Season Long Triathlon Championship
The Season Long Triathlon Championship is competed over the whole calendar year and is based on a points calculated for the best three triathlons (swim, cycle & run) undertaken. Any distance of triathlon counts, however, longer distance events attract more points as do open-water swims and championship events.
From 2006 the Club committee will appoint the designated races which count towards the season long championships. These can be found on the Race Calendar.
The races designated for 2007 can also be found here.
Points calculation
Basic points are awarded for each triathlon, based on the ratio of the overall race winner's time and the overall finish position of the FTC athlete. Each of these two ratios are multiplied by 50 and added together. For example, in a race the FTC competitor finishes with a time of 01:00:35 to the winners time of 00:54:32 in 19th position from 391 finishers. The basic points for this race are thus 92.58 (45.01 + 47.57). [45.01 = 00:54:32 / 1:00:35 & 47.57 = (391-19)/391].
The basic number of points are then multiplied by a factor dependant upon the race distance of the event as given in the table below. A longer event has a higher multiplier hence attracting more points. This weighting compensates for the fact that, in general, longer events attract a more competitive field.
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Race distance* |
Multiplier |
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Pool based Sprint distance |
1.00 |
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Pool based Olympic distance |
1.05 |
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Pool based Middle distance or Half Ironman® |
1.10 |
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Pool based Long distance or Ironman® |
1.20 |
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Open water Sprint distance |
1.05 |
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Open water Olympic distance |
1.10 |
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Open water Middle distance Half Ironman® |
1.20 |
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Open water Long distance Ironman® |
1.30 |
* Race distance definitions based on Internationally agreed distances.
In the previous example if the race had been a pool based Sprint distance race the points would be multiplied by 1.00 to give 92.58 pts. However, if it it had been an open water Sprint distance race the points would be multiplied by 1.05 to give 97.21 pts.
Finally, if the race is a BTF National Championship or a recognised International Championship race (ITU, WTC etc.) a number of bonus points are added to the total as given in the table below. These points compensate for the fact that, in general, the Championship events attract a more competitive field:
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Race Type |
Add |
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BTF National Championships |
+10 |
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International Championships (European, Worlds etc) |
+5 |
In the previous example if the race had been the BTF National Sprint Championships (open water), 10 points could be added to give an overall points award of 107.21 pts.
Event Rules
1. Only swim-cycle-run triathlons to count, i.e. no duathlons, biathlons, rowathons etc.
2. Only individual triathlons to count, i.e. no team relays.
3. The 'Season' is defined as the calendar year, i.e. 1st January to 31st December.
4. Individual must have entered a race under Farnham Triathlon Club, i.e. no second claim club.
5. Individual must have been a 'paid up' FTC member at the time of the race. Race(s) prior to membership will not count.
6. The overall winners are decided by the highest number of points awarded for their best three triathlon performances.
7. Age categories for awards can be found here.
Recent Previous Winners
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Year |
Name |
Points |
Category |
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(Click here for a full list of FTC Season Long Triathlon Championship winners) |
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2001 |
Giles Pateman |
337.55 |
Male Open |
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Steve George |
244.81 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Rachel Sivyer |
166.35 |
Female Open |
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Claudia Shand |
109.65 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Julie Devonshire |
95.24 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2002 |
Andy Norris |
347.25# |
Male Open |
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Ian Howard |
287.60 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Peter Dunbar |
187.66 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Hannah Bussey |
199.68 |
Female Open |
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Ali Wigg |
122.36 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2003 |
Giles Pateman |
339.25 |
Male Open |
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Ian Howard |
314.16 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Peter Dunbar |
221.31 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Carolan Smerdon |
235.18 |
Female Open |
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Carolan Smerdon |
235.18 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2004 |
Dave Lodge |
293.62 |
Male Open |
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Martin Elliott |
302.90 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Peter Dunbar |
238.77 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Trudy Dixon |
173.33 |
Female Open |
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Shelna Banasiewicz |
189.51 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Ali Wigg |
116.69 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2005 |
Matt Cartailler |
325.00 |
Male Open |
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Nick Holmes |
327.57 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Ian Howard |
303.21 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Trudy Dixon |
219.59 |
Female Open |
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Shelna Banasiewicz |
190.88 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Alison Wigg |
114.60 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2006 |
Jason Harris |
309 |
Male Open |
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Mark Richardson |
313 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Ian Howard |
313 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Philippa Hunter |
230 |
Female Open |
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Helen Kennedy |
218 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Alison Wigg |
163 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2007 |
Jason Harris |
318 |
Male Open |
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Mark Richardson |
335 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Ian Howard |
321 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Philippa Hunter |
238 |
Female Open |
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Debbie Shaw |
256 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Claudia Shand |
229 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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* Not awarded. # Championship record.
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