Club Championships

Club Championships

For 2026

The Club Championships present an excellent opportunity to compete against yourself and against fellow club members.

The Committee has selected 12 races this year ranging from 5k to half marathon distance. 

Awards are given out to top 3 male and female Striders, and respective age groups categories; senior, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70-74 and 75+. 

The committee tries to make club championships as affordable as possible with 1 free race included, and focussing on other club races more than large commercial events.  The club is keen to support over clubs races across the county, as we rely on their support for our Lytchett 10 race.

To count you must run a minimum of 7 events to be considered for an award, with your best 7 results counting.  The fastest male/female in each race scores 50 points, the 2nd scores 49 and so on.

A special Fidelity award is presented to those Striders who complete all 12 races plus any marathon over the year, and all awards are presented at the annual awards evening held in late January.

The 2026 races are

  1. Sat 24th January, 9am - Brockenhurst parkrun

  2. Sun 1st February, 11am - Blackmore Vale Half (DRRL)

  3. Sun 1st March, 9:30am - Weymouth Bay 10k

  4. Sun 22nd March, 10am - Bournemouth Bay Half (DRRL)

  5. Weds 6th May - Weds 19th August, 7:15pm - Upton Summer Series (6 races, best time to count)

  6. Sun 17th May, 9:00am - May 5 (DRRL)

  7. Sun 14th June, 10:00am - Coombe Keynes 10k

  8. Weds 22nd July 7:00 pm - New Ten 10k 

  9. Sun 2nd August - Stur Half (DRRL)

  10. Weds in August (date tbc) - Magic Mile, Ashdown Track

  11. Sun 4th October, 10:30am - Studland Stampede

  12. Sun 14th November, 10:30am - Wimborne 10

  13. January to December - Any marathon

The 2027 races are

  1. Sun 1st January, 10:30am - Broadstone Quarter‍ ‍(DRRL)

  2. Sun 24th January, 9am - Trust 10, Knoll Beach

  3. Sun 7th March, 9:00am - Lulworth Castle Trail 10k

  4. Sat 3rd April, 9:00am - Compton Abbas Airfield parkrun

  5. Sun 9th May, 10:00am - Hardy Half

  6. Sun 30th May, 9:00am - May 5 (DRRL)

  7. Fri 18th June, 7:30pm - Purbeck 10k (DRRL)

  8. July - Magic Mile 

  9. Weds tbc August, 7:00pm - RNLI Lighthouse Loop 5k

  10. Sun 19th September, 10:00am - Black Hill 10k

  11. Sun 3rd October, 9:15am - Dorchester Half

  12. Sun tbc November, 10:30am (tbc) - Boscombe 10k. (DRRL)

  13. January to December - Any marathon

NOTES

  • Fidelity is all 12 races + any marathon

  • Club vest to be worn for all Club Championship races

  • Committee trying to make club championships as affordable  as possible with 1 free race included, and focussing on other club races rather than more commercial events

  • Some Dorset Road Race league included.  Committee keen to support other clubs

  • Minimum of any 7 events required to be considered for an award, one can be a marathon

  • Dorset Road Race League details.  http://drrl.co.uk/

  • An Ultra can count as a marathon for the fidelty award purposes

  • Chip times will be used to calculate CC points, where both gun and chip times are published

  • If two runners of the same gender finish with the exact same time, both will be awarded the same points. The next person is awarded 2 points less, e.g. 2 x 45, next runner gets 43 points

  • Marathons can be run until the end of the calendar year