Eligibility

To be eligible for both competitions you just need a current Pumas Membership, either first or second claim and be registered with Run Britain at runbritainrankings.com

You do NOT need to be registered with England Athletics.

You can also join the Championship at any point after the season starts and still be eligible for awards.

Second claim entrants may not enter an event that is also being used as a Club Championship event by their first claim club. Any second claimers racing for their first claim club should notify the race committee in order to be excluded from that particular round.

Scoring

There are 15 races in the calendar and you can participate in as many as you like.

The event winner will receive 100 points, second place 99 points, third 98 points and so on until we reach 10 points, thereafter all runners will receive 10 points as a minimum for taking part. Your best six scoring races count towards your competition total. However, if two runners finish on identical points then the runner who scored more overall points from all their races will be ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two runners still can't be separated, then the runner with the lowest handicap at the season start will have priority.

Handicaps

Handicaps will be updated periodically from Run Britain, and the ranking in our system at the time of the event will be used to adjust race times, except in the case of Flexi Races described below.

If you complete a Championship race before obtaining an official handicap from Run Britain, then you will be assigned a handicap of zero, therefore your time won't be adjusted.

You can register with Run Britain here:
runbritainrankings.com

Watch this video for more about the Run Britian Handicap System (quite long and boring for most):

For more on how The Pumas use the Handicap System to create fair racing:

Parkrun

When we use Parkrun as a Championship Race, your time will be taken from the official Parkrun results. For first claim members, please make sure that you have Pumas set as your club in your profile, otherwise your time could be missed. Second claim members will still automatically be added to the results. Also, don’t forget your barcode as your time won’t count.

Flexi Races

Flexi Races do not take place on a specific date and participants will have a set timeframe to submit an entry. Therefore, Flexi Races will use the runner’s handicap from the first day of the specified timeframe. E.g. If the Flexi Race states all April to submit, then the runner’s handicap will be taken from the 1st April.

You can have multiple attempts and we'll use your fastest time.

Organised Races

The Championship is all about representing the club, and if you wish to participate in these races you must enter the event and race on the day (not virtual). The official race time from the organiser will be used as your race time.

It's not a rule but please wear your Pumas vest for organised races.

It’s possible some minor changes/alterations may be made to the calendar but these will be minimal and well publicised on Facebook / Email.

Don’t leave it too late, if a race sells out, that's err, tough!

Awards

• Overall Club Championship Winner
• Overall WAVA Grand Prix Winner
• Championship Top 3 Male & Female
• WAVA Grand Prix Top 3 Male & Female
• Most Overall Championship Points
• Most Improved Handicap
• Plus other top-secret awards

All awards presented on Awards Night in March 2025