What is a CARA Circuit Race?

What is a CARA Registered Race?

How do I win a Participation Award?

How do I win a Long Distance Series Award?

What competitive race circuits does CARA offer?

I registered for a race on race day and they wouldn’t give me a CARA discount. Why?

How do you determine what CARA discounts will be offered at a given race?

Why aren’t race fees included in your training programs?

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A high-quality running event in which CARA members compete for points based on their finishes. Points are tabulated all year long and awards are presented at a year-end party to runners finishing in the top three in age groups and Clydesdale weight divisions. View this year's Race Circuit.

What's required to earn a "CARA Race" designation? View the criteria.

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A high-quality running event in which CARA members seek to finish. Awards are presented at a year-end part to runners who have completed either 101 total kilometers, or one race at each of five designated distances, in CARA Registered Races. View this year's Registered Races . (note: the list of Registered Races is updated frequently throughout the year)

What's required to earn a "CARA Race" designation? View the criteria.

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Runners may qualify for a year-end Participation Award by doing either of the following:

1. complete a total of 101 kilometers in any combination of CARA Circuit and CARA Registered races; OR,
   
   
2. complete one race at each of the following distances in any combination of CARA Circuit or CARA Registered races: 5k or 4-miler; 8k, 5-miler, or 10k; 10-miler; 20k or longer.

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All runners who complete five (5) races on the CARA Long Distance Series , including one race of marathon distance or longer, will receive a Long Distance Series Award at year’s end. No other races may be substituted.

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Individual, Clydesdale , Club , and Corporate.

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The cutoff period for discounts is up to the race organizer/sponsor. Discounts are an incentive to get people to register early.

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It's up to the race organizer/sponsor.

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Most people have a preferred method of registering for races. Some want to register earlier; some, later. Some want to register online; some, via mail or on site. Some want to pay with a credit card; some don't. Excluding fees gives participants the flexibility they want.

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