King & Queen Race Requirements

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KQ Race Requirements: To qualify as a King/Queen race...

• The course must be USATF certified. Any modification to the course must either be approved by the SFTC board or re-certified by USATF
   
• NEW IN 2008: A list of SFTC members volunteering at the event must be submitted to the SFTC Volunteer Coordinator within 2 wks after race. These volunteers will receive an SFTC volunteer point.
   
• NEW IN 2007:
  • Results must be submitted to SFTC within 2 wks after race. The KingQueen Coordinator will remind race once.
  • Race must provide SFTC with both overall and complete age-group results
  • Race must be posted on the SFTC website 3 months prior to race date
  • Race must be open to both genders
  • Race awards must offer overall, masters, and grandmasters categories
  • Race awards age groups should span at least from 19 yrs to 60 yrs in 5yr or 10yr age groups (board recommends 5yr)
  • Race awards age groups should be offered at least 3 deep
  • Course conditions must be safe for runners
  • The SFTC board reserves the right to remove KQ status if a race does not meet any of these basic criteria for a quality race
     
• NEW IN 2006: Race must be timed with at least 2 timing devices, providing a primary and backup set of finish times
• It must be a second year race or older
• The race must offer a $1.00 discount to SFTC members
• New KQ race qualification requests must be approved by the SFTC Board
• Any exception to these rules must be submitted to the SFTC Board for approval