- The LSARRC Club Standards is a scheme whereby any athlete can claim awards by achieving race times faster than the standard for that level within their particular age group.
- These awards are a Diamond trophy, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper Medals and certificates for all four levels.
- The LSARRC Club Standards are available to be earned by all LSARRC members, be they Full, Associate or Junior.
- The Standards are set within gender related five year age groups once the athlete has reached the veteran age (40 for men and 35 for ladies), and in a single age group (men under 40 and women under 35) prior to this.
- A certificate can be claimed for any individual race where a standard was achieved.
- To qualify for any standard, the race being used must be designated as a road race, be accurately measured, (depicted by the triangular symbol on the race flyer) and have a race permit number.
- A medal (or Diamond Trophy) can be claimed at anytime within the age group period if the standard is achieved in 4 races at different distances, regardless of whether a certificate had been claimed previously for any or all of these races.
- A race achieving a higher standard can be used to claim a lower standard should an athlete put four together to claim a medal (e.g. 3xGold + 1xDiamond to claim a Gold Medal).
- The particular race to claim a medal standard can be used only once, so as in the example above, the Diamond standard race cannot be used in the future towards claiming a Diamond Trophy.
- The athlete's age on the race day will determine the age category that that race will be used for.
- This competition is not tied to the championship year so if you can complete races to make up a medal claim up to 3 weeks prior to the annual presentation evening you will be awarded the medal then, as long as you let the statistician have your claim in time to be ratified and to allow the medal/trophy to be ordered and engraved. Certificate claims can be made up to a week before the Annual Presentation Evening.
Gold Standard medal.