Club Points Races
To foster healthy competition among New York area clubs, encourage excellence in running, and help boost NYRR race participation and spectator interest, NYRR and Club Council designate 10 NYRR scored races per year as Club Points races (2007 races to be announced soon.). These 10 races vary in distance. Clubs accumulate points based on their finishing places in these races. At the end of the year, each club's point totals in the 10-race series are added to determine the club's overall ranking for the year. The club with the most points is the winner, the club with the second-highest number of points places second, and so on. At NYRR's annual Club Night, the previous year's top clubs are honored and receive special engraved awards.
Clubs can score points at club points races in eight different divisions: men's and women's open (all ages), men's and women's masters (age 40+), men's and women's veterans (age 50+), and men's and women's super veterans (age 60+). The men's open divisions are grouped into A and B subdivisions.
As with all NYRR scored races, entrants who wish to represent their club must declare their club affiliation on their race entry.
[2008 Points Races Schedule] [Club Night 2008]
The composition of teams at club points races (other than the NYRR Team Championships and the Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K) is as follows:
| Open men | 5 runners |
| Open women | 5 runners |
| Masters men | 3 runners |
| Masters women | 3 runners |
| Veteran men | 3 runners |
| Veteran women | 3 runners |
| Super Veteran men | 3 runners |
| Super Veteran women | 3 runners |
The composition of teams at the NYRR Team Championships is as follows:
| Open men | 10 runners |
| Open women | 5 runners |
| Masters men | 5 runners |
| Masters women | 3 runners |
| Veteran men | 3 runners |
| Veteran women | 3 runners |
| Super Veteran men | 3 runners |
| Super Veteran women | 3 runners |
At the Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K, an open team consists of five runners, a masters team consists of three runners, and a veteran team consists of three runners. (The Circle of Friends New York Mini 10K is a women-only race.)
Runners may score in more than one division. For example, a 50-year-old finisher could score in the open, masters, and veteran divisions.
As in all NYRR scored races, a club's finishing place
in a club points race (except for the Circle of Friends New York
Mini 10K and the ING New York City Marathon; see below) is determined
by adding the finishing places of the scoring members, as outlined
above. A club's finishing place in the Circle of Friends New York
Mini 10K and the ING New York City Marathon is determined by adding
the finishing times of the scoring members.
The top-finishing clubs in each division are awarded points on the
following scale:
| First place | 15 |
| Second place | 12 |
| Third place | 10 |
| Fourth place | 8 |
| Fifth place | 6 |
| Sixth place | 5 |
| Seventh place | 4 |
| Eighth place | 3 |
| Ninth place | 2 |
| 10th place | 1 |
Double points are awarded at the NYRR Team Championships.
| 2008 Standings | ||
| Open (all ages) | MEN | WOMEN |
| Open B (all ages) | MEN | |
| 40+ | MEN | WOMEN |
| 50+ | MEN | WOMEN |
| 60+ | MEN | WOMEN |
| . | ||
| 2007 Final Standings | ||
| Open (all ages) | MEN | WOMEN |
| Open B (all ages) | MEN | |
| 40+ | MEN | WOMEN |
| 50+ | MEN | WOMEN |
| 60+ | MEN | WOMEN |
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