2008 Rules Changes
Changes for 2008 are highlighted below. You should read them carefully. The new rules could change your approach to winning your category.

Objective
The purpose of the Western New York Ultra Series is to build interest and participation in the various trail and road ultras in Western New York.

Race Entry and Rules
Each race in the series is a separate and independent event. Each race director determines their own entry fees, race date, number of entries allowed, cut-off times, and other policies.

Series Entry
Entry in any series event automatically registers the runner in the Western NY Ultra Series. There is no additional fee. A minimum of two series events must be finished to be eligible for awards.

Categories
Men: Open, Masters (40-49), Veterans (50 & Over)
Women: Open, Masters (40-49), Veterans (50 & Over)
Age for the series will be age on day of the last race run in the series.

Scoring System
Points will be awarded following completion of a series event. A runner must be listed as an official finisher in the results provided by the race director in order to score for that event.

All men will be scored based on the performance of the overall male winner; all women will be scored based on the performance of the overall female winner. The male and female winners will be awarded the maximum score of 100 points. Other finishers in each category are awarded points proportional their performance. The male or female winning time will be divided by the finisher's time and that decimal value will be multiplied by 100.  For the BPAC 6-hour event, the number of miles completed by the male and female winners will be used to calculate the points for each runner.

Distance points will be added to the runner's scores in the 50-mile and 100K events.  A finish of either 50-mile races will be awarded an additional 4 points.  A finish of the 100K race will be awarded 6 additional points.