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FAQ: Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
When you purchase a Season 3 BHRS Pass, you unlock the following perks! Passholders recieve a commemorative shirt, commemorative race jacket, and the opportunity to earn commemorative medals, if you complete the RockStar Virtual Race, all 4 Super Races and complete the Lucky Charm 2-Race Challenge. A commemorative race glass will be given to those participants who complete all 10 races in the series. All participants will have access to the final award recognition event on 6-22-19. Visit the Wrap-Up Party page for more details.
BHRS entry fees are non-refundable and cannot be transferred. Transferring bibs is up to the sole decision of each Race Director. Banditing races is prohibited. If found banditing a race, the participant will forfeit any race points accumulated for that race and will be disqualified from the series. Any allowed changes must be made prior to the race start to avoid disqualification from the series. Only Race # 1 in Season 3 can be run virtually (Learn more about virtual race restrictions, or credit given for a participants inability to complete the race.) We're sorry, no exceptions will be made.
No. Each BHRS PassHolder must complete the races in the series wearing their bib with chip. Your bib documents your participation in the race and allows your performance to be timed and ranked among those in your same gender. We recommend that you register before each race and take advantage of Early Packet Pickup or arrive extra early before the race to pick up your credentials. Race Directors are obligated to start each race on time and may close registration and packet pickup in order to remain on schedule. These planning tips will help you to not get left behind!
No, you can choose to run any of the 3-races: the 5k, 1/2-Marathon (13.1), or the Full Marathon (26.2). Completing your choice of one of these three races at the 7th BHRS race, Five Points of Life, will satisfy the requirement of completing the 3rd of 4-Super Races in the BHRS. But, consider taking on one of the longer distances for a chance to earn giant points in this Super Race!
You'll be able to get your hands on your shirt and jacket at early packet pick-up at the Cornerstone Leads the Way 5k, the Marion County Hallowen 5k/10k or Sangria 5k! Shirts and jackets for registrations prior to 11/10/18 that have not been picked up, will be forfeited. Any remaining shirts and jackets will be offered to participants that signed up after 11/11/18. Shirts and jackets are first come first served to those that pick them up.
Join us for Season 3 Wrap Up party, presented by CenterState Bank on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Cone Distributing from 3-5 p.m. This get together will bring all series participants together to have fun and award both the Overall and Age Division winners of the series. All BHRS participants will be notified via email about event details.
All runners will receive an Overall score for each race. The maximum score you can earn is 100%. This score is not weighted by your age, but simply the position that you crossed the finish line compared to all participants of your same gender in a race. Throughout the series, the average of all Overall scores you earn will be calculated to determine your TOTAL OVERALL column. The Total Overall Category calculates the average of all 10-races from Day 1 in the beginning. If a BHRS race has not yet taken place, the Total Overall column will provide a 0% score. Therefore, at the beginning of the series, your Total Overall score will appear lower as you have not yet earned a score in the future races. Over time, your and all series participant's Total Overall scores will increase as you complete races & the 0% columns are replaced by your actual race scores.
Example: There are 100 females that cross the finish line in a race. If you are a female that crosses the finish line 1st in this race, you will earn a score of 100% in the Overall column. If you are a female in the same race & are the 25th to cross the finish line, you will earn a 75%. If you do do not complete the race, your score will be a 0%.
All runners will be scored in the Points category for every race in the Big Hammock
Race Series (BHRS). Points are awarded when you place in the top 10 of your Age Division in a race. Your Age Division for each race is determined by your actual age on the
day of the race. Age Divisions may vary from race to race and won't always exactly match
the Age Divisions in the BHRS. Simply put, we only link your name and the place you have earned. The specific details about each race's Age Divisions don't factor into the equation.
Overall and Masters winners who have been removed from the race's Age Division scoring,
will be returned back to their original Age Division so that we can properly score the
Age Division. The result of this correction will be that the remaining participants from
each winner's Age Division will be bumped back down to their original placement.
The closer to 1st place you achieve, the more points you'll earn. 10k, 15k, Super Races, 1/2, and Full marathon distances award BIG POINTS! If you place 11th+ in your Age Division
you will only receive participations point(s). If you don't participate in a race, you will
score 0 points.Use thePoints chart to see the exact points that are awarded for each race.
Example: In a 5k Super Race, there are 15 men in "Age Division 50 - 59". Notice this series race does not use this same Age Division break down as the Big Hammock Race series as our comparable Age Divisions are 50-54 and 55-59. But, this does not factor as these 15 men will earn their points based off of this specific race's Age Division in which they are placed for this particular race. Jack is one of these 15 men and has fabulously won the race's Master's Division. So, the race has moved Jack from 50 - 59 Age Division & has placed him as the Master's winner. Michael is also in Jack's same Age Division & has placed 1st. To score the results in the BHRS, we will move Jack from Masters Winner back into his original Age Division in which he placed 1st giving him a score of 20-points. This shuffle will now move Michael from 1st place back to 2nd place earning him 18-points. Jack's Big Hammock Race Series Age Division is 60 - 64 because he is now 59, but will be 60 on May 4th.
Big Hammock Race Series results are based on each individual race's official timing company results. It is each runner's responsibility to make sure that their race results are correct before each race concludes. If you notice your results are missing or incorrect on the official online race results, you must contact the Race Director with your proof of time. Then, if the Race Director agrees with your proof, they will contact the timing company with your data. If both the timing company and the Race Director determine that an adjustment in the Official Results should be made, the race's official online results will be updated. At that time, please contact BHRS and we will gladly update the official series results to reflect your newly corrected results.
If there is a tie in the Age Group category the Overall placement will be used as a tiebreaker. If there is a tie in the Overall category, we will score the runners head to head through 10 races. The runner with the highest number of “wins” will be considered the overall winner. If there is still a tie, we will have a dance off.
The standings after each race will be calculated and displayed on the Results page as each of the races progress through the season. Please allow up to 2-weeks post race to allow us time to gather, calculate and publish the results. Be sure to like us on FaceBook to ensure that you received the latest announcements & the first word as soon as results are posted!
Virtual Race Results must be submited to VirtualStrides to get credit for Race 1. By completing Race 1, BHRS PassHolders will receive 10 points on their Scorecard and 1 Wild Card that you can use to replace any Season 3 live race that you cannot attend to help earn your Super Medal, Lucky Charm Challenge Medal or Perfect 10 Glass. Please visit the Virtual Race FAQs page to learn more about the unique restrictions of opting to use your Wild Card.
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