MTC/New Balance Racing Series 2024
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, FloridaMon 1st January 2024 - Tue 31st December 2024
1 race
Organiser's Description
You must OPT IN to be eligible to earn points for the 2024 racing season. You can sign up anytime of the year. Once enrolled, you will start earning points. Points are not retroactive.
Anyone who participates in this racing series will be placed in their respective age group based on their actual age on January 1, of that year. Whatever your age on January 1 is your Racing Series age group for the ENTIRE year. This rule only applies to the scoring of the racing series. It does not affect any agegroup awards that are handed out on race day.
NEW THIS YEAR: To win an end of year racing series award, you must have volunteered at one MTC event during that year. There are many opportunities to volunteer. These include, but not limited to: packet pickups, racing series events, MTC sanctioned events (not included in the series), being a race consultant, hosting a club connect, being on a MTC committee, helping at the summer beach runs or Adopt a Road Cleanups.
NEW THIS YEAR: You can enter as many of the events as you want, but you must have participated in at least 4 events to place first, second or third in the racing series end of year awards.
If the Overall winner is over 40, then the fastest male/female runner under 40 will receive 8 points instead of 6.
Only MTC members in good standing will be awarded points.
If there is a tie in the final standings, then so be it. There will be no tiebreaker applied.
Current Racing Series point totals will be posted on the MTC website and on the Facebook MTC member page. It is the responsibility of each club member to check their points and report any discrepancies. Awards will be presented at the annual MTC Awards Banquet in January.
Racing series includes 5 year age groups starting with the 0-19 year-old, Master, Grand Master, Senior Grand Master and Veteran Grand Master will be pulled from the age groups and awarded separately. The youth category is not eligible to take overall.
Racing Series Points will be Awarded as follows(updated for 2024!):10 points Overall male and female8 points Master male and female (age 40 to 49)8 points Grand Master male and female (age 50-59)8 points Senior Grand Master male and female (age 60-69)8 points Veteran Grand Master male and female (age 70-79)
6 points First in age group4 points Second in age group3 points Third in age group2 points completing the race
New Balance Sarasota will be the sponsor of our Racing Series.
MTC/New Balance Racing Series for 2024:Andrew Monroe 5K, Jan 14, 2024Run for the Donut 5K, February 17, 2024Pine View Python 5K, March 23, 2024Mote Marine Turtle Run 5K, April 6, 2024FCA 5K, April 13, 2024SUP Run 5K, May 4, 2024Phillippi Shores 5K, October 2024*Bill’s Beer Run 5 miler, October 24, 2024Jingle Jog 5K, December 2024*Sandy Claws 5K, December 2024*
*Dates are not confirmed at this time.
Anyone who participates in this racing series will be placed in their respective age group based on their actual age on January 1, of that year. Whatever your age on January 1 is your Racing Series age group for the ENTIRE year. This rule only applies to the scoring of the racing series. It does not affect any agegroup awards that are handed out on race day.
NEW THIS YEAR: To win an end of year racing series award, you must have volunteered at one MTC event during that year. There are many opportunities to volunteer. These include, but not limited to: packet pickups, racing series events, MTC sanctioned events (not included in the series), being a race consultant, hosting a club connect, being on a MTC committee, helping at the summer beach runs or Adopt a Road Cleanups.
NEW THIS YEAR: You can enter as many of the events as you want, but you must have participated in at least 4 events to place first, second or third in the racing series end of year awards.
If the Overall winner is over 40, then the fastest male/female runner under 40 will receive 8 points instead of 6.
Only MTC members in good standing will be awarded points.
If there is a tie in the final standings, then so be it. There will be no tiebreaker applied.
Current Racing Series point totals will be posted on the MTC website and on the Facebook MTC member page. It is the responsibility of each club member to check their points and report any discrepancies. Awards will be presented at the annual MTC Awards Banquet in January.
Racing series includes 5 year age groups starting with the 0-19 year-old, Master, Grand Master, Senior Grand Master and Veteran Grand Master will be pulled from the age groups and awarded separately. The youth category is not eligible to take overall.
Racing Series Points will be Awarded as follows(updated for 2024!):10 points Overall male and female8 points Master male and female (age 40 to 49)8 points Grand Master male and female (age 50-59)8 points Senior Grand Master male and female (age 60-69)8 points Veteran Grand Master male and female (age 70-79)
6 points First in age group4 points Second in age group3 points Third in age group2 points completing the race
New Balance Sarasota will be the sponsor of our Racing Series.
MTC/New Balance Racing Series for 2024:Andrew Monroe 5K, Jan 14, 2024Run for the Donut 5K, February 17, 2024Pine View Python 5K, March 23, 2024Mote Marine Turtle Run 5K, April 6, 2024FCA 5K, April 13, 2024SUP Run 5K, May 4, 2024Phillippi Shores 5K, October 2024*Bill’s Beer Run 5 miler, October 24, 2024Jingle Jog 5K, December 2024*Sandy Claws 5K, December 2024*
*Dates are not confirmed at this time.
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