Rules and Regulations

Mid-Atlantic Relays (MACR) Rules and Regulations

Unless otherwise noted herein, USATF rules will prevail in all disputed matters.
Also, the host organization's proceedures and rules superceed the rules herein when they conflict.

Divisions
Team Scoring
Eligibility Standards
Frequency of Participation / Records
Ties and Tie Breakers
Uniforms and Bib Numbers
Protests
Track Events - General
Individual Races
Relay Races
4x100m Relay
4x200m Relay
4x400m Relay
Master's Relay
Pyramid Relay
Senior's Relay
Sprint Relay
Sub-Master's Distance Relay
Sub-Master's Sprint Relay
Three-Lap Sprint Relay
Thrower's Relay
Women's Relay
WMA Sprint Relay
Team Races
800m Team Race
Mile/1500m Team Race
3000m/3200m Team Race
Field Events
Team High Jump
Team Long Jump
Team Shot Put
Team Discus Throw
Team Jump
Team Throw
Decathlon Scoring for Field Events

Divisions

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There are Open and Corporate team divisions. Corporate teams may be companies, military branches/bases or government agencies/offices. Please interpret the reference to company teams below to also refer to military and government teams as well. If necessary, Open or "corporate" teams may be divided into smaller divisions if needed.

Groups with under 1000 members/employees may combine with up to two other groups having under 1000 members/employees each, to form a team. That combined team will compete in the appropriate division for that team.

Groups may enter more than one team in the meet, but participants of any one team may only compete with that one team and no other team throughout the meet

The minimum number of athletes to qualify as a team is one.

Team Scoring:

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Points awarded for each individual race (eg. 100m, 200m, 400m) are shown in the table below.

Division \ Place:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	. . .	∞
All divisions	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	. . .	1

Points awarded for every other event (eg. relays, team races, field events) are shown in the table below.

Division \ Place:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	. . .	∞
All divisions	40	34	31	28	25	22	19	16	13	10	7	4	1	. . .	1

For a team's overall total meet score, each team drops their six (6) lowest event points

If a team has multiple places of the same score, and one or more of those scores will be discarded from their final point total, the last score(s) of the same value will be the discarded score(s). Scores are sorted by the date and time of the corresponding event with the oldest event first.

Teams must start an event with a legal team to receive any points. If a team starts an event but doesn't finish the event, they receive one participation point.

Eligibility Standards:

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A participant may only participate on one team.

In all age-restricted events, a participant's age is determined as of December 31 of the current year.

If a participant in a particular event does not meet the event's eligibility standards, the team will be disqualified from that event.

All "corporate" (corporate/military/government) division team members must fall into one of the following eligibility categories, with at least 50% of a team's participants (ie. people who have started a past or current event and those scheduled to run future events for the current meet) being current employees or retirees. This 50% rule pertains to the entire meet, not to any single event.

1. Employees:

Must have been employed continuously by the company forty-two (42) days prior to the start of the meet.
They must be working 20 hours or more per week for each of the six weeks leading up to the meet, and be on the corporation's payroll and have taxes withheld by the company.

2. Contractors/Consultants:

Must be under contract with the company at least forty-two (42) days prior to a meet.
They must be working 20 hours or more per week, for that company, for each of the six weeks leading up to the meet.

3. Retirees:

Must be pension eligible, former employees, with five or more years of service to the company and whose age plus years of service equals fifty-five (55) years or more.

4. Alumni:

Up to five (5) ex-employees are eligible to compete for a company.

5. Immediate Family:

Must be an immediate family member of a participating employee, alumni, retiree or contractor. Immediate family members include: spouse/significant-other, sibling (brother or sister 18 or older), parent (mother or father) and children. Any immediate family member must be 18 years of age or older to participate on a team, except for the Korporate Kid's Run.

Pool Runners:

Unattached runners may compete as "pool runners" to be assigned to teams as needed. A team captain or representative must contact the meet organizer prior to the meet date for consideration of adding a pool runner to their team. Pool runners will try to be matched up according to a team's needs and that individual's gender, age, distance/event specialty, etc.

Frequency of Participation:

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Each participant may compete in up to four (4) running event, not to exceed a total of six (6) events. For example, someone could run 2 individual races and 2 relays, and participate in 2 field events. Or someone could participate in 4 field events and run 2 races.

If an athlete is a member of a team that either DNFs or is disqualified in an event, ALL athletes on that team for that event will be charged toward the event participation ceiling.

Compiled events (eg. WMA Sprint Relay, Team Throw and Team Jump) do not add to a person's participation limit.

An individual may not run more than one leg in an event.

Ties and Tie Breakers:

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Overall team score ties will be broken using the following sequence of tie-breakers:

Head to head wins in common events, which both (all) teams included in their scoring. If more than two teams are tied, continue to use only the events in which each of the tied teams competed and included in their scoring events. In the case of multiple tied teams, score one point for beating the other tied teams, zero points for all other places. In the event that a team has multiple places of the same score, and one or more of those scores will be discarded from their final point total, the last score(s) of the same value will be the discarded score(s).
If still tied, the winner is determined by the highest number of first place (overall) finishes, then second places finishes, etc. (using only the scored events) until the tie is broken.
If unable to break the tie using these methods, the tie remains.

Track event ties:
If there is a tie in a Team Relay, then the Fully Automatic Times (FAT) will be used (with totals to the hundredths, then thousandths if needed) to break the tie. If there is no FAT, then the official hand times will be added (truncated, no rounding, to the tenths) to break the tie. If a tie still exists, then the place remains a tie.

If there is a tie in a Team Race (eg. 800m Team Race, Mile(or 1500m) Team Race) for the team's total score, then the team with the highest WMA score among the scoring team members wins the tie. If a tie still exists, then the winning team will be determined by the fastest individual runner in that event. FAT times will be used (with totals to the hundredths, then thousandths if needed) to break the tie.

If there is a tie in an individual race, when timed to the hundredths, then the FAT to the thousandths will be used to break the tie. If there is no FAT, then the place remains a tie.

Each tied team or athlete will receive the points for the tied place. For example, if two teams tied for third place in an event, they will each receive third place points. In such a case, the next place receives fifth place points.

If there is a tie in a WMA scored event (eg. road races), ties will be broken in the following manner:

Highest individual WMA score
Next best individual WMA score
And so on, up to the required team scoring size
If a tie still exists, the best individual time in the race among the scoring team members, will break the tie.

Field event ties:
Field event team ties will be broken by using the highest individual point score for a single field event among the scoring team members.

Uniforms and Bib Numbers:

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Each team should strive to have all participants wear matching jerseys/singlets with the team name prominently displayed on the front of the singlets.

The bib/race number, if used, must be attached to the front of the singlet and must be entirely visible.

Each individual, for any Road Races, will be assigned a specific race number. Each runner must compete with his/her designated race number or be subject to disqualification.

Protests:

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If and when a discrepancy is ever found in either individual performances, event races or overall team scores, due to data entry errors or incorrect information given by teams, the official scorer is required to make any such adjustments, updating or revising event and/or team standings in the meet as appropriate, within fourteen days after the results are considered final.

Team Captains have 30 minutes to file a protest after results have been posted. For road races, Team Captains have 30 minutes to file corrections with the head scorer after initial results are posted, with an additional 30 minutes to review revised results postings before the results become final.

Any protest involving meet rules will be handled by the Protest Committee. Team captains should submit their protests on an official Protest Form, and return this form to the Announcers' table, after which the Protest Committee will be called to order. Protest Forms will not be considered if received more than 30 minutes after posting of the results is announced. When submitting a Protest Form, a $25 deposit must be submitted concurrently. If the protest is upheld, the $25 will be returned. If the protest is denied, the $25 will be forfeited to the meet. Protests regarding track infractions must have a meet official as a witness in order to be reviewed by the Protest Committee.

Use of video stream may only be used to determine order of finish for road races and track events. Only meet officials' video stream may be used, and only for the express purpose of determining finishing order.

Track Events - General:

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On a metric track, all distances will be run in meters, with the exception of the Mile Team Race. On standard tracks, all distances will be run in yards with the exception of the 800 Meter Team Race.
Athletes may compete in their assigned age group or a younger age group. An athlete may not compete in an older age group.
Sign-in forms must be submitted to the check-in area at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.
Teams/Individuals must check in at the check-in table at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the event.
Each team must provide its own legal relay baton. A team must have a baton at all times during relay races or may be disqualified.
There will be no disqualifications due to false starts unless, in the judgment of the Meet Official, it becomes excessive.
Anyone exchanging out of the zone may be disqualified if judged by a Meet Official as gaining an advantage that affects the race results.
USATF rules will apply, except where otherwise noted here, and with the proviso that "No material advantage, no foul."
For any event trials/prelims, teams qualify for final events as teams. Individual athletes may be substituted.
It is the discretion of the Meet Director to use a Box Start or Staggered Start in order to accommodate a single-section final.

If trials/prelims are not run, Finals lane assignments will be selected by random. If a need arises for a second heat in the same age group due to a large team turnout, heats will be selected by random. Every effort will be made to keep all runners in a division in the same heat.

Individual Races

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Each team may enter an unlimited number of runners in an individual race.
Individual times will be converted using WMA Age-Graded Performance scoring (https://mastersrankings.com/new-age-grades/)
Then take up to 3 of each team's results to include in the final event's scoring.

For example, say Team Acme has 10 runners in the Men's 100m and Team X has 2 men, and the initial raw WMA age-adjusted results are:

Acme (fastest WMA time)
Acme
X
Acme
Acme
X
Acme
. . .

Then the final 100m Men's places (for scoring the event) are:

Acme (fastest WMA time)
Acme
X
Acme (3^rd and final Acme scorer)
X
. . .

The individual races are:

100m - Men's
100m - Women's

200m - Men's
200m - Women's

400m - Men's
400m - Women's

Four runners, with at least one woman, at least one runner 30 years of age or older, at least one runner 40 years of age or older, and at least one other runner 50 years of age or older, each running 100m in any order. The woman runner can count as the 30+, 40+ or 50+ requirement.

4x200m Relay:

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Four runners, with a runner 40 years of age or older running the first leg, a runner 50 or older running the second leg, a woman running the third leg, and a man running the fourth leg (this order of competitors is fixed and must not be changed), running in order: 200m(40+), 200m(50+), 200m(W), 200m(M).

4x400m Relay:

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Four runners, with an open woman running the first leg, a runner 30 years of age or older running the second or third leg, a runner 40 years of age or older running the second or third leg, and an open runner running the fourth leg (this order of competitors is fixed and must not be changed), running in order: 400m(W), 400m(30+/40+), 400m(30+/40+), 400m(open). In other words, the second and third legs are run by a 30+ runner and a 40+ runner in either order.

Master's Relay:

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Five runners, all 40 years of age or older, with at least one woman AND one runner 50 years or older (in addition to the minimum one woman), running in order: 800m, 400m, 800m, 200m, 200m.

The first turn will be run in lanes, with two teams in a lane when necessary. After completing the turn, the first runner may break for the inside lane when there is adequate room.

Pyramid Relay:

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Five runners, with at least two women, running in order: 400m, 800m, 1200m, 800m, 400m.

The first lap will be run in lanes, with 2 teams in some lanes when necessary. After receiving the baton, the second runner may break for the inside lane when there is adequate room.

Senior's Relay:

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Four runners, all 50 years of age or older, with at least one woman and one runner 60 years of age or older (in addition to the woman) running the opening leg, running in order: 200m(60+), 400m, 600m, 400m.

Sprint Relay:

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Six runners, with at least two women (one 30 years of age or older) AND one runner 40 years of age or older (in addition to the minimum two women), running in order: 200m, 200m, 400m, 400m, 200m, 200m.

(Note: A typical team make-up is two women, one 40-year-old man, and three open men. A woman, if 40, cannot count as both a 40 year old AND a woman.)

The first lap (both opening 200m legs) will be run entirely in lanes, with one team in each lane. After receiving the baton, the third runner may break for the inside lane when there is adequate room.

Sub-Master's Distance Relay:

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Four runners, all 30 years of age or older, with at least one woman AND two runners 35 years or older (in addition to the minimum one woman), running in order: 800m, 400m, 1200m, 1600m.

(Note: A typical team make-up is two 35-year-old men, one 30-year-old man and one 30-year-old woman. The woman, if 35, cannot count as both a 35 year old AND a woman.)

Sub-Master's Sprint Relay:

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Four runners, all 30 years of age or older, with at least one woman AND two runners 35 or older (in addition to the one woman), running in order: 200m, 200m, 400m, 800m.

Three-Lap Sprint:

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Four runners, with at least one woman, running in order: 200m, 200m, 400m, 400m.

Thrower's Relay:

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Three runners who competed in the shot put or discus, with at least one woman, running in order: 100m, 200m, 100m.

Women's Relay:

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Three female runners, one 30 years or older, running in order: 800m, 400m, 400m.

WMA Sprint Relay:

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This race is not actually run - it is compiled from the individual races, as such it is not counted in a person's participation limit. It is the sum of the team's best individual 100m WMA score + individual 200m WMA score + individual 400m WMA score: 100m, 200m, 400m.

Team Races:

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800-Meter Team Race:

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Up to five runners, all on the track at the same time or in separate heats (ie. not a relay), each running 800m, with the sum of the highest two WMA scores determining team place.

Mile(or 1500m) Team Race:

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Up to five runners, all on the track at the same time or in separate heats (ie. not a relay), each running one mile(or 1500m), with the sum of the highest two WMA scores determining team place.

3000m(or 3200m) Team Race:

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Unlimited runners, all on the track at the same time, each running 3000m(or 3200m), with the sum of the highest two WMA scores determining team place.

Field Events:

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Flight assignments will be based on random draw, as will athlete competing order. Requests for flight reassignment will be considered when an athlete will be competing at the same time in another event. Field event officials, when requested, will make as much accommodation as possible to all athletes in allowing them to make up throws/jumps while competing in their flight if a change of flight is not granted.
Field event athletes should be pre-registered at least one week prior to the meet. Any changes must be made at the sign-in table at least 45 minutes prior to the start of the flight.
Athletes should check in at the event site 30 minutes prior to the start of the flight.
No coaches or spectators will be allowed on the field.
USATF rules will apply, except where otherwise noted here.
Individuals on a team may compete without a partner.
For safety purposes in the long jump, temporary take-off (or "board") markings on the runway are allowed; a facility's existing runway markings need not be the only markings used for take-off board/foul, and measurement purposes.

Team High Jump:

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Up to four athletes per team, each competing in the high jump, using decathlon-type scoring on an age and gender-adjusted scale, with the summed score of the two best athletes determining a team's score. The team with the highest score wins.

The high jump will start each flight at one of the two heights (3' or 5'). Each athlete can select which flight to enter in the high jump. Heights will be increased by 2" increments at all intervals. Athletes may pass at any height.

Each athlete stays in the high jump competition until they have three consecutive misses.

Team Long Jump:

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Up to four athletes per team, each competing in the long jump, using decathlon-type scoring on an age and gender-adjusted scale, with the summed score of the two best athletes determining a team's score. The team with the highest score wins.

Each athlete will be allowed four attempts in the long jump. Anyone failing to jump when called will forfeit that attempt in the competition.

Team Shot Put:

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Up to four athletes per team, each throwing the adjusted Shot weight for age and gender (shown in the table below), using decathlon-type scoring on an age and gender-adjusted scale, with the summed score of the two best athletes determining a team's score. The team with the highest score wins.

Gender:	Age:	Shot Weight:
Male	49 years or under	16 lbs
Male	50-59 years	12 lbs
Male	60 years or older	8 lbs
Female	49 years or under	4 kilos (8 lbs, 13 oz)
Female	50+ years	3 kilos

Competitors may use their own weight implement if USATF inspection/weight instrumentation is available at the meet. Otherwise, common weight implements are to be used. Athletes using their own implements must have them weighed by the Meet Inspector at least 45 minutes prior to the start of the flight.
Each athlete will be allowed four throws in the shot put. Anyone failing to throw when called will forfeit that attempt in the competition.

Team Discus Throw:

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Up to four athletes per team, each throwing the adjusted Discus weight for age and gender (shown in the table below), using decathlon-type scoring on an age and gender-adjusted scale, with the summed score of the two best athletes determining a team's score. The team with the highest score wins.

Gender:	Age:	Discus Weight:
Male	49 years or under	2.0 kilos
Male	50-59 years	1.5 kilos
Male	60 years or older	1.0 kilo
Female	49 years or under	1.0 kilo
Female	50+ years	1.0 kilo

Competitors may use their own weight implement if USATF inspection/weight instrumentation is available at the meet. Otherwise, common weight implements are to be used. Athletes using their own implements must have them weighed by the Meet Inspector at least 45 minutes prior to the start of the flight.
Each athlete will be allowed four throws in the discus throw. Anyone failing to throw when called will forfeit that attempt in the competition.

Team Jump:

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This is a compiled event, taking a team's Team Long Jump score + their Team High Jump score, as such it is not counted in a person's participation limit. The team with the highest score wins.

Team Throw:

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This is a compiled event, taking a team's Team Shot Put score + their Team Discus score, as such it is not counted in a person's participation limit. The team with the highest score wins.

Decathlon Scoring:
(Shotput, Discus, High Jump, Long Jump):

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To score the field events, take the distance or height and convert to inches. Divide this mark by the record (in inches) shown in the table below, multiply the results by 1000, and truncate any fraction remaining. The result is the decathlon point score.

In other words:
(your mark in inches) / (inches for you in the chart) * 1000 = (your score, after truncating any fraction)

Use the online Field Events Calculator to calculate this score easily: www.uscaa.grunsports.com/goodies/fieldCalc.html
The web page may also be saved to your computer to use when not connected to the internet (eg. at a meet). Save this web page periodically for any updates.

Shot Put:

Age Group:

Thru 29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80+

Male:

867"
(72' 3")

798.5"
(66' 6.5")

728"
(60' 8")

659"
(54' 11")

591.5"
(49' 3.5")

654"
(54' 6")

620"
(51' 8")

664"
(55' 4")

580"
(48' 4")

539"
(44' 11")

497.75"
(41' 5.75")

483"
(40' 3")

Female:

752"
(62' 8")

711"
(59' 3")

670"
(55' 10")

629"
(52' 5")

588"
(49' 0")

547"
(45' 7")

542"
(45' 2")

465"
(38' 9")

424"
(35' 4")

321"
(26' 9")

293"
(24' 5")

270.25"
(22' 6.25")

Discus:

Age Group:

Thru 29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80+

Male:

2736"
(228' 0")

2733"
(227' 9")

2595"
(216' 3")

2464"
(205' 4")

2318"
(193' 2")

2432"
(202' 8")

2280"
(190' 0")

2442"
(203' 6")

2224"
(185' 4")

1818"
(151' 6")

1538"
(128' 2")

1460"
(121' 8")

Female:

2598"
(216' 6")

2595"
(216' 3")

2439"
(203' 3")

2295"
(191' 3")

2147"
(178' 11")

1983"
(165' 3")

1816"
(151' 4")

1655"
(137' 11")

1502"
(125' 2")

887.5"
(73' 11.5")

713"
(59' 5")

585"
(48' 9")

High Jump:

Age Group:

Thru 29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80+

Male:

92"
(7' 8")

88"
(7' 4")

83"
(6' 11")

78"
(6' 6")

74"
(6' 2")

69"
(5' 9")

65"
(5' 5")

60"
(5' 0")

56"
(4' 8")

54"
(4' 6")

52"
(4' 4")

48.25"
(4' 0.25")

Female:

79"
(6' 7")

75"
(6' 3")

70"
(5' 10")

66"
(5' 6")

62"
(5' 2")

57"
(4' 9")

53"
(4' 5")

48"
(4' 0")

44"
(3' 8")

42.75"
(3' 6.75")

41.25"
(3' 5.25")

35.5"
(2' 11.5")

Long Jump:

Age Group:

Thru 29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80+

Male:

350"
(29' 2")

330"
(27' 6")

311"
(25' 11")

291"
(24' 3")

272"
(22' 8")

252"
(21' 0")

233"
(19' 5")

213"
(17' 9")

194"
(16' 2")

182"
(15' 2")

170.25"
(14' 2.25")

144.5"
(12' 0.5")

Female:

276"
(23' 0")

257"
(21' 5")

238"
(19' 10")

219"
(18' 3")

201"
(16' 9")

182"
(15' 2")

163"
(13' 7")

144"
(12' 0")

125"
(10' 5")

123.5"
(10' 3.5")

122"
(10' 2")

109.5"
(9' 1.5")