Road Warrior Running

If you finish in any of the Road Warrior races listed on this website, you'll be 'in the running' for one of the top three Road Warrior spots that earns a prize AND for series points (they add up and the top 10 in late December will win a prize bundle).

The program places all runners at (Road Warrior-designated) races virtually at the same running ability. Ultimately though, it's how you do against yourself. Improve your time and you could win prizes. All Road Warriors gain points at every Road Warrior race. Women have won the Road Warrior category in as many races as men, just so you know.

When you become a 'Road Warrior' member, we retrieve all your past year's race results and create a 'handicap rating' from those (it's like a 5k time). Our software takes into account the difference in race distances so it doesn't matter what distance you do beyond 5k (we only include races of 5k and longer in the Road Warrior program).

1. SIGN UP as a Road Warrior if you haven't done so yet. No cost to do so. The only thing you'll get from us is monthly newsletters and announcements (and prizes if you take one of the top 3 Road Warrior spots at Road Warrior races).
2. Our software will find all the races you've done in the past year, create a 'handicap' rating for you and enter you in the Road Warrior system. You'll then have access to the ratings and race results & points.
3. ENTER designated Road Warrior races as these are the only ones you can win Road Warrior prizes at or get points at for the series standings.

NOTE: If your last name has an apostrophe in it like O'Brian or a space like Van Dusen, ensure when you enter races that your name is spelled exactly as you entered it in the Road Warrior program so that our software picks up your name correctly for results (but if it doesn't, contact us from the website).

FYI:

Relays do not count no matter what distance they are as it's too hard to keep track of who does what leg, what distance each leg is, and more often than not it's only the last runner who wears the timing chip, not the entire team, so we have no way of knowing who did what time, leg or distance.

Designated Ontario races let you WIN Road Warrior Prizes at those races and WIN SERIES PRIZES at the end of the year!

KEY POINTS

1. Any race distances in between the 4 standards - 5k, 10k, Half and Marathon - (or beyond like an ultra) count points based on the next distance below it (i.e. a 12k race earns 10k points, an 8k race earns 5k points). Only races of 5k or more count for points and prizing in the program. Bottom line: all Road Warrior races count from 5k and longer, both on road and on trail.

2. The more Road Warriors in a race, the more points awarded. This means there's a cap to the points awarded... OR, put another way, the fewer Road Warriors at a race, the fewer points awarded. Example (as per table below): If only 3 Road Warriors are at a 10k, the 1^st place one will get 6 pts, 2nd will get 5 pts, 3rd will get 4 pts... If only 10 Road Warriors are at a marathon, the awards points will start at 19 (10 points places from the bottom) and go down to 10 points. Bottom line: the more Road Warriors at a race, the more points will be awarded (so encourage your friends to race too).

3. At most, 10 races contribute to a runner's season point total (the 10 races that accumulate the most points). This way runners are still encouraged to improve and race and aim for the higher points at any Road Warrior Race they attend.

4. After each Road Warrior race prizes are mailed to the top 3 Road Warriors and at the end of the year the top 10 points finishers will win prizes (in the case of tied points, the advantage will be given to the runner with the most 1st place wins, then if still tied, the most 2nd place wins, then if still tied, the most 3rd place wins through the year).