- Site:
- http://thethirdmile.blogspot.com/
- Miles:
- 1484 total logged
- Goal:
Age-graded equivalents of all my lifetime PRs!
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This nice plaque came in the mail this morning. You can have one too - provided you're 40 or older and a USATF member. The Phidippides Award is a masters' participation award based on points accumulated by running road races of various distances.
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Wow! A silver medalist! Way to go.
about 1 month agoWOW! You are a winner! How many hours/months/years or points does it take to earn this award?
about 1 month agoI would love to earn one! Do you have to be a marathoner too? Do half marathons count towards long distance?
Thanks Tom and Cindy!
Cindy, more details are to be had at this link:
http://www.usatf.org/groups/RoadRunning/PhidippidesAward/index.asp
Longer races are worth more points. A 5K is worth 1 point, a 10K is worth 2 points, a half marathon is worth 3 points, and a marathon is worth 4. The points you need for gold, silver, and bronze varies by age group. And you don't have to be fast; it's entirely based on participation.
about 1 month agoIs this your first award? I just sent the link to my running friend who is having her big birthday next month! Mine is next year!
about 1 month agoWe will be in a new runnning bracket.
Congrats John!
about 1 month ago