Rogainer of the Year Competition Rules
Points are allocated to all competitors in each category of an event as a proportion of the winners’ score (i.e., maximun event score is 100).
In addition, if you volunteer at an event, you’ll receive 75 points for each event up to a maximum of two events. To be eligible you must meet the same conditions as for "Rewarding our Volunteers for free event entry".
The categories are ...
- Open
- Men
- Women
- Junior
- Under 23
- Veteran
- Super Veteran
- Ultra Veteran
Category definitions are here.
Events will be weighted to encourage participation in our longer bush events. The weightings are ...
- 24 hr event (full weighting, i.e., the allocated points x 1).
- 15 in 24 hr & 12 hr (.75).
- 6 hr Metrogaine & Socialgaine (.5).
- 3 hr Minigaine (.25).
Competitors’ final annual score will be the sum of their best five weighted event scores. There are currently seven events each year.