Club Standards are a set of goal times (shown below) that are designed to challenge the individual runner, irrespective of age or gender. There are six Standards, GREEN, BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM & DIAMOND. These in turn are set for six race distances: 5K, 5 Miles, 10K, 10 Miles, Half-Marathon & Marathon.
The idea is that each runner will look at the Standards for their particular age group/gender and work out which Standard level they aspire to. To achieve that Standard, they must complete four of the six goal times for that age category (eg a 40-yr-old runner has until his/her 45th birthday to achieve four of the six qualifying times).
If the runner finds they continue to improve, they would then set their sights higher at the next level within that age bracket, for the Standards to maintain their challenge. When the runner changes age category, the challenge then becomes achieving new times and Standards within it, hopefully matching or exceeding the levels achieved in previous age categories.
Awards will be made when four distances (or more) have been achieved. They are presented at PRR’s annual presentation evening in March. It’s the responsibility of the runner to forward all qualifying times (+ where and when achieved) – see how below – so that these can be verified before any award is made. Your having a UK Athletics/Power of Ten profile helps hugely.
It is quite common for runners to leave the age group before bringing together their best times in that bracket to make a claim. For members using this approach, we ask them to submit their claim within six months of leaving the age group!
For new members of PRR, qualifying times run up to one year before joining the Club are eligible.
To be eligible, races must have a distance certificate in place, or otherwise be approved by the Committee for Standards use. We have occasionally allowed our own measured courses (eg Dron 5M) on timed Club race evenings (only). This is unusual; any such occasions will be badged as eligible in advance. If you’ve any doubts before running a race – or claiming a performance – for the Standards, do please contact Elliot Collins (see below) or another Committee member.
Downhill courses invariably create some discussion. There are obviously limits on just ‘how downhill’ a course can be, with a net downhill course often being deemed acceptable by significant climbing during the race. Two classic such examples are the Loch Ness Marathon and Brampton-Carlisle 10M (both of which are permitted for Standards use). If targeting another significantly-downhill course for your Standards, we suggest contacting Elliot first to verify it’ll be accepted.
Parkruns are counted/acceptable. Whether they should be – given the variable standard of course measurement – is open to debate. But they are.
Fine print: to achieve a particular Standard, you need ‘only’ equal it, not beat it …but watch out for decimal points of seconds! eg your target Standard is 32:15. A time of 32:15 (recorded without any decimal places (dps) shown in the official time) achieves the Standard. So – if dps are shown – does a time of 32:15.1, 32:15.2, 32:15.3 or 32:15.4. But – note – a time of 32:15.5 would be rounded up to 32:16 and does not qualify!
The Standards shown below came into force on 1st July 2019 and these are the only Standards in force; copies of the previous (and slightly easier) set can still be found by a web search … these are alas no longer valid!
As to what is awarded: a Certificate (example shown below) is presented for all levels, plus
- for Green, Bronze, Silver and Gold – a pin badge.
- for Platinum – a medal and engraved inlay case.
- for Diamond – an engraved glass ‘diamond’.
To submit a claim, or for any queries, please contact Elliot Collins, whose e-mail is welfare@perthroadrunners.co.uk. When submitting a claim, please send him results links (from original results or Power of Ten) for each of the claimed races.
Click here to open a PDF copy of the Standards (especially for those struggling to view the table below on a phone)
MENS CLUB STANDARDS
| UNDER 40 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:15:52 | 00:25:49 | 00:32:15 | 00:52:58 | 01:11:21 | 02:27:47 |
| PLATINUM | 00:16:46 | 00:27:17 | 00:34:05 | 00:55:58 | 01:15:25 | 02:36:11 |
| GOLD | 00:17:54 | 00:29:09 | 00:36:24 | 00:59:47 | 01:20:33 | 02:46:49 |
| SILVER | 00:19:02 | 00:30:59 | 00:38:42 | 01:03:33 | 01:25:37 | 02:57:19 |
| BRONZE | 00:21:13 | 00:34:32 | 00:43:09 | 01:10:51 | 01:35:28 | 03:17:43 |
| GREEN | 00:23:52 | 00:38:51 | 00:48:32 | 01:19:43 | 01:47:24 | 03:42:25 |
| 40 – 44 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:16:38 | 00:27:01 | 00:33:40 | 00:55:07 | 01:14:58 | 02:33:26 |
| PLATINUM | 00:17:35 | 00:28:33 | 00:35:35 | 00:58:15 | 01:19:13 | 02:42:09 |
| GOLD | 00:18:46 | 00:30:29 | 00:38:00 | 01:02:12 | 01:24:37 | 02:53:11 |
| SILVER | 00:19:57 | 00:32:25 | 00:40:24 | 01:06:07 | 01:29:56 | 03:04:05 |
| BRONZE | 00:22:15 | 00:36:08 | 00:45:02 | 01:13:43 | 01:40:17 | 03:25:16 |
| GREEN | 00:25:02 | 00:40:39 | 00:50:40 | 01:22:56 | 01:52:49 | 03:50:55 |
| 45 – 49 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:17:15 | 00:28:05 | 00:35:03 | 00:57:25 | 01:18:05 | 02:39:55 |
| PLATINUM | 00:18:14 | 00:29:41 | 00:37:02 | 01:00:41 | 01:22:31 | 02:49:01 |
| GOLD | 00:19:28 | 00:31:42 | 00:39:34 | 01:04:48 | 01:28:08 | 03:00:31 |
| SILVER | 00:20:42 | 00:33:42 | 00:42:03 | 01:08:53 | 01:33:41 | 03:11:53 |
| BRONZE | 00:23:05 | 00:37:35 | 00:46:53 | 01:16:48 | 01:44:27 | 03:33:57 |
| GREEN | 00:25:58 | 00:42:17 | 00:52:45 | 01:26:24 | 01:57:30 | 04:00:41 |
| 50 – 54 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:17:55 | 00:29:15 | 00:36:33 | 00:59:55 | 01:21:28 | 02:46:59 |
| PLATINUM | 00:18:56 | 00:30:55 | 00:38:38 | 01:03:20 | 01:26:06 | 02:56:29 |
| GOLD | 00:20:13 | 00:33:01 | 00:41:15 | 01:07:38 | 01:31:58 | 03:08:29 |
| SILVER | 00:21:30 | 00:35:06 | 00:43:51 | 01:11:54 | 01:37:45 | 03:20:21 |
| BRONZE | 00:23:58 | 00:39:08 | 00:48:54 | 01:20:10 | 01:49:00 | 03:43:24 |
| GREEN | 00:26:58 | 00:44:02 | 00:55:00 | 01:30:11 | 02:02:37 | 04:11:19 |
| 55 – 59 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:18:38 | 00:30:32 | 00:38:11 | 01:02:39 | 01:25:10 | 02:54:42 |
| PLATINUM | 00:19:42 | 00:32:16 | 00:40:21 | 01:06:13 | 01:30:00 | 03:04:38 |
| GOLD | 00:21:02 | 00:34:27 | 00:43:06 | 01:10:43 | 01:36:08 | 03:17:12 |
| SILVER | 00:22:22 | 00:36:38 | 00:45:49 | 01:15:11 | 01:42:11 | 03:29:37 |
| BRONZE | 00:24:56 | 00:40:50 | 00:51:05 | 01:23:49 | 01:53:56 | 03:53:43 |
| GREEN | 00:28:03 | 00:45:56 | 00:57:28 | 01:34:18 | 02:08:10 | 04:22:56 |
| 60 – 64 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:19:25 | 00:31:54 | 00:39:58 | 01:05:39 | 01:29:13 | 03:03:10 |
| PLATINUM | 00:20:31 | 00:33:43 | 00:42:14 | 01:09:23 | 01:34:17 | 03:13:35 |
| GOLD | 00:21:55 | 00:36:01 | 00:45:07 | 01:14:07 | 01:40:42 | 03:26:45 |
| SILVER | 00:23:18 | 00:38:17 | 00:47:57 | 01:18:47 | 01:47:02 | 03:39:46 |
| BRONZE | 00:25:59 | 00:42:41 | 00:53:28 | 01:27:50 | 01:59:21 | 04:05:03 |
| GREEN | 00:29:13 | 00:48:01 | 01:00:09 | 01:38:49 | 02:14:16 | 04:35:40 |
| 65 – 69 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:20:16 | 00:33:25 | 00:41:56 | 01:08:58 | 01:33:40 | 03:12:30 |
| PLATINUM | 00:21:25 | 00:35:19 | 00:44:19 | 01:12:53 | 01:39:00 | 03:23:26 |
| GOLD | 00:22:53 | 00:37:43 | 00:47:20 | 01:17:50 | 01:45:44 | 03:37:17 |
| SILVER | 00:24:19 | 00:40:06 | 00:50:18 | 01:22:44 | 01:52:23 | 03:50:58 |
| BRONZE | 00:27:07 | 00:44:42 | 00:56:05 | 01:32:15 | 02:05:19 | 04:17:31 |
| GREEN | 00:30:30 | 00:50:18 | 01:03:06 | 01:43:47 | 02:20:58 | 04:49:43 |
| 70 – 74 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:21:25 | 00:35:19 | 00:44:19 | 01:12:49 | 01:38:50 | 03:23:13 |
| PLATINUM | 00:22:38 | 00:37:19 | 00:46:50 | 01:16:57 | 01:44:27 | 03:34:46 |
| GOLD | 00:24:11 | 00:39:51 | 00:50:01 | 01:22:12 | 01:51:33 | 03:49:23 |
| SILVER | 00:25:42 | 00:42:22 | 00:53:10 | 01:27:22 | 01:58:35 | 04:03:50 |
| BRONZE | 00:28:39 | 00:47:14 | 00:59:17 | 01:37:25 | 02:12:13 | 04:31:52 |
| GREEN | 00:32:14 | 00:53:09 | 01:06:41 | 01:49:35 | 02:28:45 | 05:05:51 |
| 75 – 79 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:23:15 | 00:38:19 | 00:48:05 | 01:18:52 | 01:46:57 | 03:39:50 |
| PLATINUM | 00:24:34 | 00:40:30 | 00:50:49 | 01:23:21 | 01:53:02 | 03:52:20 |
| GOLD | 00:26:14 | 00:43:15 | 00:54:16 | 01:29:01 | 02:00:43 | 04:08:09 |
| SILVER | 00:27:53 | 00:45:59 | 00:57:41 | 01:34:37 | 02:08:19 | 04:23:46 |
| BRONZE | 00:31:06 | 00:51:16 | 01:04:19 | 01:45:30 | 02:23:05 | 04:54:06 |
| GREEN | 00:34:59 | 00:57:40 | 01:12:22 | 01:58:41 | 02:40:58 | 05:30:51 |
| 80 – 84 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:26:05 | 00:43:02 | 00:54:01 | 01:28:29 | 01:59:56 | 04:06:24 |
| PLATINUM | 00:27:33 | 00:45:29 | 00:57:05 | 01:33:31 | 02:06:45 | 04:20:24 |
| GOLD | 00:29:26 | 00:48:35 | 01:00:58 | 01:39:53 | 02:15:23 | 04:38:07 |
| SILVER | 00:31:17 | 00:51:38 | 01:04:48 | 01:46:10 | 02:23:54 | 04:55:38 |
| BRONZE | 00:34:53 | 00:57:34 | 01:12:15 | 01:58:23 | 02:40:27 | 05:29:37 |
| GREEN | 00:39:15 | 01:04:46 | 01:21:17 | 02:13:11 | 03:00:30 | 06:10:50 |
LADIES CLUB STANDARDS
| UNDER 40 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:17:47 | 00:29:09 | 00:36:32 | 00:59:37 | 01:18:46 | 02:43:10 |
| PLATINUM | 00:18:47 | 00:30:48 | 00:38:37 | 01:03:00 | 01:23:14 | 02:52:27 |
| GOLD | 00:20:04 | 00:32:54 | 00:41:14 | 01:07:17 | 01:28:54 | 03:04:11 |
| SILVER | 00:21:20 | 00:34:58 | 00:43:50 | 01:11:32 | 01:34:30 | 03:15:46 |
| BRONZE | 00:23:47 | 00:38:59 | 00:48:53 | 01:19:45 | 01:45:22 | 03:38:17 |
| GREEN | 00:26:45 | 00:43:52 | 00:54:59 | 01:29:43 | 01:58:32 | 04:05:34 |
| 40 – 44 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:18:22 | 00:30:10 | 00:37:51 | 01:01:55 | 01:21:48 | 02:49:19 |
| PLATINUM | 00:19:25 | 00:31:53 | 00:40:00 | 01:05:26 | 01:26:27 | 02:58:57 |
| GOLD | 00:20:44 | 00:34:03 | 00:42:43 | 01:09:53 | 01:32:20 | 03:11:08 |
| SILVER | 00:22:02 | 00:36:12 | 00:45:25 | 01:14:17 | 01:38:09 | 03:23:10 |
| BRONZE | 00:24:34 | 00:40:22 | 00:50:38 | 01:22:50 | 01:49:26 | 03:46:31 |
| GREEN | 00:27:38 | 00:45:24 | 00:56:58 | 01:33:11 | 02:03:07 | 04:14:50 |
| 45 – 49 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:19:09 | 00:31:31 | 00:39:36 | 01:04:49 | 01:25:39 | 02:57:33 |
| PLATINUM | 00:20:14 | 00:33:19 | 00:41:51 | 01:08:31 | 01:30:31 | 03:07:38 |
| GOLD | 00:21:37 | 00:35:35 | 00:44:42 | 01:13:10 | 01:36:40 | 03:20:25 |
| SILVER | 00:22:58 | 00:37:49 | 00:47:31 | 01:17:47 | 01:42:46 | 03:33:02 |
| BRONZE | 00:25:37 | 00:42:10 | 00:52:58 | 01:26:43 | 01:54:34 | 03:57:31 |
| GREEN | 00:28:49 | 00:47:26 | 00:59:36 | 01:37:34 | 02:08:54 | 04:27:13 |
| 50 – 54 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:20:12 | 00:33:23 | 00:41:59 | 01:08:46 | 01:30:51 | 03:08:51 |
| PLATINUM | 00:21:21 | 00:35:16 | 00:44:23 | 01:12:41 | 01:36:01 | 03:19:35 |
| GOLD | 00:22:48 | 00:37:40 | 00:47:24 | 01:17:37 | 01:42:33 | 03:33:10 |
| SILVER | 00:24:14 | 00:40:03 | 00:50:23 | 01:22:31 | 01:49:01 | 03:46:35 |
| BRONZE | 00:27:01 | 00:44:39 | 00:56:10 | 01:32:00 | 02:01:33 | 04:12:39 |
| GREEN | 00:30:24 | 00:50:14 | 01:03:12 | 01:43:30 | 02:16:44 | 04:44:13 |
| 55 – 59 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:21:23 | 00:35:28 | 00:44:42 | 01:13:15 | 01:36:46 | 03:21:48 |
| PLATINUM | 00:22:36 | 00:37:29 | 00:47:15 | 01:17:25 | 01:42:16 | 03:33:16 |
| GOLD | 00:24:09 | 00:40:02 | 00:50:28 | 01:22:41 | 01:49:14 | 03:47:47 |
| SILVER | 00:25:40 | 00:42:33 | 00:53:38 | 01:27:53 | 01:56:07 | 04:02:07 |
| BRONZE | 00:28:37 | 00:47:27 | 00:59:48 | 01:37:59 | 02:09:28 | 04:29:57 |
| GREEN | 00:32:11 | 00:53:23 | 01:07:17 | 01:50:14 | 02:25:39 | 05:03:42 |
| 60 – 64 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:22:43 | 00:37:51 | 00:47:48 | 01:18:21 | 01:43:31 | 03:36:38 |
| PLATINUM | 00:24:01 | 00:40:00 | 00:50:31 | 01:22:48 | 01:49:24 | 03:48:57 |
| GOLD | 00:25:39 | 00:42:43 | 00:53:57 | 01:28:26 | 01:56:51 | 04:04:32 |
| SILVER | 00:27:16 | 00:45:25 | 00:57:21 | 01:34:01 | 02:04:12 | 04:19:56 |
| BRONZE | 00:30:24 | 00:50:38 | 01:03:57 | 01:44:49 | 02:18:29 | 04:49:49 |
| GREEN | 00:34:12 | 00:56:58 | 01:11:56 | 01:57:55 | 02:35:48 | 05:26:03 |
| 65 – 69 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:24:14 | 00:40:34 | 00:51:21 | 01:24:13 | 01:51:16 | 03:53:50 |
| PLATINUM | 00:25:37 | 00:42:53 | 00:54:16 | 01:29:01 | 01:57:36 | 04:07:08 |
| GOLD | 00:27:22 | 00:45:48 | 00:57:58 | 01:35:04 | 02:05:36 | 04:23:57 |
| SILVER | 00:29:05 | 00:48:41 | 01:01:37 | 01:41:03 | 02:13:30 | 04:40:34 |
| BRONZE | 00:32:26 | 00:54:17 | 01:08:42 | 01:52:40 | 02:28:52 | 05:12:50 |
| GREEN | 00:36:29 | 01:01:04 | 01:17:17 | 02:06:45 | 02:47:28 | 05:51:56 |
| 70 – 74 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:25:58 | 00:43:42 | 00:55:28 | 01:31:03 | 02:00:17 | 04:14:01 |
| PLATINUM | 00:27:27 | 00:46:12 | 00:58:38 | 01:36:13 | 02:07:07 | 04:28:27 |
| GOLD | 00:29:19 | 00:49:20 | 01:02:37 | 01:42:46 | 02:15:46 | 04:46:43 |
| SILVER | 00:31:09 | 00:52:27 | 01:06:33 | 01:49:14 | 02:24:19 | 05:04:46 |
| BRONZE | 00:34:44 | 00:58:28 | 01:14:13 | 02:01:48 | 02:40:55 | 05:39:49 |
| GREEN | 00:39:05 | 01:05:47 | 01:23:29 | 02:17:01 | 03:01:02 | 06:22:18 |
| 75 – 79 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:27:58 | 00:47:23 | 01:00:19 | 01:39:08 | 02:11:14 | 04:39:43 |
| PLATINUM | 00:29:33 | 00:50:04 | 01:03:45 | 01:44:46 | 02:18:42 | 04:55:37 |
| GOLD | 00:31:34 | 00:53:29 | 01:08:05 | 01:51:54 | 02:28:08 | 05:15:44 |
| SILVER | 00:33:33 | 00:56:51 | 01:12:22 | 01:58:56 | 02:37:28 | 05:35:37 |
| BRONZE | 00:37:25 | 01:03:23 | 01:20:41 | 02:12:37 | 02:55:34 | 06:14:13 |
| GREEN | 00:42:05 | 01:11:18 | 01:30:46 | 02:29:12 | 03:17:31 | 07:00:59 |
| 80 – 84 | 5K | 5 Miles | 10K | 10 Miles | Half-Marathon | Marathon |
| DIAMOND | 00:30:36 | 00:52:22 | 01:07:00 | 01:51:37 | 02:28:39 | 05:22:38 |
| PLATINUM | 00:32:20 | 00:55:21 | 01:10:48 | 01:57:58 | 02:37:06 | 05:40:58 |
| GOLD | 00:34:32 | 00:59:07 | 01:15:37 | 02:05:59 | 02:47:47 | 06:04:10 |
| SILVER | 00:36:43 | 01:02:50 | 01:20:23 | 02:13:55 | 02:58:21 | 06:27:06 |
| BRONZE | 00:40:56 | 01:10:03 | 01:29:38 | 02:29:19 | 03:18:51 | 07:11:36 |
| GREEN | 00:46:03 | 01:18:49 | 01:40:50 | 02:47:59 | 03:43:43 | 08:05:33 |