RULES FOR TIE-BREAKS - INDIVIDUALS
NB Individuals in all categories are best 3 races to count.
Discard the worst race of each runner. If a runner has
run 4 races, discard the largest number of points. If a
runner has only run 3 races, there is no race to discard.
There is just one rule:
Examine races where the two runners have been in competition
with each other and have counted these races as their best 3.
Add up the times for these runners for these races. The runner
with the lowest total time wins.
Some examples follow.
Examples 1 to 3 show different situations where runners have run
either 3 or 4 races. Example 4 shows where a runner has run 4 races
and has two equal scores as worst - which one should be discarded?
Example 5 shows a 3-way tie.
Example 1
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Runner A notrun 4 5 3 12 (no race to discard)
Runner B 1 5 6 notrun 12 (no race to discard)
times
Runner A notrun 24:42 25:11 22:35
Runner B 21:22 24:45 25:21 notrun
after discards
Runner A notrun 24:22 25:11 ignore 49:33 }only races 2 & 3
Runner B ignore 24:25 25:21 notrun 49:46 }are added
Runner A wins
Example 2
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Runner C 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Runner D 1 5 6 notrun 12 (no race to discard)
times
Runner C 21:42 24:42 25:11 22:55
Runner D 21:22 24:45 25:21 notrun
after discards
Runner C 21:42 24:22 25:11 discard 71:15 }races 1 2 3
Runner D 21:22 24:25 25:21 notrun 71:08 }are added
Runner D wins
Example 3
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Runner E 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Runner F 1 7 6 5 12 (discards 7 in race 2)
times
Runner E 21:42 24:42 25:11 22:55
Runner F 21:22 25:05 25:21 22:20
after discards
Runner E 21:42 ignore 25:11 discard 46:53 }only races 1 & 3
Runner F 21:22 discard 25:21 ignore 46:43 }are added
Runner F wins
Example 4
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Runner G 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Runner H 1 6 6 5 12 (discards one of the 6's)
times
Runner G 21:42 24:42 25:11 22:35
Runner H 21:22 25:04 25:21 22:20
if runner H discards the 6 in race 2
Runner G 21:42 ignore 25:11 discard 46:53 }only races 1 & 3
Runner H 21:22 discard 25:21 ignore 46:43 }are added
if runner H discards the 6 in race 3
Runner G 21:42 24:42 ignore discard 46:24 }only races 1 & 2
Runner H 21:22 25:04 discard ignore 46:26 }are added
since runner H is allowed to discard his worst race,
he discards race 2 and wins by 10 seconds
Example 5
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Runner J 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Runner K 1 7 6 5 12 (discards 7 in race 2)
Runner L 4 notrun 4 4 12 (no race to discard)
times
Runner J 21:42 24:42 25:11 22:55
Runner K 21:22 25:05 25:21 22:20
Runner L 21:50 notrun 25:00 22:10
after discards
Runner J 21:42 ignore 25:11 discard 46:53 }only races 1 & 3
Runner K 21:22 discard 25:21 ignore 46:43 }are added
Runner L 21:50 notrun 25:00 ignore 46:50 }
Runner K wins
Note that we do not count races that have been discarded by
any runner - they may have had an off-day and perhaps
were making up numbers for their team so should not be
penalised for a non-counting event for them as individuals.
RULES FOR TIE-BREAKS - TEAMS IN JUNIOR CATEGORIES
NB Teams in all junior categories are best 3 races to count.
Discard the worst race of each team. If a club has had
a complete team in 4 races, discard the race in which they
had the largest number of runner points. If a club has only
had a complete team in 3 races, there is no race to discard.
There is just one rule:
Examine races where the two teams have been in competition
with each other and have counted these races as their best 3.
Add up the runner points for these teams for these races.
The team with the lowest total runner points wins.
Some examples follow.
Examples 6 to 8 show different situations where teams have completed
either 3 or 4 races. Example 4 shows where a team has completed 4 races
and has two equal scores as worst - which one should be discarded?
Example 5 shows a 3-way tie.
Example 6
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Team M notrun 4 5 3 12 (no race to discard)
Team N 1 5 6 notrun 12 (no race to discard)
runner points
Team M notrun 42 51 35
Team N 22 45 61 notrun
after discards
Team M notrun 42 51 ignore 93 }only races 2 & 3
Team N ignore 45 61 notrun 106 }are added
Team M wins
Example 7
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Team P 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Team Q 1 5 6 notrun 12 (no race to discard)
runner points
Team P 42 42 51 55
Team Q 22 45 61 notrun
after discards
Team P 42 42 51 discard 135 }races 1 2 3
Team Q 22 45 61 notrun 128 }are added
Team Q wins
Example 8
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Team R 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Team S 1 7 6 5 12 (discards 7 in race 2)
runner points
Team R 42 42 51 55
Team S 22 65 61 50
after discards
Team R 42 ignore 51 discard 93 }only races 1 & 3
Team S 22 discard 61 ignore 83 }are added
Team S wins
Example 9
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Team T 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Team U 1 6 6 5 12 (discards one of the 6's)
runner points
Team T 42 42 51 55
Team U 22 64 61 50
if team T discards the 6 in race 2
Team T 42 ignore 51 discard 93 }only races 1 & 3
Team U 22 discard 61 ignore 83 }are added
if team T discards the 6 in race 3
Team T 42 42 ignore discard 84 }only races 1 & 2
Team U 22 64 discard ignore 86 }are added
since team T is allowed to discard their worst race,
they discard race 2 and win by 10 runner points
Example 10
race1 race2 race3 race4 best3
Team V 3 4 5 6 12 (discards 6 in race 4)
Team W 1 7 6 5 12 (discards 7 in race 2)
Team X 4 notrun 4 4 12 (no race to discard)
runner points
Team V 42 42 51 55
Team W 22 65 61 50
Team X 50 notrun 40 40
after discards
Team V 42 ignore 51 discard 93 }only races 1 & 3
Team W 22 discard 61 ignore 83 }are added
Team X 50 notrun 40 ignore 90 }
Team W wins
Note that we do not count races that have been discarded by any team
RULES FOR TIE-BREAKS - TEAMS IN SENIOR CATEGORIES
NB Teams in all senior categories are all 4 races to count.
Only teams that have had a complete team in all 4 races
can be considered.
Rule
Add up the runner points for the teams for all 4 races.
The team with the lowest total runner points wins.
Example 11
race1 race2 race3 race4 total
Team Y 3 4 5 6 18
Team Z 1 6 6 5 18
runner points
Team Y 42 42 51 55 190
Team Z 22 64 61 50 197
Team Y wins