JDL Challenge – Official Rules

1. Competition open to all TCTC members.  No entry fee required. 
2. Points will be awarded to people only during their tenure as a TCTC member.  Members who only have a TCTC membership during a portion of a Challenge year will only be awarded points for races they compete in during the portion of the year in which they were a member.
3. Scoring will be conducted by comparing a current roster of TCTC members with the results of each of the Challenge races.
4. Scoring for The Challenge will be as follows:  100 points to the top TCTC member in each race, 99 points to the second, etc.
5. For 2010, 15 races will be selected.  The current roster includes:  Frosty Fifty, St Leo’s, Heart & Sole 5k , Fury 5k, Hospice Hope 10k, Greekfest 5k, Clemmons Rotary 5k, Beat the Heat, Salem Lake 10k, Salem Lake 30k, Ardmore 5k, Brenners, Mercy 5k, Rural Hall 10k, Mistletoe Half-marathon. 

A. If any of the races are not held in 2010, a substitute race will be selected.  If Brenners does not return, Mistletoe 5k will be the replacement race.

B. Selection of Challenge races will be decided each year by the management of the Challenge. 

C. New races may lobby Challenge management for inclusion. 

D. The Challenge is open to the possibility of expanding to include more than 15 races.

E. There is no limit to the number of events that a TCTC may participate in. Scoring will be counted for all Challenge events in which a TCTC participates.

6. One or more “featured” races may be selected where double points will be awarded.  For 2010, the “featured” race will be the Rural Hall 10k.
7. Prizes will be awarded to the overall men’s and women’s winner and age group winners.  The overall men’s and women’s winner will not be eligible for age group awards.

A. Age group awards will be presented to the following age groups:  29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.

B. Ages will be counted as of January 1st of the competition year.  For 2010, a participants age on 1/1/2010 is the age group they will participate in for the entire year’s Challenge.

C. For 2010, the overall winner’s will be awarded $250 and age group winners will receive $100.  These are cash prizes to be awarded by the Challenge sponsor, JDL Castle Corporation.

8. Standings will be updated after each race and posted in the monthly flyer and on-line at the TCTC website.
9. Prizes will be awarded at the annual Christmas party at the end of the year. You do not have to be present to win.