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Information & Rules for 2009/10

Competing in the Club Championships is a great way to stay focused on training and racing throughout the year. Also, the points system we have adopted to determine the winners allows for everyone to compete on an equal footing, making for an exciting and even competition.

Prizes

Trophies & prizes will be awarded to:

• 1st Placed male and female
• 2nd Placed male and female
• 3rd Placed male and female
• Most improved male and female

History

The female Club Champion will have her name engraved on the Andrew Ongarello Memorial Shield.

The award is named after Andrew Ongarello, who was the co-founder of STG.  He died in April 2002 at the age of 31 after a tragic accident. Andrew was a true character and lived life to the fullest. He was an honest, caring person with a fantastic sense of fun and humour and his memory will live on in STG through the Memorial Shield.

The male Club Champion will have his name engraved on the men's club champion shield.

The previous winners of the Club Championship Award are:

2008/2009 men's - Matt Malady
2008/2009 women's - Kate Guthrie
2007/2008 women's - Lydia Nicholson
2007/2008 men's - Dave Williams
2006/2007 women's - Donna Richards
2006/2007 men's - Eoin Reville
2005/2006 women's - Alice McClure
2005/2006 men's - Tim Hoopman
2004/2005 - Victoria Farrar
2003/2004 - Alice McClure
2002/2003 - Sonia Kennedy
2001/2002 - Robert Hitztaler

Points System

Participants are awarded points based on their race time in comparison to the median (middle) race time of all finishers in their age group (i.e. median time = 50 minutes / your time = 40 minutes multiplied by 1000 = 1250 points).

This points system means that everyone is competing on an equal footing in each of the age groups, which makes for an exciting and even competition.

The points for each competitor's best 4 races from the race calendar are tallied at the end of the last race, with the winner being whoever has the most points from the four races.

Eligibility for the Award

• Become a member of STG Triathlon Club;
• Compete in at least four of the races listed in the race calendar; and
• Gain 21 club points. Points can be gained as follows:

  o Attendance at a club training session from 1 October 2009 to NSW Club Champs 2010 = 1 point
  o Attendance at an STG race trip from 1 October 2009 to NSW Club Champs 2010 = 3 points.
  o Volunteering to help out with a club activity = 3 points (eligibility at Colin or Shaun's discretion)
  o Competing for STG at 2010 NSW Club Champs = 4 points

Please note that participants who are members of other triathlon clubs are welcome to participate but will not receive the shield or sponsors awards.

For members who are renewing membership, if you pay on or before 31 December 2009, all your races for the period will count towards your total. If you pay from 1 January 2010, only races from the date of payment will be counted.

For new members who weren't a member of STG in the previous year, races will be counted from the date payment is made to become a member.