Rules

SOUTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES
A Duathlon and Triathlon Championship Series
20^th Annual - 2010 Season

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Rules for the 2010 Season

RULES for the 2010 Season

The 2010 Southwest Challenge Series links up the premier Duathlons and Triathlons in New Mexico and West Texas. Point standings are kept for each race based on finish by category with champions being crowned at the end of the season.

Anyone can participate. There is no extra cost for inclusion in the series. Entrance into any of the Southwest Challenge Series events will automatically make one eligible, and everyone is invited to enter all of these outstanding races. Points will be accumulated from your best eight finishes.

However, there is a minimum of 5 races required to be considered for year end awards. This is a change from last year.

In other words, if you can outscore someone doing eight races by only completing seven or less, then total points prevail. Every race completed past eight will score an additional .25 points. In addition, the Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 Triathlon will award bonus points at a 1.25 multiplier, i.e. 10 points x 1.25= 12.5 points.

Your age for ALL series events is your December 31, 2010 age. Please assist our points keeper by entering the proper age group in each event. Points will be tabulated by computer and awards given to the top three finishers in each category.

At the end of the year there will be an awards banquet to recognize our champions.

Points	Categories (Male & Female)
1^st Place - 10 points	19 & Under
2^nd Place - 9 points	20 - 24 yrs
3^rd Place - 8 points	25 - 29 yrs
4^th Place - 7 points	30 -34 yrs
5^th Place - 6 points	35 - 39 yrs
6^th Place - 5 points	40 - 44 yrs
7^th Place - 4 points	45 - 49 yrs
8^th Place - 3 points	50 - 54 yrs
9^th Place - 2 points	55 - 59 yrs
10^th Place - 1 point	60 - 64 yrs
	65 - 69 yrs
	70 and over
	Clydesdale & Athena **

**Cydesdale requires a weight of OVER 200lbs.

Athena weight is OVER 150 lbs.

Each category will have two divisions (39-Under & 40 Over).

This year there are thirty-five racing opportunities of which it is possible to compete in thirty-one as four dates offer two races. This is six races more than any other year. Three new USAT sprint races have been added. El Paso now has two races and we lost none from last year. The Series covers a large area including all of New Mexico, El Paso, and West Texas. It has long been a goal of the SWCS board to offer at least eight quality racing opportunities in the general regions of El Paso and Southern New Mexico, Albuquerque and Northern New Mexico, Lubbock and West Texas so as to give all athletes a more or less equal shot at year-end awards. We have come very close to that ideal now.

In addition to more USAT Sanctioned races than ever before we can boast having the Milkman as a USAT Special Qulifier tfor the National Championship which means it will be a bonus race for the Series at a 1.125 multiplier. Buffalo Springs 70.3 as a Kona qulifier wil also be a bonus race at a 1.25 multiplier.

The dual Clydesdale/Athena categories have been the subject of much controversy and complaints. SWCS will adhere to the USAT rules of two divisions (39-Under, and 40-Over). Weight standards are 200lbs. for men and 150 for women. (USAT rule 3.2b). SWCS strongly supports all efforts by race directors to strictly monitor the weight limits. Furthermore, it will be the athlete's responsibility to be sure he or she is entered into the proper category BEFORE the race begins. No athlete can run any single race as BOTH age grouper and Clydesdale/Athena. If, entered as a Cydesdale/Athena, and then disqualified AFTER a race due to weight violations, that race may NOT then be transferred to the age group categories.

SEE EVERYONE AT THE RACES!!!