

​Points are accumulated in a series of designated races in or not far from Albuquerque.​

• The designated races include the following six categories:  5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon on road courses, plus a “short” trail run, and a 50K or 50 mile ultra.
• For each category of race there are several options so that competitors may avoid problems for entry, such as field size limitations, schedule conflicts, etc.
• Points are awarded based on how your finish time compares with the median time for the event. Median time = 100 points. If you are faster you'll score over 100; slower, less than 100.
• Final point score is the sum of your highest four scores in any of the six categories
• The competition extends over the calendar year.
• Competition is divided into 10-year age groups except for the oldest and youngest:    0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+, female and male. Members moving up an age group during the year will belong to the higher age group if their birthday falls before July 1.​​​​​​

2019 Race Series Events

Please note that some race dates may be subject to change.
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