Yeovil Town RRC 2020 Club Championships and Slam Hat Update

As you have probably seen on the May Club Minutes the Club Championships will now not be happening this year. However, the Slam Hats can still be awarded by running Virtual Races and the following Rules will apply. It may also be that a contribution towards these may need to be charged because Club funds will probably not be available due to the lack of income from our cancelled races.

Updated Rules

Due to Covid-19 Slam Hat Awards are revised and the following races/virtual rules apply to be eligible towards this year’s Hats:

(1) Any Actual/YTRRC-organised Virtual race completed between 30th November 2019 and 16th September 2020 will be allowed; (2) The following cancelled races can be run virtually (unless of course lockdown is lifted to enable the race to be held), but must be within three days of the original date of that race, eg 10k scheduled for 21st June can be completed virtually between 20th & 22nd June inclusive. Examples of these are:

10th June 5k 21st June Martock 10k OR 21st June Southampton Half Marathon OR 21st June Giants Head Marathon 28th June Minster Miler 10k 5th July Portland 10 mile 5th July Colmers Hill 10k 8th July Yeovilton 5k 15th July Pawlett Plod 10k 1st August National Swiss Day Lockdown 10 mile 2nd August Sturminster Newton Half Marathon 5th August Haselbury Trail 10k 12th August Yeovilton 5k 16th August Haldon Forest 10 mile OR 16th August Bath Marathon 23rd August Lytchett 10 mile 30th August Battle of 10k 31st August Trinidad & Tobago Independence Day 5 mile OR 31st August Baltonsborough 5 mile 6th September Half Marathon 9th September Yeovilton 5k 13th September Ash 5 mile

The above list should give enough choices for all to be able to earn their required Mini or Grand Slam Hat. Anyone wishing to go the extra mile for a Super Slam must use the date of a cancelled Ultra Race of their choice.

The Absolute Closing Date for submission via the website of races completed is 16th September to allow the Ash 5 miler to be included. This earlier date is to determine the total cost of awarded Hats and whether a contribution from you all will be required.