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Buzz Oates RunSac Race Series

The Buzz Oates RunSac Race Series is a year-long points competition with top area runners of all ages competing for over $6,000 in prize money and bonuses. Points are earned based on age-graded performances in more than a dozen top Sacramento-area road races.

2009 Standings

  • 2009 Team Standings - Team standings are determined by adding the finishing placement of each team's top five men and top five women from the overall standings.  The lowest total team score wins!  Participants under the age of 20 do not count towards team points due to their ineligibility for prize money.
    • Team Standings Example:
      Team A scores men & women in placements 1st, 3rd, 5th, 10th and 22nd (1+3+5+10+22 = 41 ~~ Double that for men & women and the team's total score is 82). Each team is processed in the same manner and the lowest overall team score wins.

If you have questions regarding the standings please contact results@capitalroadrace.com.

2009 Buzz Oates RunSac Race Series Events

Schedule subject to change.

Date Race Distance(s)
February 14 Valentine Run 4-Mile
March 15 Shamrock'n Half Marathon
March 29 Nutrition Fuels Fitness 5 km or 10 km
April 19 Sacramento Zoo Zoom 5 km or 10 km
May 3 Fair Oaks Fiesta Sun Run 5-Mile
May 25 Buzz Oates No Excuses 5k 5 km
June 20 Shriners Run 8 km only
July 25 Alzheimer's Aid Society Memorial 5 km 5 km
August 21 Race for the Arts 5km
September 13 Buffalo Stampede 10-Mile
September 19 Run to Break the Silence 5 km
October 4 Cowtown Marathon, Half Marathon or 5 km
November 1 Applehill Harvest Run 8.5 mile
November 8 Clarksburg Country Run 20-mile, 30 km, Half Marathon or 5 km

How Are Points Earned?
Eligible participants simply enter and finish a Series event to score points. They do not need to declare or submit their performance. Capital Road Race Management will automatically tabulate their score.

Individual performances are assigned a point value based on the participant’s “Age Graded” performance. Age grading accurately compares performances among men and women competitors of all ages. The points earned equal the athlete’s Age Graded Percentage score. For example, a 47-year old male who runs 18:00 for 5 km would score 80% on the age graded tables and receive 80 points. A 52-year-old female would ran 21:41 would score the same 80 points. Below you will find a link to a complete explanation of the age-grading process.

We will also use a “degree of difficulty” factor to weight performances on hilly courses, such as the Fair Oaks Fiesta Sun Run and the Apple Hill Harvest Run.

Click here for a complete description of the age-grading process > >

How is the Prize Money Distributed?
The $6,000 prize money purse is made possible by the generous sponsorship of The Buzz Oates Group of Companies, the Poswall, White & Cutler Law Firm, Fleet Feet Sports Sacramento, and participating events and clubs/teams.

Each person's total is the sum of their best 8 performances, 4 from races 8km/5-miles and under and 4 races of 10km and longer.

Top Ten Men & Women
1st Place - $500
2nd Place - $400
3rd Place - $350
4th Place - $300
5th Place - $250
6th Place - $200
7th Place - $150
8th Place - $100
9th Place - $75
10th Place - $50

Top 5 Individual Performances (one performance per person)
1st - $250
2nd - $200
3rd - $150
4th - $100
5th - $50

RunSac Team Champion
1st Place Team - $500

  • All prize monies will be paid in December 2008 following the final results.
  • Note: Each race on the series also has age group awards and may also offer prize money.  The RunSac Race Series is in addition to all normal race awards.

Next Steps
For runners belonging to one of the following clubs, you simply register for series races and finish.

For individuals not affiliated to one of the clubs above, join the RunSac Race Series by downloading and completing the membership form below.   All individual RunSac memberships are handled this way there is no longer an online signup for individual membership to RunSac.   There is no race day sign-up for the RunSac Race Series.

NOTE: Due to prize money effecting amateur and collegiate status, all series participants must be at least 20 years old.

To download a membership form click here > >

RunSac Race Series Sponsors