The NWRL is like no other running club or league that you can find and be a part of. NWRL will award runners of all abilities unlike all the other running races where only the fastest runners are awarded. Each runner has their own story and we want to be a part of it. The stories of the elite runners can be found at Runnersworld.com and in their magazine. What about your story and your success? Your story and success deserves to be made available for others to know about. NWRL will make this happen.

How do you become a member?

Sign-up for the Fall Finale 5k held on October 2, 2010 hosted by NW Running League and you automatically become a league member (no additional cost).  Why should you become a member?  Keep reading . . .

Benefits of participating

• Opportunity to win cash prizes
• Make new running friends/partners
• See league results after each race online
• Be rewarded for personal success no matter what level of runner you are
• Discounts on entry fees to NWRL Approved 5k races
• Support local races
• 10% discount to Foot Traffic Running Store - 3 locations in Portland
• 10% discount to Fit Right NW running store

Details

Sign up for the Fall Finale 5k and become a member of the running league at no additional cost.  You can take full advantage of league benefits by running a maximum of six local approved 5k's a year and earn points for each.   At the conclusion of each approved race, every finisher is awarded points based on their finish place among league members in their respective Groups.  League members will also have the option to participate and earn participation points up to a maximum of six Runner's Choice 5k's.

Categories

Seven categories are:

1. Male Group A
2. Male Group B
3. Male Group C
4. Female Group A
5. Female Group B
6. Female Group C
7. Male/Female Group D

Categories are based on 5k mile pace:

• Group A - 0:00 - 7:00
• Group B - 7:00 - 9:00
• Group C - 9:00 - 12:00
• Group D - 12:00 +

Scoring System

The total score for each athlete will consist of points earned from a maximum of six approved races and a maximum of six Runner's Choice 5k's.  There is no minimum amount of races an athlete can run to be eligible for the prize money.  However, an athlete can earn more points by running more races.  There are five ways to earn points:

1. Performance - Placing in an approved race against league members within the same category

Team Red Lizard of Portland has a great way of allocating points based on performance which will be used in NWRL.  The first place man and woman will always get 100 points and the last place person will always get 20 points.  Everyone else will be evenly spaced in between.

The formula used to determine points scored in each race is (T-Y/T-1)*80+20
where T = the total number of league members in the race
and Y = your finishing place against league members in your category.

Cash Prizes

The top four overall winners in each of the seven categories will win cash prizes.  The 5th place overall winners will receive a free entry to the NW Running League in 2011.

• 1st - $75
• 2nd - $50
• 3rd - $35
• 4th - $25
• 5th - Free entry to 2011 League