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RUNNING RACE SERIES

The ROC Race Series is a group of running events within Rutherford County held during a calendar year. To promote all the races as a unit and help each individual race; the ROC Race Series promotes the events as a series. Through the generosity of our five sponsors, we provide overall prizes at the end of the year for race series participation and individual results during the year. To be eligible for the series prizes a runner must compete in at least half the events. Each race is conducted on its own under their direction and rules—ROC assumes no responsibility for individual races. Results are submitted and tabulated as soon as possible after each event and presented on the ROC Race Series site.

New for 2018--- ROC will be offering cash participation prizes during the year. Any runner that has participated in 3 of the first four races will be entered in a drawing for 3 cash prizes. Then 4 similar cash prizes will be awarded after the 9th event for any runners that have participated in 6 of the first 9 races. These prizes will be awarded via random drawings regardless of the runner's time or place for the events. This intended to increase series participation throughout the series. Runners that compete in at least 9 of the 12 series races will receive special awards at year end.

See bottom of page for current standings

PRESENTING SPONSORS

RACES (click below for race details)

BEAR FOOT 5K March 23, 2019
BOX CREEK WILDERNESS 10K February 23, 2019
ELVES AND BELLS 5K November 30, 2019
LAKE LURE OLYMPIAD 10K DAM RUN August 09, 2019
LAKE LURE OLYMPIAD RACE TO THE ROCK 5K August 11, 2019
LEADER OF THE PACK 5K May 18, 2019
MEET ME AT THE FOUNTAIN 5K July 27, 2019
MILES FOR MESSIAH 5K April 13, 2019
PURPLE MARTIN 7K October 05, 2019
SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS 5K TRAIL RUN October 26, 2019
LLCA RAPTOR 5K April 27, 2019
THE MASTER'S ACADEMY GO THE EXTRA MILE 5K November 09, 2019

SCORING

MALE & FEMALE

1st place - 10 points
2nd place - 8 points
3rd place - 7 points
1st Place Masters - 7 points
1st Grand Masters (50+) - 6 points

1st place in each age group - 5 points
2nd place in each age group - 4 points
3rd place in each age group - 3 points
All other finishers - 1 point

The top three overall finishers and masters winner are not included in the age group points.

SCORING NOTES

We do NOT use the age group results from an individual race to issue our points. Raw results are used and then re-sorted to fit our criteria. Thus for some races there may be differences between age group awards and our points.

The age you are in the first race you run is the age group you will remain in for the series points. That age group may be different than the age group you get points in at an individual race is you changed groups in mid-year. For example, if you turned 30 in July, you will score points in the 30-34 group in indiviudal races, but still remain in the 25-29 age group for total series points.

AGE GROUPS

14 & under
15 - 19
20 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 69
70 & Over Masters

PRIZES

MALE & FEMALE

First Place Overall - $300 Cash
Second Place Overall - $150 Cash
Third Place Overall - $100 Cash
First Place Master (Over 40) - $50 Cash
First Place Grand Master (Over 50) - $50 Cash

PLUS!...

First Place Overall in Age Groups - $20 Merchant Gift Cards

At each race...

Drawing for two winners of a free large pizza from Barley's Taproom
Drawing for two winners of a $10 gift card to Copper Penny

NOTES

Commemorative awards in each category.
Student- athletes can't accept cash or gear prizes but can receive some level of compensation for expenses involved with their racing. We will try to provide some expense compensation if a student athlete finished among the top 3 in the overall standings.
In case of a tie in any one award category, the results of the final series race will be used to break that tie. In other words the runners with the best time for that last race would win the tie break.