To fuel your naturally competitive nature, we will have Club Challenges for all of our events this year! So if you think your running (or other athletic) club or company can beat all the others in the Triad, step up to the plate – or starting line, as it were – to take on the challenges.
Here’s how it works:
- When you register for any of our events, join your club/team. Don’t see it listed? Create it!
- Each individual race will be scored at the race! Exact time of the announcement will be determined by the Race Director but will happen between the longer distance age group awards and the course closure. Scoring details below.
- The top 3 clubs with the most points at the race will receive a prize at the race.
- Note: The first few races of 2026 prizes will be awarded at future events.
- All runners must be added to the club no later than the start of the race. Late additions will not be counted. Information on how to add yourself to a club may be found here.
- Virtual participants must be listed as such no later than Thursday at noon prior to the race.
- The top 3 clubs with the most points at the race will receive a prize at the race.
- Volunteers will contribute as more participation points with 5 points per full volunteer shift completed! Volunteers must be signed up and have the club listed no later than Thursday at noon (ET) before the race. If a volunteer isn’t certain if they are signed up as part of the club, they are able to email delaney@triviumracing.com.
- Winners of the individual race club competition will earn points for the Overall Club series. Scoring details below.
- At the end of the year we will announce the top 3 clubs of the Overall series and host a party to award them the Club Cup, which they will get to display proudly throughout the year.
- The next year, the challenge starts all over again!
What’s a club? Just a group of people running together! You don’t have to have an official club to participate in the Club Cup competition. No fancy shirts or website? No problem! Run clubs, triathlon clubs, fitness groups, social clubs, corporate teams, high school cross country teams, or groups of family/friends/coworkers – all clubs are welcome!
Individual Race Club Competition Point Scoring:
- Every runner will earn 1 point for their team for completing the race. This means the more runners each group brings out, the more points they score! This include virtual participants.
- Volunteers will earn your club/team 5 participation points. Even if you are unable to run, you are still an important part of the club and to any race event.
- Age Group points will be determined by each individuals place within their age group (overall finishers will be scored within their age group for cup points)
- 1st place in age group = 20
- 2nd place in age group = 18
- 3rd place in age group = 15
- 4th place in age group = 14
- 5th place in age group = 13
- 6th place in age group = 10
- 7th place in age group = 9
- 8th place in age group = 8
- 9th place in age group = 7
- 10th place in age group = 6
- 11th – 15th place in age group = 5
- 16th – 20th place in age group = 2
- If you are an overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd) of the event, you will earn double points meaning if you win the overall 5k, you will earn 40 points. (1st in age group that is then doubled).
- For events that have two distances, the longer distance will receive double the regular points.
- You get 5th place in your age group for the half marathon, you will receive 26 points but if you are in 5th place in your age group for the 5 mile, you will receive 13 points.
- You are first place overall in the half marathon, you will earn 80 points vs first place overall for the 5 mile, you will receive 40 points.
- For events that have three distances, the middle distance race will earn 1.5 the regular points.
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In the event of a tie, all tied teams receive the same place, and the next placement is determined by the number of teams ahead of them. For example, if three teams tie for first, all three teams are scored in first place, and the next team is scored in fourth place.
Overall season leaderboard points are awarded based on those placements. In this example, each of the three teams tied for first would receive 500 points, and the fourth-place team would receive the 350 points awarded for fourth place.
- NEW FOR 2026: Ruck participants will be scored at full points HOWEVER they will have 10 year age groups vs the standard 5 year age groups.
- Multisport specific scoring will be announced prior to NEDU however Trivium staff have the discretion to score duathlons as a separate distance is participation is high enough.
- On the Thursday following the race, the individual race club cup ranking will be posted to the Overall results by clicking the link below. Individual race scoring will not be posted online.
- NOTE: Trivium Staff have the discretion to make updates to club scoring at anytime.
Overall Club Cup Point Scoring:
- Standardized points from individual races will be awarded to all club/teams for the Overall Club Cup.
- Points will start at 500 for first place and decrease by 50 points for each placement. (1st = 500, 2nd = 450, 3rd = 400, etc.)
- Clubs placing 11 – 20 will receive 25 points.
- Club placing 21 and up will receive 10 points.
- Examples: Club A receives the most individual points (as scored above) for NEDU. They will receive 500 points for the Overall series. They then place 11th at Carpe which will award them 25 points.
- Specific races will be awarded double points, i.e. instead of winning 500 points for the overall series the club/team will earn 1,000 points.
2026 Club Series Calendar:
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon & 5 Mile: January 17
- Groundhog’s Lap Race: February 14 (Delayed from January 31)
- Northeast Park Duathlon: February 28
- Northern Trails 5 Mile, 10 Mile & 17 Mile: March 7
- Only Fools Run Half Marathon, 10K & 5K: March 28 DOUBLE POINTS
- Pig Pounder 5K: April 12
- Belews Lake Sprint Triathlon: April 18
- Owl’s Roost Rumble Half Marathon & 4 Mile: April 25
- Moonlight Bootlegger 5K: May 2
- Elm Street Athletic Festival 10 Mile & 5K: May 9
- Greensboro Distilling Speakeasy 5K: June 13 DOUBLE POINTS
- High Point Sprint Triathlon: August 8 DOUBLE POINTS
- Carpe Diem/Carpe Noctem Half Marathon & 10K: September 12
- Belews Lake Olympic Triathlon: September 12
- Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50 Mile & 50K: September 19
- Nat Greene’s Revenge Triathlons & Duathlon: October 3
- Triple Lakes 40 Mile, Marathon & Half Marathon: October 24
- Westerwood 5k: November 8
- Greensboro Half Marathon, 5K & 1 Mile: November 21
- Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon & 7.5 Mile: November 27 DOUBLE POINTS
2026 NC Overall Club Standings
Questions about Clubs? Reach out to Delaney at delaney@triviumracing.com
2025 Club Winners
1st: Gate City Athletics
2nd: High Point Athletic Club
3rd: Triad Triathlon Team
Past Year’s Club Winners
2025 NC Club Cup Points
2024 NC Club Cup points
2023 Club Cup Points
2022 Club Standings
2021 Club Standings
2020 Club Standings
2019 Club Standings
2018 Club Standings
2017 Club Standings
2016 Club Standings
2018 Corporate Standings
2017 Corporate Standings
