Club Competitions

Club Championships 2024

For 2024, we have decided to make the club championships a league based competition. Any event where a reasonable number of club members competed will be eligible, including events put on by other East Anglian clubs and national events, such as The JK, British Championships etc.

The current standings (after King’s Forest on 18th February) can be found here.

Club Championships

The NOR Club Championships have been held annually since 2003 at a NOR Colour Coded Event. Men (M21+) compete for the Barry Chilvers Cup and women (W21+) for the Carol Towler Salver;  both trophies having been donated in memory of former NOR members. Since 2015, the format of the competition has changed in that people run the course normally associated with their age class (see below). A handicap, based on the age and course length, is applied to the results to determine the winner.

Current Champions (2022) are Glen Richardson, Barbara George and Matthew Bethell. Click here to see winners of previous years championships. Note: No championships were held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The courses and handicaps are as follows:

Age ClassMale Female 
 CourseFactorCourseFactor
21Brown1.00Blue0.82
35Brown0.92Blue0.71
40Brown0.89Blue0.69
45Blue0.86Green0.67
50Blue0.82Green0.63
55Blue0.77Green0.58
60Blue0.70Green0.53
65Green0.64Short Green0.48
70Green0.57Short Green0.42
75Short Green0.50Short Green0.35
80Short Green0.41Short Green0.28
85Short Green0.32Short Green0.19

Note: To be eligible for the Barry Chilvers Cup or Carol Towler Salver, a competitor must:

  • be a current senior member of NOR, i.e. M21+ or W21+
  • run the designated course for their age group, or a longer course

The Club Championships have included a junior category since 2018. Boys (M10-M20) and Girls (W10-W20) compete for The Ella Gilbert Trophy. As for the seniors, competitors run the course normally associated with their age class (see below). A handicap, based on the age and course length, is applied to the results to determine the winner.

The courses and handicaps are as follows:

Age ClassMale Female 
 CourseFactorCourseFactor
10Yellow0.74Yellow0.73
12Orange0.70Orange0.62
14Light Green0.80Light Green0.65
16Blue0.84Green0.67
18Blue0.90Green0.70
20Blue0.92Green0.71

Note: To be eligible for the Ella Gilbert Trophy, a competitor must:

  • be a current junior member of NOR or attend a school affiliated to the club,
  • run the designated course for their age group, or a longer course
  • compete individually, i.e. no pairs and no shadowing

Club Colour Coded League

The Colour Coded League is currently having a rest.

The club league awards points to all NOR members who run a course as an individual at any NOR event or any other event in East Anglia where there are at least 20 NOR members.

The league will run from September – Spring. If you run the correct course for your age, your course factor is 1. You are penalised for running an easier/shorter course by a factor of 10% per available course (unless your nominated course is not available) and rewarded in the same way for running a harder/longer course. Everyone’s points are calculated in the same way but there are separate prizes for top men, women and juniors.

Points are calculated as follows:

  • The length of the course is adjusted for height climbed (Adjusted length = length in km + (climb in m/100)).
  • Your pace (in min/km) is calculated (Pace = time/adj length of course).
  • Your pace is multiplied by your age factor and your course factor (Adjusted pace = pace x course factor x age factor/100).
  • Your adjusted pace is compared with the fastest NOR pace and awarded points thus: (Points = (fastest adj pace/your adj pace) x 100).
  • Your score is the sum of your best 5 scores.
  • Planners, organisers and controllers receive the average of their best 4 scores.

Click here to see the past champions.

Regional & National Leagues and Rankings

East Anglian League

The East Anglian League is a competition for the most consistent performers at events in the region, with each club nominating one event per year. You do not need to register to compete in the East Anglian League, you just need to run a course in one of the designated events and your points will be automatically calculated if you belong to an East Anglian club. At the end of the year, your overall score is determined by adding up the four best scores over the year. You must also have attended a minimum of three events to qualify for overall positions.

BOF Rankings

Do you know where you stand in the BOF Rankings? Follow this link to the BOF Rankings page. Select NOR from the list and click ‘filter’. The rankings are further explained in an article by Jonathan Gilbert recently published in NOR News – The vagaries of the BOF Ranking Scheme