The Freshers Club Championship is new for 2022 and focused on encouraging newer runners to participate in timed events, race over the season and reward individual improvement during the year.
Points are earned at each event plus bonus points for each time you run a personal best (PB) time at either 5k or 10k distances, which you can do multiple times during the season. We don’t award points based on finishing order; everyone who finishes an event gets the same points, so participation and improvement are rewarded.
The events are a mix of local Parkruns, Thame Runners club timed events and also Club Championship 10k and 5k events (which also means participants earn points in Division 2 as well)
We award a trophy after the end of the season to the top 3 points scorers, who will be those who ran events and scored multiple PBs so your performance is entirely in your hands!
Scoring
7 pts for each timed 5k run or race
3 pts for each 5k personal best
10 pts for each 10k race completed
5 pts for each 10k personal best
5 bonus points for participating in 8 events or more
Rules
Thame Runners Club Championship rules apply except that the first race at each distance will set the benchmark time from which PBs are calculated. PBs are valid for 3 years (same rules as Club Champs) & there are no limits on the number of PBs during the championship season.
2022 Table
| Freshers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Total Race Points | Bonus Points | Number of Events | Points (Best of 8) | Total Points |
| 1 | Amanda Mitchell | 76 | 24 | 9 | 76 | 100 |
| 2 | Adam Scragg | 38 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 41 |
| 3 | Nick Shott | 27 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Claudia Scragg | 21 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 5 | Chris Haighton | 21 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Kate Paver | 21 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Jenny Willis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 6 | Janette Dixon | 17 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 7 | Sam Baillet | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Rachel Stafford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Andrew Pitman | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Debs Salisbury | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Ella Simms | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Claire Gilding-Brant | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
2022 Race Results
| Event 11 | Bierton 10K | Sunday 20 November | 122 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 94 | Amanda Mitchell | 59.42 | Yes | 15 |
| Event 10 | Horspath Parkrun 5K | Saturday 22 October | 112 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 60 | Amanda Mitchell | 28.54 | Yes | 10 |
| Event 9 | Aylesbury Parkrun 5K | Saturday 17 September | 202 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 118 | Amanda Mitchell | 29.10 | Yes | 10 |
| Event 8 | Wendover Parkrun 5K | Saturday 20 August | 145 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 43 | Adam Scragg | 26.10 | 7 | ||
| 135 | Claudia Scragg | 42.13 | 7 |
| Event 7 | Waddesdon 5K | Wednesday 20 July | 222 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 169 | Andrew Pitman | 27.16 | New | 7 | |
| 177 | Debs Salisbury | 27.37 | New | 7 | |
| 186 | Ella Simms | 28.34 | New | 7 | |
| 199 | Amanda Mitchell | 31.01 | 7 | ||
| 214 | Claire Gilding-Brant | 34.51 | New | 7 |
| Event 6 | Chalgrove 10K | Monday 2 May | 362 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 197 | Nick Shott | 55.13 | 10 | ||
| 212 | Adam Scragg | 56.13 | New | 10 | |
| 317 | Amanda Mitchell | 1.08.18 | Yes | 15 | |
| 353 | Janette Dixon | 1.19.38 | New | 10 |
| Event 5 | Horspath Park Run 5k | Saturday 23 April | 108 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 88 | Amanda Mitchell | 31.44 | 7 |
| Event 4 | Aylesbury Park Run 5k | Saturday 26 March | 228 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 107 | Adam Scragg | 27.44 | Yes | 10 | |
| 118 | Jenny Willis | 28.13 | Yes | 10 | |
| 124 | Chris Haighton | 29.12 | 7 | ||
| 139 | Kate Paver | 30.17 | 7 | ||
| 173 | Amanda Mitchell | 30.55 | Yes | 10 | |
| 189 | Janette Dixon | 38.17 | New | 7 |
| Event 3 | Goring 10K | Sunday 20 March | 480 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 244 | Nick Shott | 54.25 | New | 10 | |
| 447 | Amanda Mitchell | 1.10.53 | New | 10 |
| Event 2 | Horspath Park Run 5k | Saturday 19 February | 222 finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | ||
| 51 | Chris Haighton | 23.08 | 7 | |||
| 143 | Jenny Willis | 29.56 | New | 7 | ||
| 146 | Sam Baillet | 30.03 | 7 | |||
| 151 | Adam Scragg | 30.37 | 7 | |||
| 160 | Kate Paver | 31.14 | 7 | |||
| 213 | Claudia Scragg | 39.33 | Yes | 10 |
| Event 1 | Aylesbury Park Run 5k | Saturday 22 January | 190 finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Chip Time | C.B. | Points | |
| 33 | Chris Haighton | 23.05 | New | 7 | |
| 70 | Nick Shott | 25.42 | New | 7 | |
| 108 | Adam Scragg | 29.20 | New | 7 | |
| 116 | Sam Baillet | 29.51 | New | 7 | |
| 119 | Kate Paver | 29.56 | New | 7 | |
| 134 | Amanda Mitchell | 31.55 | New | 7 | |
| 173 | Rachel Stafford | 36.49 | New | 7 | |
| 189 | Claudia Scragg | 47.12 | New | 7 |