MidEast Region Club Race Series
MERCRS
The MidEast Region Club Committee consists of 1 or 2 USA Triathlon members from each state, who voluntarily represent their given state’s Clubs, help resolve MERCRS disputes, set MERCRS guidelines, and choose races to be included in the series. One Committee member is chosen to serve as the Committee Chair, who oversees the entire MERCRS.
The race series shall consist of 1 to 4 races in each state in the region. Included in this race series shall be a championship event designed to bring as many clubs together as possible for head-to-head competition. The MERCRS races are chosen by the Committee, and are all sanctioned events by USA Triathlon. The races chosen are considered to be in good standing.
A Club’s total score will be the sum of their top 4 races, plus the championship event. Each individual race of the series is worth 25 points, and the championship event is worth 50 points, giving the series a total points value of 150. At each race of the series, the first place Club will be awarded 25 points, second place club 24 points, third place club, 23 points, etc. (Double points at the Championship Event, i.e. 50, 48, 46, …etc). In the event that the MERCRS ends in a tie, then a tiebreaker will be used to determine the overall champion:
1.) Score sheet total at the Championship event .
2.) Number of events that the club attended during the season.
Each Club is responsible for submitting a scoresheet for their club (by the club president or his appointee). A scoresheet is comprised of three elements: Distance Points, Participation Points, and Performance Points.
Distance points will be established before the first race
of the season. (Distance Points
Spreadsheet)
A. Distance Points = 10 points for each 50 miles driven to the race site.
0 - 50 miles = 0 distance points,
50 - 100 miles = 10 distance points,
100 - 150 miles = 20 distance points,
150 - 200 miles = 30 distance points,
200 - 250 miles = 40 distance points,
250 - 300 miles = 50 distance points, etc.
B. Participation Points = NumberOfFinishers (10 max) times RaceType.
RaceType = 1 for Sprint Triathlons. (Top amateur’s finish time less than 1 ½ hour)
RaceType = 2 for Olympic Triathlons. (Top amateur’s finish time less than 2 ½ hours)
RaceType = 3 for Long Triathlons. (Top amateur’s finish time less than 5 hours)
RaceType = 4 for Ultra Triathlons. (Top amateur’s finish time exceeds 5 hours)
RaceType = 1 for all Duathlons.
A racer receiving a DQ or a DNF does not count as a finisher.
C. Performance Points = an individual’s performance relative to their age group.
Overall Race Recognition = 5 Performance Points (Top finishers overall)
Age Group Recognition = 4 Performance Points (Top Age Group finishers)
Top 50 Percentile in Age Group = 3 Performance Points (Top half in Age Group)
Race Finisher = 2 Performance Points (Crossed the finish line)
Performance Points
will always be the highest possible for instances of small age group
results. For example, if an individual
finishes third in an age group that has three entries, then the Performance
Points = 4 for that individual. (not =
2 for finishing in third place with 3 entries)
D. For
MERCRS Score sheet purposes, AGE GROUP is considered to be the classifications
used by Race Directors for awards.
Since Race Directors do not all use the same group classifications, the
MERCRS Scoresheets shall be adapted to each Race Director’s classification
choices. So for a MERCRS Score sheet,
any classification of racers that is used by a Race Director for awards is
considered an AGE GROUP. All
Clydesdale/Athena/Masters/Open/Elite/Team/MountainBike, etc. are considered
separately if the Race Director provides awards for these groups
separately. These ‘groups’ or ‘classes’
of racers will be considered as a separate AGE GROUP for the MERCRS score
sheets. Team Entry: A club that finishes a race in a Team Entry
Category shall be scored as an individual finish. All the members of this Team Entry must be a Club Member. For example, if a particular Club has 3
individuals compete as a team in an Olympic Distance Triathlon, they would
receive Participation Points = 2 and Performance Points based on how they
finished in the Team Competition.
Multiple Venues: If a race venue
sponsors multiple distance options,
(i.e. Olympic Race and Sprint Race and Duathlon), then the Club
Scoresheet should include the finishers from all the venues on a single
scoresheet. The participation points
(10 max) applies to the entire venue, not to each race in the venue.
The MidEast Region of USA Triathlon has set a budget each year for the MERCRS prizes. The Club Committee Chair, or an appointee, arranges the prizes and the distribution thereof.
6.
CLUBS
Clubs must be within the MidEast Region, and be registered
with the MidEast Region Club Committee and USA Triathlon. Each club is responsible for turning in a
scoresheet after each race that they participate in. Each club must be sure that finishers listed on their scoresheet
are not also shown as a finisher for another club. If the Club Committee finds this to be the case, then that
individuals results will not be counted until the individual declares his club
loyalty. (A person cannot be competing
for more than one Club at a time.)
7. EVENT CANCELLATIONS
If an event cannot be completed due to rain, or other unforeseen circumstances, the MERCRS scoresheets shall be recorded with provisions as follows:
1. If any MERCRS multisport race is replaced with an alternate multisport race, then the published race results will be accepted and score sheets can be completed as shown in item 4. SCORING.
2. If a multisport race is replaced with a single-sport race (i.e. run only), then the published race results will be accepted, and score sheets can be completed as shown in item 4. SCORING, and the RaceType shall equal 1.
3. If the Championship Event is cancelled completely, then score sheets will be required, but the 50 potential Club Points will come from a clubs 5th best Regular Series Race. (Specifically, the Club Points will be doubled for the 5th best finish of the season for each club). The Club must be present at the event.
4. If a regular season multisport race is cancelled completely, then no score sheets will be accepted for that race, and no Club Points will be awarded for that race.
5. Rules 1 thru 4 above are intended for races that are downgraded or cancelled due to weather. The MERCRS will not adopt itself to races that are rescheduled to another date.
8.
SCORESHEET DEADLINES
To ensure that all Score sheets are submitted in a timely
manner, all Score sheets must be sent to the Club Committee Chairman no more
than 15 days after the race results are posted. Late scoresheets will be
given partial credit up to 30 days after the race results are posted. Partial credit is awarded by first awarding
the applicable points to each club (25 points for first, 24 points for second,
etc) and then awarding the late scoresheet.
Scoresheets received after 30 days will receive no credit.
9.
MERCRS RACES
2003 MERCRS 2002
MERCRS
May 17 Galena IL May
18 Galena IL
May 17 Terre Haute IN May 18 Terre Haute IN
May 31 Bloomington IL Jun 1 Bloomington IL
Jun 8 Ann Arbor MI Jun 9 Ann Arbor MI
Jun 14 Shelbyville KY {new}
Jun 15 Kalamazoo MI
Jun 15 Springfield IL Jun
16 Springfield IL
Jun 28 Warsaw IN Jun
22 Warsaw IN
Jun 29 Wendy's Columbus OH Jun 30 Wendy’s Columbus OH
Jul
7 Kalamazoo MI
Jul 12 Muncie IN Jul
13 Muncie IN
Jul 20 East Fork State Park OH {new}
Jul 26 Great Lakes Triathlon MI Jul
27 Great Lakes Triathlon MI
Jul 27 Louisville KY {new} Jul
28 Delaware State Park OH {drop}
Aug 2 Tom Sawyer State Park KY Aug
3 Tom Sawyer State Park KY
Aug 10 Sylvania OH Aug
11 Sylvania OH
Aug 16 Three Rivers MI Aug 18 Three Rivers MI
Aug 24 Mrs. T's Chicago IL Aug 25 Mrs. T’s Chicago IL
Sep 7 Indianapolis IN Sep
8 INDIANAPOLIS IN
Sep 20 Mohican Pineman {new}