WORS Trail Running Guidelines

Series Registration: Competitors wishing to compete for Overall and/or Divisional awards in the WORS Trail Run Series, need to register with WORS and will be issued a series number. The series registration fee is $20 and includes a WORS Trail Running Series t-shirt. Series registration is not required to compete in any individual event.

Race Distance: Each WORS Trail Run Series event will have two race distance options for competitors: Long Course (approximately 10 K, varies by venue) and Short Course (approximately 5 K).

Entry Fees: $18 for online and mail in entries. Online registration will close 6 days prior to event and mail-in entries must be postmarked at least 8 days prior to the event. $22 for all other entries and same day registration.

Click here for a mail-in WORS Trail Run Event Entry Form.  Complete form and mail with check made out to WORS, to WORS Trail Run Series, 8675 Rolling Hills Rd, Custer, WI  54423.  Entries not postmarked by at least 8 days (the Saturday a week before the race) prior to the event, will incur a $4 late fee at race registration.

Start Time: 8:30 a.m. for Long Course competitors and 8:35 a.m. for the Short Course entrants.

Classes & Age Groups: Runners may compete in one of two categories: Long Course (approx. 10K) or Short Course (approx. 5K). There will be six classes (five Age Groups and Overall) each for men and women in each class: Overall (those runners with the top three overall times regardless of age. These racers will be excluded from Age Group placings), 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over for men and women. A competitors age is as of December 31, 2008.

Awards & Scoring: The top two men and women overall in both the Long Course and Short Course race will receive a medal and a gift certificate, merchandise or cash award. Medals will be awarded to the top two in each Age Group. The same distribution will be maintained for Overall awards with all award winners receiving plaques.
NOTE: If there are 2 or fewer Overall finishers in an Age Group, only one place will be awarded; two places for 3 to 4 Overall finishers, and three places for 5 or more.

Awards Presentation: WORS Trail Run Series participants are strongly encouraged to participate in and receive any and all awards through official award ceremonies at each event and the end-of-the-season Awards Banquet. The WORS Trail Running awards ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 at each event. If a racer is unable to attend these ceremonies, it is his or her responsibility to make arrangements for receiving their award. For individual event awards, WORS will have available for pickup at the WORS tent, the awards not picked up at previous events for that year. Otherwise awards may be requested by mail. Send a $3 check for medals and a $6 check for overall plaques (postage and handling) made out to WORS Trail Running, with your name, address, phone number, name of race, class and age category, and place of finish to: WORS Trail Running, N4844 Hoewisch Dr, Shiocton, WI 54170.  Mailing  requests must be made no later than November 1, 2008 or awards will be forfeit.

Series Scoring: WORS Trail Running series points will be awarded in Age Group and Overall categories to both the Long Course and Short Course competitors racing with a series number. Points will be awarded using the Trail Running Series Points Scale Outlined below. To receive an Overall score in the series and be eligible for Overall Championship Awards, a runner must compete in 4 of the seven series races scheduled for 2008. Runners competing in more than the required number of races will receive 20 bonus points for each additional race.