- Minimum age for each race is as per England Athletics (EA) guidelines for that distance. Gender categories will follow the regulations set by EA.
- Runner eligibility:
- Individual runners must be affiliated with EA during all races they take part in.
- To be eligible to score for the team, a runner has to be a first-claim runner of the member club, not second-claim, even if their first-claim club is not part of the League (unless their first-claim club is not affiliated to the UKA).
- Runners transferring between clubs must go through the recognised transfer system and score only for their eligible official club at the time of the race.
- Runners transferring clubs during the season will have their cumulative individual league score shown under their current club – i.e. individual points are transferred with them but team scores left as is.
- Athletes must wear their club colours during the HRRL races. Runners found to be in non-compliance risk the exclusion of their results from the HRRL team & individual results for that race.
- Team scoring consists of 4 athletes per team.
- Positions are based on gun time.
- Team and individual competition categories are
- Men
- Women
- League structure.
- Number of teams per club: Each club may field multiple teams in the League with no maximum limit. The number of teams a club enters must be decided for the season in advance, and the membership fee will vary accordingly.
- A and B+ teams and leagues: The A team consists of the first 4 runners for that club over the line. The next 4 runners make up the B team, and so on. All A teams compete in the A-league. All B and subsequent teams compete in the B-league.
- Divisions: The A-league has 3 divisions for each category. The B-league has 3 divisions. Each division comprises 10 teams, except for the bottom divisions (A3 and B3), which comprise all remaining teams.
- Team scores are calculated as follows:
- Team types: Teams are classed as either
- Complete team: 4 runners
- Incomplete team: 3 runners
- No-show: 2 or less runners
- Race points: The finishing positions (based on HRRL runners only; see rules for individual scores) of each team (e.g. for A team, first 4 athletes of the club) are added up. The team with lowest numeric score wins, and teams are ranked in ascending order. For incomplete teams, missing members will be assigned a score equivalent of that member being last overall (i.e. number of competing runners + 1). The race points for all no-show teams will be the highest points scored amongst the competing teams (including any incomplete teams) plus 10 points.
- League score: Teams are awarded points according to their position in their division (e.g. the 1st team in the division scores 1 point, the 2nd team scores 2 points, etc). Complete teams are scored first. Next, incomplete teams score behind the last complete team. No-show teams score the maximum score, which is the total number of teams in their division plus one. For example, if there are 10 teams in the division, all no-show teams will score 11 points.
- League winner: The league winner will be determined by adding up the best 9 of all 12 races for each club in their respective division. The club with the lowest league score wins. If there is a tie, the team with the lower overall race points wins. If there is still a tie, the winning team is the one with the most 1st places, then 2nd places, etc.
- Team types: Teams are classed as either
- Division relegation and promotion.
- Relegation: The 2 teams at the bottom of each league division will be relegated. If there is a tie, the positions will decided as described in for the league table scoring.
- Promotion: The top 2 teams in each league division will be promoted.
- There is no promotion or relegation between the A-league and B-league.
- Individual scores are calculated as follows:
- Finishing position: For each race, all HRRL club runners are considered regardless of whether they are part of the club team. All runners in the results table that are not affiliated to a HRRL club are ignored, and the HRRL positions are determined based on gun time.
- Score: The score is calculated as percentage, with the first finisher scoring 100 and the last runner scoring 0.
- Individual championship: Only runners that participated in at least 7 races are considered. The final individual league table is determined by the average of the best 7 scores of all 12 races. The runner with the highest average score wins.
- Age group scores are calculated as follows:
- Categories: the age categories within HRRL will be V40, V50, V60, V70, and V80. A runner’s age group is determined for the season by their age on the date of the first HRRL race of the season.
- Finishing position: For each race, only HRRL club runners within each age category are considered and HRRL position are determined based on chip time.
- Score: The score is calculated as a percentage, with the first finisher scoring 100 and the last runner scoring 0 within each age category.
- Age group champions: Only runners that participated in at least 7 races are considered. The final age group league table is determined by the average of the best 7 scores of all races. The runner with the highest average score wins.
- Should the league not be able to hold the full 12 races in one season, the number of qualifying races is as follows.
| Races held | Teams | Individuals |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | cancelled | cancelled |
- Results will be issued for all events, including individual and team placings, through the HRRL website.
- Any team wishing to raise a protest (e.g. against a competitor not wearing club colours), must do so in writing to HRRL within 7 days of the race.
About Us
The Hampshire Road Race League (HRRL) is an annual series of road races for all runners from participating clubs.
Get In Touch
General enquiries:
hrrl.secretary@gmail.com
Joining, membership or finances:
hrrl.treasurer@gmail.com
Website and results:
hrrl.website@gmail.com