The club has a comprehensive list of Road Running Club Standards, the aim of which is to serve as an incentive for runners to keep improving or to have a target for upcoming races. The standards cover 7 key racing distances including:
5km
5miles
10km
10miles
Half Marathon
20miles
Marathon
The standards break these distances down into 7 qualifying times; Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper. The qualifying times can be found here and are available from club officials.
Claims are not automatic – runners will be asked at the end of the calendar year to email in to the coordinator so they can be cross checked and announced at the Club Awards Evening. Runners may only claim for races they ran during their membership of the club. It is not necessary to have registered for the race as Thetford Athletics or run the race in club colours. Races must be certified for competition, measured and results publicly available. Thetford parkrun is also accepted for standards claims, but no other parkrun will be accepted.
The PB awards are a series of awards, nine levels of progression per age group, which celebrate athletes reaching new ‘personal bests’ in all track and field events. The Awards have been developed to provide progressive steps to help athletes move through the sport from club development level through to national level and beyond.
Through the expanded programme, we can celebrate and recognise everyone’s personal achievements. A new series of Para Awards will be launched later in 2023, providing reward and recognition and a fully inclusive awards programme offer - the first of its kind for athletics in the UK.
The PB Awards are aimed at athletes from under 13 through to senior age groups.
There are different award tables for every athletics event including combined events. They cover for each age group, for both male and female athletes aimed at the whole athletics community.
The Awards level in each event are linked throughout the age groups, providing a complete awards pathway for every athlete.
This allows athletes not only to see what it takes to reach the top level in their age group, but also what is required to reach the top senior level in the awards.
At the end of the year, Junior Coaches will be asked who has achieved a PB Award throughout the year, and these will be announced at the Club Awards Evening.
A link to the PB Awards table for track events is available here.
A link to the PB Awards table for track events is available here.