RRCA Championship Application - Road Runners Club of America

Thank you for applying to have your event designated an RRCA Championship. As a reminder, please review the information on our RRCA Championship Event Series page, including the branding and sponsorship sections.

RRCA Championship Event Application

Championship Designation

Select the desired RRCA Championship designation:(Required)

State Championship for 2021

State Championship for 2022

Regional Championship for 2022

National Championship for 2023

You may select one or more options, but only one designation will be awarded per distance for the event.

General Event Information

Name of Event(Required)

Event Distance(Required)

If you selected "Other Distance" from above, please outline the event distance:

City where event will occur(Required)

State where event will occur(Required)

Has this race been held before?(Required)

RRCA does not grant Championship status to first time events.

Event Date(Required)

In the following format mm/dd/yyyy

Are there multiple distance events associated with your event?

If yes, please specify other distances. If no, leave blank.

Expected number of event participants:(Required)

If you have multiple distances associated with your event, please ONLY specify the expected number of participants in th desired championship event. Round the number of participants to a single number as opposed to entering a range of numbers. For example 550 instead of 500-600.

Event Website(Required)

Has this race been an RRCA Championship Event before?(Required)

Provide a brief description of the location where the race will be held.(Required)

Include information about what makes your event special.

How is your event timed?(Required)

How much prize money does your event provide?(Required)

If your event does not provide prize money, enter "0"

How many years has this race been held?(Required)

USATF Certification Number

If a trail race, leave blank. If your course certification is pending, please write "pending" and submit this form. You come back and updated your certification number later, once you receive it. Events DO NOT have to have a USATF sanction to be considered for the RRCA Championship series.

Additional Information:

Provide any additional information you would like to share about the event.

Shipping Information

Race Director Name(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Shipping Address for Sponsorship Items (Medals, Bibs, etc.)(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2

Company

City(Required)

State(Required)

Zip Code(Required)

RRCA Member Club, Event, or Event Management Co. Name:(Required)

Sponsorship Information

If awarded RRCA Championship status, will you take advantage of the eight complementary awards provided by the RRCA?(Required)

If you would like to order Male/Female awards for a push rim challenged athlete category, or a Non Binary Open Division award, please email [email protected] after submitting your application with that request.

If awarded RRCA Championship status, will you take advantage of the Gatorade Endurance product sponsorship provided for qualifying RRCA Championship events?(Required)

See the "Gatorade Sponsorship" section of here to learn about requirements to receive this product https://www.rrca.org/programs/championships/

If awarded RRCA Championship status, will you take advantage of the complementary RRCA Championship bib numbers provided by the RRCA?(Required)

If you selected "Yes" for ordering the RRCA Championship bib numbers, please outline the number range for your Championship bibs.

For example - 1-500. The RRCA will provide a small overage for bib orders based on your expected number of participants outlined above.

If you selected "Yes" for ordering the RRCA Championship bib numbers, do you want pull tags on the numbers?

RRCA Championship Branding Requirements(Required)

I agree to follow the RRCA Championship Branding Requirements if my event is selected as an RRCA Championship

See "Branding Your RRCA Championship Event" section here https://www.rrca.org/programs/championships/

Event Philanthropy

Will your event donate complimentary entries for the following?

Complimentary entries to Roads Scholar recipients/RunPro Alumni

Complimentary entries to RRCA State Rep or Regional Director

Donated entries to the RRCA Live or Silent Auction for the next year

Check all that apply

Will any portion of your race proceeds be donated to the RRCA to support our programs including the Kids Run the Nation Grant Fund, the Roads Scholar Grant Fund, or the RunPro Camp?(Required)

Yes, we will make a contribution to the RRCA Annual Fund

Yes, we will make a contribution to the Kids Run the Nation Fund

Yes, we will make a contribution to the Roads Scholar Fund

No, we will not make a contribution to any RRCA programs, because we support a local charity instead.

Please provide an approximate amount that your organization will donate in total to any charity partner for the event.

Our goal in collecting this information is to be able to outline our collective social impact through the events involved in the RRCA Championship Event Series. If your event is organized as a nonprofit 501c3 organization and all proceeds stay with the organizing event or club, please include estimated net profits, as this is part of the overall fundraising support for the RRCA Championship Events.

Event Safety

Does your event have a operation preparedness plan and specific set of safety protocols related to COVID-19?

Yes

Prior to this event, will you have hosted a race that utilizes a COVID-19 operational preparedness plan and safety protocols?

Yes

Bid Submission Certification

I confirm the below

As a duly authorized representative of the event, I hereby certify that this event is suitable for RRCA State, Regional or National Championship designation. I have read the RRCA instructions on the conduct of an RRCA Championship event and agree to abide by them in full if my event is selected as an RRCA Championship event. I agree, that if my stated event date changes, I will contact the RRCA immediately, and I understand that if the new date conflicts with another RRCA Championship, the designation and associated sponsorship items may be withdrawn.

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RRCA Championship Event Application

Championship Designation

General Event Information

Shipping Information

Sponsorship Information

Event Philanthropy

Event Safety

Bid Submission Certification

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