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MCRRC Youth Races are designed for those who are under the age of 18. These are non-competitive and non-timed events that occur alongside selected low-key races. MCRRC is committed to introducing the sport of running to our younger members and non-members in the community and encouraging physical fitness. Both members and non-members under age 18 are encouraged and welcome to participate in our youth races, which include distances ranging from 0.25 miles to 1 mile.
These events were formerly known as the Young Run Series and the Junior Participation Series and have now been combined into the Youth Running Participation Series (YS).
Finishers of the youth running events who are MCRRC members earn points for participation. If they complete a third of the youth running events in the series, they can earn a participation award. Please note that some events have more than one youth race associated with them. Participants may compete in all race events, but can only earn one point for participation on any given day. See below for a detailed explanation of the Youth Series Rules.
The Youth Running Participation Series (YS) is different from MCRRC’s Championship Series. The Championship Series is a competitive series of running events that are timed and scored. Runners under age 18 can participate in the Championship Series too. Please see specific rules pertaining to the Championship Series for clarification.
Youths who are not members of MCRRC may also participate for free, but cannot earn participation points or a participation award.
See the list of scheduled races
REGISTRATION
Prior to each event, a parent or guardian must register each participant online for the Youth Series distance they intend to complete. Please note that registration for each event will close at the start of the race. Should your child end up not participating in the event, please remove their registration from the site, as we will use the registrations on the site to determine the winners of the Youth Series for the year. If you have any issue completing the removal, please contact office@mcrrc.org for further assistance.
If you have any questions pertaining to the Youth Series, please contact the Series Coordinators, Jennifer Meyer and Jimmy Schneidewind, at youth_series@mcrrc.org.
Rules
1. Participant must be age 17 or younger on the last day of the calendar year (i.e., participants 18 years of age by December 31st do not qualify). Participant’s birthdate must be disclosed when registering for their first youth series race to be eligible for series prizes.
2. Participant must be an MCRRC member on the day of the youth series race to earn a point for that race. Non-members are not counted in determining series points.
3. The number, Q, of races needed to qualify for the youth series shall be one-third the number of youth series events actually conducted, rounded up to a whole number if necessary.
4. For each youth series event, a maximum of one point will be awarded to each participant irrespective of how many races they may complete at said event. Some youth series events offer more than one youth race, and participants may compete in all race events at said race event. However, the maximum number of points that can be earned is limited to one at each event.
5. Participant’s series score is the sum of their individual series event points.
6. Participant must register for the youth series online. Participant and/or participant’s parent/guardian must update their profile after every event completed.
7. Triple awards can be earned in the Youth Series, Championship Series, and Trail Series. (Thus, for events such as the Midsummer Night’s Mile, a youth runner may earn a participation series point for the One Mile and points in their age group in the Championship Series for the One Mile.)
8. Youth series events are not timed nor scored.