King & Queen Competition sponsored by Foot Rx JC

2012 K&Q Races / King & Queen Results / Runner Requirements / Race Requirements

K&Q Runner Requirements

  1. You must be an SFTC member and at least 15 years old as of January 1 of the competition year to participate in the King & Queen competition.
  2. Participants must be SFTC members on race day for a particular race to count towards their 2010 K&Q score.
  3. In order to take part in the competition, participants must sign up by sending an e-mail to the K&Q coordinator stating they want to sign up. After War Party 10K, participants must sign up prior to a particular race for that race to count toward their K&Q score.
  4. To qualify for awards, you must run at least six K&Q races which total at least 25 miles and earn at least five Volunteer Service Points as defined in the Volunteer Point Rules.
  5. Points must be earned on or before the last King & Queen race of the season.

Scoring:

All races are age-graded and 10K-normalized using factors published by World Masters Athletics (formerly World Association of Veteran Athletes). Your score is the average age-graded time of your best 6 races which total at least 25 miles. If your 6 fastest races are less than 25 miles, then your other longer K&Q races will be substituted in place of shorter races until your 6 scored races total at least 25 miles.

For the 2009 competition year onwards, a runner's actual age on race day shall be used for age-grading purposes. (Prior to 2009, age grading was based on a runner's age as of January 1).

Further details on how K&Q scoring is done can be found in Earl Brown's article: How King and Queen Race Results are Calculated.

Awards:

Awards are presented at the annual SFTC Awards Banquet in December.

2 special awards (Mr. and Ms. Mileage) will be given to the runners who log the most K&Q race mileage over the season.

  • Male/female awards will be given to the top 3 overall. There will be no masters or grandmasters awards.
  • There will also be 3-deep male/female age group awards, (15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & up).
    Age groupings are based on a runner's age as of December 31 for the competition year.
  • $$$ Prize money $$$: Earl Brown (SFTC K&Q Scorekeeper) has made a $400 personal contribution towards prize money. The following prize money shall be awarded for 2010:
      1) Overall King and Queen each receive $50.
      2) The remaining prize money is split into six $50 gift certificates from Foot Rx JC. The certificates will be raffled at the Awards Banquet to all club members who qualify for the King & Queen Competition.