Metro Series Rules 2024-25

For the MetrO Series you are welcome to enter whichever course you choose, and enter a different course at each event if you wish. However, to qualify for the season-long competition, you will need to complete the same course on at least 5 events.

Each course offers categories for both men and women. There is no handicap system for adjusting points based on ages in the MetrO Series.

Categories:

• Junior is 16 years of age or younger on December 31^st, 2024.
• Senior is 17 years of age or older on December 31^st, 2024.
• Open is any age.
• A group is two or more people of any age and sex. Group entries are available for every course, however there is no series competition for groups.

Scoring:

• 100 points will be awarded to the winner of each category at every event, then 99pts for 2^nd, 98pts for 3^rd, etc.
• Series awards for the first three placegetters in each category will be calculated on an individual’s best 5 scores over the 2024-25 MetrO season.
• Each competitor can only qualify for award in one category. If a competitor has completed at least 5 events in more than one course, the course in which the competitor first reaches a total of 5 events will count for an overall award.
• In the event that two runners achieve 500 points in the same category, a count back using their next best score will be used to select the winner.

Inter-club competition:

The Inter-Club competition will be decided on the basis of a 3-2-1 score for placegetters in all of the final category results.

Notes:

• Ages for junior/senior are calculated as the age on 31^st December 2024, which allows everyone will remain in the same Category for the whole Series, regardless of whether they have a milestone birthday during the Series.
• Children aged under 11 are recommended to be accompanied by an adult for safety reasons.
• Please only enter a junior category if the child is predominately doing the navigation. If the adult is navigating, please enter your category as “group”.