2009 York Hospital Running Series

As a community-based, not-for-profit organization, York Hospital/WellSpan Health is dedicated to improving the health and well being of the residents of York and Adams counties. Everyday, we strive to promote healthy lifestyles and life-long wellness. Regular physical exercise plays a critical role in a healthy lifestyle and provides benefits that cannot be obtained in any other way.

The York Hospital Running Series provides a great opportunity for both new and experienced runners to participate in a multi-race program that promotes physical exercise through spirited competition. The Series includes the following races: York Habitat for Humanity 5K, Double Creek Half Marathon and 5K, East Berlin 5K, the Quarterback Club 5K, Shelley Miaki Memorial 5K, York 10-Miler and York White Rose. Each race features its own designated beneficiary. All participants, in both the adult and youth category, who complete six of the seven races will be entered into a prize drawing. In addition, there will be awards for the top male and female finishers in thirteen age groups for the feature races if the qualifications for prizes are met.

Whether you are new to running or have been at it for years, the York Hospital Running Series is a great way to highlight your hard work and to raise money for various organizations across our community. We look forward to see you as the York Hospital Running Series races through York and Adams counties.

2009 Schedule and Entry Forms

Double Creek Half Marathon or 5K - Saturday, June 20, 2009
York Habitat for Humanity 5K - Saturday, June 27. 2009 
East Berlin 5K - Saturday, July 18, 2009
West York Dollars for Scholars Shelley Mialki Memorial 5K - Saturday, August 15, 2009
York Rail Trail 10 Miler - Saturday, August 22, 2009
Quarterback Club of York 5k - Monday, September 7, 2009
York White Rose Run - Saturday, October 31, 2009

Each race features its own designated beneficiary. All participants, in both the adult and youth category, who complete five of the six races will be entered into a prize drawing. In addition, there will be awards for the top male and female finishers in thirteen age groups for the feature races and three age groups for male and female fun run division.

Whether you are new to running or have been at it for years, the York Hospital Running Series is a great way to highlight your hard work and to raise money for various organizations across our community. We look forward to see you as the York Hospital Running Series races through York and Adams counties.

2009 Running Series Standings

Double Creek Half Marathon Results | Awards | Photos | Double Creek web site
Double Creek 5k Results | Awards | Photos
York Habitat for Humanity 5k Results | Awards

2009 York Hospital Running Series Rules

1. All individuals will participate in the age group throughout the series based on their age on 6/20/09.

2. All participants that complete 6 of 7 of the feature races will receive a participation award.

3. Points will be awarded in each age group, male and female, for each race based on the table below. The participant with the most points in each age group, male and female, at the end of the six races will be the age group winner. The second and third place finishers in each age group will also receive awards. In the event of a tie, the two runners will be scored on a “head-to-head” basis.

   	1st place = 20 points 2nd place = 19 points 3rd place = 18 points 4th place = 17 points 5th place = 16 points 6th place = 15 points 7th place = 14 points 8th place = 13 points 9th place = 12 points 10th place = 11 points	11th place = 10 points 12th place = 9 points 13th place = 8 points 14th place = 7 points 15th place = 6 points 16th place = 5 points 17th place = 4 points 18th place = 3 points 19th place = 2 points 20th place = 1 point

4. The age groups, male and female, for the feature races are as follows:

   	14 and under 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 44	45 – 49 50 – 54 55 – 59 60 – 64 65 – 69 70 and over

5. To qualify for an age group award, the runner must have competed in a minimum of four races.

6. Participants must register for each race separately. Links to registration forms for each race and the 2008 race brochure are available on this web website. There is no separate registration to participate in the York Hospital Series. Participant’s successful completion of one or more of the races will serve as an entry into the series.

7. Any errors in scoring should be reported to Dave Dill via email at ddill@wellspan.org.

*Participants can complete either the half marathon or 5K at Doublecreek