A friendly knock-out tournament where you’ll be are drawn against another member in a head-to-head competition at Folkestone parkrun.
You score based on your own improvement, so runners of all abilities can compete against each other.
There are two competitions, A-cup and the B-cup, if you get knocked out of the A cup in the first round, you’ll automatically move to the B cup for a second chance.
Rules
In each round, runners will be paired against another with both racing against their own personal target; whomever scores higher proceeds.
Scoring
A runner whose target parkrun time is 30:00 completes their race in 28:50 (5% faster): Their score is 105
A runner whose target parkrun time is 22:00 completes their race in 23:10 (5% slower): Their score is 95.
If these runners were paired against each other, the runner who finished in 28:50 would advance.
Standings
Previous winners
A-cup
2022
Champion: Jody Stoakes
Runner up: Margaret Whitham
2021
No competition in 2021
2020
Competition suspended
2019
Champion: Lisa Smith
Runner up: Catherine o’Connor
2018
Champion: Aldous Hosking
Runner up: Phil Maull
2017
Champion: Clive Allon
Runner up: Andrew Noble
B-cup
2022
Champion: Jason Herridge
Runner up: Caroline Curtis
2021
No competition in 2021
2020
Competition suspended
2019
Champion: Gary Brazier
Runner up: Helen Francis
2018
Champion: Kevin Newman
Runner up: Kirsty Wilson