2018/19

The Sandilands Cup rewards Striders for representing the club in team cross country events. The idea is that all Striders have a reasonable chance of winning the Cup. You need to run at least 6 of the 10 races listed in the table below and if you run them well by your own standards then you will do well in the Sandilands Cup.

Races in the 2018/19 Sandilands Cup

  1. Switchback (21 points for helping) 30th September 2018
  2. Surrey League cross country – match 1: Men – Richmond Park (Sheen Rugby Fields) / Women – Wimbledon Common 13th October 2018
  3. Surrey League cross country – match 2: Men – Wimbledon Common / Women – Nonsuch Park 10th November 2018
  4. London champs – Parliament Hill 17th November 2018
  5. East Surrey Leage, match 2 – Wimbledon Common – date TBC
  6. South of Thames – Aldershot 15th December 2018
  7. Surrey County Championships – Lloyd Park 5th January 2019
  8. Surrey League cross country – match 3: Men – Mitcham 12 January 2019 / Women Lloyd Park 2nd March
  9. Southerns – Brighton 26th January 2019
  10. Surrey League cross country (21 points for helping) – match 4: Men – Lloyd Park / Women – Richmond 9th February 2019

Team place bonus points

These categories have been created by taking into account the runner’s recent performances and their record in cross country races. New runners will be given a category after their first Sandilands cup race (but can score 1 point in their first race if they place in the team). Runners may be re-categorised after the 3rd Sandilands Cup Race to prevent someone benefiting from being mis-categorised.

Scoring Rules

  • 20 points – For each runner finishing or helping to marshal a Sandilands Cup Race.
  • 1 bonus point – For each runner finishing or helping to marshal a Surrey League cross country race
  • 1 bonus point – For any man who finishes in a race where less than 11 Striders men finish, or woman who finishes in a race where less than 5 Striders women finish.
  • 1 bonus point – For the any Strider who finishes in a better placing than their placing in the comparable race of last season.
  • Surrey League men – overall finishing place among both division 2 runners, compared to division 3 and division 4 last season
  • Surrey League women – overall finishing place among both division 1 and division 2 runners
  • Other races are just on gender placings – i.e. what place the runner finished among runners of their own gender
  • ‘Team place’ bonus points – The ‘team’ is considered to be the first 11 men in Surrey League races and the first 7 men in all other races, and the first 6 women in Surrey League races and the first 4 women in all other races.

Total Score

Each runner’s total score is calculated by taking their 6 best Sandilands Cup race scores from the 10 Sandilands Cup races.

Eligibility

The Sandilands Cup is open to the following runners:

  • All paid up – First claim members of Striders of Croydon, who to scores points should where possible enter the races stating their club as Striders of Croydon and ideally run wearing some form of Club Kit.
  • All paid up – Second Claim members of Striders of Croydon, who enter as Striders of Croydon and wear Club Kit.

Winner of the Sandilands Cup

The winner of the Sandilands Cup will be the runner(s) whose sum of points gained in their best 6 Sandilands Cup races is the greatest. If more than one runner finishes on equal points the Sandilands Cup will be shared. Trophies will be awarded to the first three places, and presented at the Striders of Croydon A.G.M

 

2017/18

Final summary table

Points from race 10 2017/18 – Surrey League 4

Points from race 9 2017/18 – Southern Championships

Points from race 8 2017/18 – Surrey League 3

Points from race 7 2017/18 – Surrey County Championships

Points from race 6 2017/18 – South of Thames

Points from race 5 2017/18 – London Championships

Points from race 4 2017/18 – Surrey League 2

Points from race 3 2017/18 – Surrey League 1

Points from race 2 2017/18 – East Surrey League

Points from race 1 2017/18 – Switchback

Bonus point categories

 

2016/17

Final summary table

Updated bonus point categories after 3 races

Points from race 10 2016/17 – Surrey League 4

Points from race 9 2016/17 – Southern Championships

Points from race 8 2016/17 – Surrey League 3

Points from race 7 2016/17 – Surrey Championships

Points from race 6 2016/17 – South of Thames 2

Points from race 5 2016/17 – London Championships

Points from race 4 2016/17 – Surrey League 2

Points from race 3 2016/17 – Surrey League 1

Points from race 2 2016/17 – East Surrey League 1

Points from race 1 2016/17 – Switchback

Opening bonus point categories

 

2015/16

Final table after 11 races

Points from race 11 2015/16 – Surrey League 4

Points from race 10 2015/16 – Southern Championships

Points from race 9 2015/16 – Surrey League 3

Points from race 8 2015/16 – Surrey Champs

Points from race 7 2015/16 – South of Thames 2

Points from race 6 2015/16 – South of Thames 1

Points from race 5 2015/16 – London xc champs

Points from race 4 2015/16 – Surrey League 2

Points from race 3 2015/16 – East Surrey League 1

Points from race 2 2015/16 – Surrey League 1

Points from race 1 2015/16 – Switchback

 

 

2014/15

Final table after 11 races

Points from race 11 2014/15 – National Championships

Points from race 10 2014/15 – Surrey League 4

Points from race 9 2014/15 – Surrey League 3

Points from race 8 2014/15 – Surrey Championships

Points from race 7 2014/15 – South of Thames 2

Points from race 6 2014/15 – South of Thames 1

Points from race 5 2014/15 – London xc champs

Points from race 4 2014/15 – Surrey League 2

Points from race 3 2014/15 – East Surrey League 1

Points from race 2 2014/15 – Surrey League 1

Points from race 1 2014/15 – Switchback

 

 

Final table 2013/14

Final table  2012/13

Final table 2011/12

Final table 2010/11

Final table 2009/10

Final table 2008/09

Final table 2007/08

Final Table 2006/07

Final Table 2005/06

Final Table 2004/05

Final table 2003/04