McColgan and Sharp top the rankings
It was a great weekend for top times and improved handicap scores as Eilish McColgan (handicap -2.2) went top of the UK 10km rankings and took 0.1 from her handicap score with a 32.32 effort at the Percy Pud 10k and Matthew Sharp (handicap -5.1) took 0.4 from his score as he went to the top of the UK 5 mile rankings after running 23:42 at the Victory 5.
Phil Wicks (handicap -4.6) was a close second at the Victory 5 and has also moved himself into second spot on the rankings.
Did you race this weekend on the road, trails or cross country? Most of the results are in and, now that all surfaces add to your profile, it's time to check your handicap score. We are currently looking for our 70,000th claimant. Last week, 126 runners claimed their handicap and we are now extremely close to the 70,000 mark! If you don't know your handicap score, make sure you claim today and remind all of your training partners to do the same.
From results already in of road and cross country races, the biggest races this weekend were:
Percy Pud 10K - 2,119 finishers
Wilmslow 10K - 1,240 finishers
Chiltern XC League - 1,121 finishers
Bushy parkrun - 974 finishers
Stockport 10 - 958 finishers (Provisional)
Victory 5 - 691 finishers
The runbritain hanidcap scoring system was launched just over six years ago and each year there has been an average of almost 10,000 signing up to the system that tracks race and parkrun performances and gives every runner in the UK a handicap score that reflects fitness and commitment levels.
The number of sign-ups per year show a peak of 13,264 in 2012. With just three more racing weekends to complete this year, we have almost hit 10,000 for 2016 and are very close to a total of 70,000 since we began.
Some of the benefits of the runbritain handicap scoring system:
- It’s a unique handicap system for running. Just like golf you get a handicap from 0.0 – 36.0 giving runners of all abilities the chance to benchmark their progress and compare their results across a range of terrains and distances. The score automatically updates each time you race (once you have claimed) and rewards regular racing as well as automatically factoring in a degree of difficulty on races that are multi-terrain, hilly or windy.
- You can be a part of the European Athletics Innovation Award winning #clickyourclock competition. This competition rewards runners who reduce their handicap score. The competition runs from March - October each year. Last month, #clickyourclock was presented with the overall prize for innovation at the prestigious European Athletics Golden Tracks awards night,
- You can be part of the National Running Ladder and check out where your handicap puts you compared to every other runner in the UK, e.g. does your 5k time put you higher than your friend’s half marathon and marathon times?
- You can check out where your handicap puts you in your age group and postcode.
- You can find out where your times put you in the official UK road rankings
- You can log your training mileage, watch your progress graph rise and check out head-to-heads with your training partners.
All the information you need is on the runbritain rankings site. Sign up today and see if you can be our 70,000th claimant!