How to add my race on ITRA's calendar ?

A race organizer can register different type of races in ITRA's calendar.

We accept the following type of races

• Trail running races

• Moutain Races

• Vertical Kilometers

• Stage races

• Backyard Ultras

• Relay Races

• Virtual Races*

  *No ITRA score / performance index are calulated for virtual races

How to add my races ?

You first need to create an event and then add the races inside this event.

• How to create an event ?

• How to create a race ? (First, create an event and then, add races inside this event)

• How to edit event details ? (Event description, website link, logo, cover picture)

• How to edit race details ? (Change race date, edit number of aid stations, change race location...)

• How to renew / duplicate your event ?

Specific races : Stage races, Relay & Backyard Ultra

• Stage races
  A multiple stages race is a race happening over multiple days with multiple stages.
  Each day of the race consists of a separate stage or leg, which is a specific section of the overall course.
  Example here.

  To create a stage race, follow the How to create a race guidelines and select the number of stages of your event accordingly.

  

  Concerning the formatting of the result file, the total racing time for all the stages is required.

• Races with a relay

  In a trail running relay, a team of runners divides a longer trail race into shorter segments or legs, with each team member running one or more of these legs consecutively.
  To be consistent with our ranking system, we only assess the personal performance of each relay.
  ITRA's do not rank the overall team performance, only the individual one.

  Example here : This race is offering 2 races : 100km & 100m - and the relay option.

  

  The 100km is divided into 2 relays
  The 100m is divided into 3 relays.
  Each relay has its own result file

  To create a Relay race, please follow the How to create a race guidelines and add the name relay n°.
  Each relay must be created separately, as a "classic race"
  Concerning the formatting of the result file, one result file per relay is required.
  The overall relay time / result file is NOT accepted by our system.

• Backyard Ultra details

  A backyard ultra or last runner standing race consists in a loop to be achieved within 1h.
  While some runners will be able to complete 3 loops, other might finish 5 loops, 12 or 13 loops.
  Creating a ranking matching our tools with this type of race is not easy since the ranking is based on the number of loops finished.

  Therefore, to create a Backyard Ultra / multiple loop race, some rules must be followed :

  1) One race per ITRA point scale

  To avoid too many races entries (ex: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,15 loops...) only one race per ITRA point scale can be allowed.

  In other words, for a multiple loop challenge, a maximum of 7 races, awarding ITRA points from 0 to 6, can be registered by the organizer.
  The organizer will have to provide 7 different results files and make sure that the runner appears only once in a result file.

• Example :

• Race 1 = 0 ITRA points = 1 loop

• Race 2 = 1 ITRA points = 3 loops

• Race 3 = 2 ITRA points = 6 loops

• Race 4 = 3 ITRA points = 9 loops

• Race 5 = 4 ITRA points = 12 loops

• Race 6 = 5 ITRA points = 15 loops

• Race 7 = 6 ITRA points = 18 loops

  Based on the example above, if a runner achieves 7 loops, he must appear on the 6 loops ranking, with his timing after completing the 6th loop.
  His 7th loops should not be taken into account on the result file you will send us.
  Please use our Itra points calculator (.xlsx) to simulate your race data and find out how many loops are needed for your race to award an X number of ITRA points.

  Stage race details
  
  

  For stage races, ITRA Endurance Points are calculated as follows:

  First, the total distance and elevation gain of all stages are converted into kilometre-effort.

  Distance	1km = 1 Km-effort
  Vertical	+100m vertical meters = 1 Km-effort

  Based on the number of Km-effort, each race is then classified according to its level of difficulty with ITRA Endurance Points ranging from 0 to 6 as follows:

  

  The race is then classified according to its total kilometre-effort, using the ITRA Endurance Points scale from 0 to 6.

  For stage races, one point is always deducted from the standard Endurance Points category.

  This adjustment compensates for the fact that stage-race participants can stop, recover and rest between stages. In a standard single-stage race, participants complete the full distance continuously, without an extended recovery period.

  Although the total kilometre-effort may be identical, completing it over several stages is therefore considered less demanding in terms of continuous endurance than completing it in one uninterrupted race.

  Example

  A stage race with a total of 180 km-effort would normally fall into the 5-point category.

  As the effort is divided across several stages and participants have recovery periods between them, one point is deducted. The race is therefore classified as a 4-point race.