The 2018 Club Championship race is the Eastleigh 10K, originally scheduled to be held on March the 18th, due to bad weather, the race was postponed to June the 17th. 

In a change to how the club championships have previously been run it has been decided to move away from age categories and instead base it upon your runbritain rankings. This has been done so that the club champs are relevant for everyone, not just the top 3-5 people in each age category. This follows feedback provided that the club champs were not relevant for the majority of people in the club.

The way this works is that everyone is ranked on runbritain for each UK affiliated race, including parkruns. Based upon your time and how well everyone else did you, will receive a ranking. Club results are shown here.
 
It is proposed to break the club championships down into 6 categories based on the ranking (actual number). This will be done as of the day before the club champs. 
0 to 5.99999
6 to 11.9999
12 to 17.9999
18 to 23.9999
24 to 29.9999
30 to 36
 
This means that anyone competing for prizes will be doing so against people of similar ability. There will be awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd on each category. As you are competing against people of similar ability (as a result of how the system works) there will be no separate prizes for men and women.

There will still be one overall prize for the fastest man and fastest woman.
 
Some further comments:
• If you are listed twice on the runbritain website then your better ranking will be used.
• You must be first claim Hedge End Running Club
• You must be wearing club vest/t-shirt or if running for charity let a member of club committee know
• You must register for the race under Hedge End Running Club
• You must have paid your subs to the club before the day of the race

As you will appreciate the system only works if your races make it to runbritain. If you have races missing please ensure they are added to make it as fair as possible. There may be some people in the wrong category for various reasons (no races / injury), so please ensure your profile is as up to date as possible!

In a change to how we have done the Club Championships in the past, the club will run one Club Championship per year at one distance.

The distance will be 10K and the chosen race will be Eastleigh. This will remain the same for future years until decided otherwise. This race has been chosen as the distance is achievable for most people and has traditionally been a well attended race.

The 2018 Eastleigh 10K is on Sunday the 18th of March, starting at 9.00am.

As Eastleigh is starting to fill up, suggest you get your entry in quick. It is also an HRRL league race.

Entry/Details here http://www.runningmania.co.uk/hendy-ford-10k/

More details about prize categories will be announced nearer the time but we are aiming to change the system to make it more inclusive for all abilities.

Well done to the 8 Hedge End Running Club members that completed the New Forest Marathon on the 10th of September 2017. This race had been selected as a Club Championship race, so congratulations to Mark Chamberlain and Jo Labram for winning the Men's and Ladies trophies.

Well done to everyone that competed in yesterday's Hayling 10 race, which as well as being a Club Championship race, was also a Hampshire Road Race League event. 

Congratulations to the Overall and Age Category award winners.

The full Club Championship results are as follows....

​The rules for the Club Championships to be held at the Hayling 10 Mile on the 27th of November 2016 are as follows:- 
1. To qualify you must be a first claim member of Hedge End Running Club
2. You must run in club vests unless you are running for a charity in which case this rule does not apply 
3. You must register for the race under Hedge End Running Club
4. You must have paid your 2016/17 annual subs to the club before the day of the race

An award will be made for the following age category places 
​Female and Male Overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Female and Male Senior 1st, 2nd, 3rd 
Female and Male V35 1st, 2nd, 3rd 
Female and Male V40 1st, 2nd, 3rd 
Female and Male V50 1st, 2nd, 3rd 

The Club Championship cups will also be presented to the overall Female and Male winners. These cups will be retained by the winners until the next club championship race.

​The awards will be presented immediately after the race.

The results of the Club Championships held at the Victory 5 Mile race on the 6th December 2015 can be downloaded from here.

Congratulations to club champions Karen Andrews and Matt Risden, and to all the other category winners.

The rules for the Club Championships to be held at the Southampton Half Marathon on the 26th of April 2015 are as follows:-
1. To qualify you must be a first claim member of Hedge End Running Club.
2. You must run in club vests unless you are running for a charity in which case this rule does not apply.
3. You must register for the race under Hedge End Running Club
4. You must have paid your 2015/16 annual subs to the club before the day of the race
5. Eligible members can win more than one Place Award.
6. Eligible members that win a Place Award are not eligible to win a Bonus Award
7. The same person cannot win both Bonus Awards

Southampton Half Marathon

Hedge End Running Club members have really caught Half Marathon fever and we would like to recognise this by using the Southampton Half Marathon to hold a special Club Championship. Prize details will be announced soon.

This could evolve into a series of events throughout the year as the club develops... for example a longer race in the Spring (maybe Half Marathon or 10 mile race), another race in the Autumn (maybe a 10K or a 5-mile). and then maybe an off-road or cross-country race in the Winter.  

Clearly, for any race that's selected for a club championship, there will be some members that won't able to participate, however we hope that by having a number of races throughout the year at different distances and disciplines, we hope we can at least satisfy the majority of members.

There are only a limited number of places left for the Southampton Half Marathon, however we are working with the race organisers to ensure that Hedge End Running Club members can enter the race right up to the cut off date of the 15th of March - regardless of the race selling out before then. Please don't leave it till the last minute though - if any member still hasn't entered and would like to run in the race, enter as soon as possible using the discount code "hedgeend" to get 15% off the current entry price of £33.99, reducing the entry cost to £28.89. 

For anyone that can't make the Southampton Half, there will definitely be another Club Championship race later in 2015.