Member Race Series

A points competition for members of ABQ Road Runners Club

Race Series Coordinator:
Ian Maddieson

It’s time to re-start the ARR Race Series!

In-person races are coming back on the calendar, some of them postponed from earlier in the year, some on their “normal” schedule. The 2021 series will run from July till the end of the year, with the races listed below as the eligible events. Some dates and races are unconfirmed, so the list may change.

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.

One idea behind the series is to tempt you to try a race in a category you might not have thought of trying!

NOT AN ARR MEMBER? Find out how to join here!

2021 MEMBER RACE SERIES SCHEDULE (subject to change)

5K
July 18 Chunky Monkey 5k (Abq)
Aug 1 Cherry Garcia 5k (Abq)
Aug 15 Lovelace Rio Grande 5k (Abq)
Sept 12 Chips & Salsa 5k (Abq)
Oct 17 Duke City Marathon 5k (Abq)
Nov 6 Albuquerque ½ Marathon 5k (Abq)

10K
July 18 Chunky Monkey 10k (Abq)
Aug 1 Cherry Garcia 10k (Abq)
Sept 12 Chips & Salsa 10k (Abq)
Oct 17 Duke City Marathon 10k (Abq)
Nov 6 Albuquerque ½ Marathon 10k (Abq)

Half-Marathon
Jul 27 Ruidoso Half (Ruidoso)
Aug 15 Lovelace Rio Grande Half (Abq)
Sept 12 Chips & Salsa Half (Abq)
Sept 25 Sandia Crest Half (Abq)
Oct 3 Great Balloon Chase Half (Abq)
Oct 17 Duke City Marathon Half (Abq)
Nov 6 Albuquerque Half (Abq)

Marathon
July 27 Ruidoso Marathon (Ruidoso)
Sept 25 Sandia Crest Marathon (Abq)
Oct 9? Turtle Marathon (Roswell)
Oct 17 Duke City Marathon (Abq)
Nov 7 Mainly Marathons SW Series Marathon (Farmington)

Short trail run
Aug 21 Cloudcroft Ultra 5.75 mi, 9.5 mi (Cloudcroft)
Sept 4 Endurance Santa Fe 13 mi (Santa Fe)
Sept 11 Bull of the Woods 10 mi, Half (Taos)
Sept 11 Ruidoso Grindstone 4.5 mi, 8.5 mi, 13.8 mi (Ruidoso)
Oct 3 Sandia Mountain Shadows 5k, 10k (Abq)
Oct 16 Cedro Peak 10k, Half (Tijeras)
Oct 24 Forever Young 3 mi, 6mi (Placitas)
Nov 6 Deadman Peaks 6mi, 30k (Cuba)
Nov 11 Bosque Bigfoot 8 mi, 16 mi (Abq)
Nov 20 Sierra Vista trail 5k, 10k, Half (Las Cruces)

Long trail run
Aug 21  Cloudcroft Ultra 53k (Cloudcroft)
Sept 4  Endurance Santa Fe 50k, 50 mi
Sept 11  Bull of the Woods marathon (Taos)
Sept 25 Mt Taylor 50k (Grants)
Oct 16 Cedro Peak 50k (Tijeras)
Nov 6 Deadman Peaks 55k, 53 mi, 100 mi (Cuba)
Nov 11  Bosque Bigfoot 8 mi, 16 mi (Abq)

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.
Series entrants score points based on comparing their finish time to the median time for all finishers. The median finish time is the time that exactly half the finishers are faster than and half slower; if there is an even number of finishers it will be midway between the time of the finisher at the end of the first half and the next finisher. A series participant's score in a given race is the median time in seconds divided by their time, with the result multiplied by 100. This equates to the median time as a percentage of your time. Faster than the median means you score more than 100 points, slower will be less.
Only the best score in each category counts in the final point total at the end of the year.
Final point score is the sum of your highest four scores in any of the six categories
The competition extends over the calendar year.
There are female and male 10-year age brackets. Members moving up an age group during the year will belong to the higher age group if their birthday falls before July 1.