Competitions

Grand Prix

The club chooses a number of races across a variety of distances throughout the year to form the Grand Prix.
Races vary each year.  The club endeavours to keep members financial outlay down but there is normally one event further afield for variety.
The club organises an annual Club Championship which is part of the Grand Prix.
Club members who wish to take part are placed in Divisions according to their pace.  Fastest runners are in Division 1.  Points are awarded based on your finishing position compared to other runners in their division. 1st – 20 Points, 2nd 19 Points etc.  Runners best scoring 6 races are counted.
It is the individual runners responsibility to register for each race, you need to register under Dartford Road Runners and must wear a black DRR vest.
Grand Prix rules and races for the following year are published in early December.

Handicap

The club runs two handicap series per athletic year.
The runs are held on the second Tuesday of the month and are the training session for that day.
The handicap is open to all members, if in attendance please let the clipboard know you are there.
Broadly, every member running the handicap for the first time (or if they have missed a complete series) runs a Time Trial and will not be given a place.
The run time is then used alongside all other run times to calculate the following months starting handicap.
The slowest runner sets off first and the rest of the runners start over the next 15 minutes and chase them down.
Points are awarded according to finish positions.  The top finish positions are given a penalty for the next race.
The premise of the handicap is a fair competition that everyone has the chance of winning, it only works if everyone runs with integrity.
All start times are calculated by the master computer and are final, it really isn’t worth arguing about.

KFL

The Kent Fitness League is a non elite cross country running competition held in the winter at venues across Kent.
Races start at 11AM on a Sunday.  Race distances vary and are generally between 5 and 6 miles.
Races are held at Swanley Park, Knole Park, Oxleas Wood, Allhallows, Minnis Bay and Bettshanger in Deal.
Race entry of £2 per race is included within the annual subscription.  Members need to pay for a single race timing bib which covers all races, the current one off cost of this is £10; which the club subsidises £5 towards.  You are not committed to run all the races.
You must be EA affiliated and registered for KFL to take part.  Club Vests must be worn.
Every year the club gives ample warning of registration deadlines.
Registration opens for the remainder of the season after every race for a very short period of time.  The cost of the bib remains £10 throughout.
Please see the ‘Cross Country Dates’ news story for this years fixtures.

KCAA

The Saturday cross country league is slightly more serious than the Kent Fitness League and open to all abilities.
The events are a series races across age groups, some events are Male, Female and Vets exclusively.  All are very friendly and points are scored within your age group.
The races are run at a variety of different locations mainly in North West Kent on Saturdays.
Race entry is included within the annual subscription.
Every year the club gives ample warning of registration deadlines.
Registration opens for the remainder of the season after every race for a very short period of time.
Please see the ‘Cross Country Dates’ news story for this years fixtures.