Oregon Mountain Running Series Scoring Update

The La Sportiva USATF Oregon Mountain Running Series started back in June with the Granite Man Mountain Run outside of Medford. The second race in the series is coming up next week with the Mt. Ashland HillClimb Run. While all the races in the series are open to all runners, only USATF members score in the series. The top USATF man and woman in each race will receive a free pair of La Sportiva trail running shoes. Runners who complete all 4 races in the series receive a special "mountain goat" award. Scoring after race #1:

Men 39 and under
Richard Bolt - Portland, OR - 95.71 points
Ian Torrence - Ashland, OR - 92.47 points
Scott Jurek - Seattle, WA - 89.47 points

Men 40 to 49 - No USATF finishers
Men 50 to 59 - No USATF finishers
Men 60+ No USATF finishers

Women 39 and under - No USATF finishers
Women 40 to 49 - No USATF finishers
Women 50 to 59 - No USATF finishers
Women 60+ No USATF finishers

SCORING: Runners score points based on their time as a percentage of the winner's overall time, making every second count! For example, a winning time of 41:08 gets 100.00 points; a time of 42:21 is worth 97.13, and 1:20:32 gets 51.08 (the winning time being just about 50 percent of that runner's time. Women's scoring is based on 100.00 points for the first female finisher. A runner's top 3 of 4 races are totaled to determine overall series scoring.

As the Oregon Mountain Running Series is new this year, there are several excellent mountain / trail runners who have yet to compete in the series or are not currently USATF members. Some of those runners are:

Max King (28) - Bend, OR. 1st place in the Siskiyou Out Back 50k (7/12/08) - 3:42:36. Max also compete in the recent US Olympic Trials (Eugene) in the 3000m Steeplechase where he ran an 8:38. Max is a USATF member.

Erik Skaggs (25) - Ashland, OR. 1st place in the Granite Man Mountain Run (6/7/08). 2nd place in the Siskiyou Out Back 50k (7/12/08). Erik is not a USATF member.

Kami Semick (42) - Bend, OR. 6th place (1st woman) in the Siskiyou Out Back 50k (7/12/08). Kami is a USATF member.

Nick Schuetze (26) - Portland, OR. 1st place in the 2007 NACAC Mountain Running Championships in Canmore, Alberta (Canada). Nick competed in the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials finishing in a time of 2:21:36. Nick is a USATF member.

Andy Martin (33) - Bend, OR. 1st place in the 2008 Peterson Ridge Rumble 30k (4/13/08). Andy also competed in the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials finishing with a time of 2:26:23. Andy is a USATF member.