2026 Trail Series

The 2026 Danum Harriers Trail Series will include the following races:

Events

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Rules

  1. The competition is open to all Danum Harriers members.
  2. Best four count: There will be five races over the year with your best four out of five scores counting towards your final score.
  3. Scoring: compete on age/sex grade for the distance plus an elevation bonus.
    1. Age grade score is calculated by the age grade of the distance divided by ten. E.g. a 52.1% age grade score would yield 5.21 points. Note: age used is the runners’ age at 1st Jan 2026.
    2. The elevation bonus boosts lower age-grade scores from tough climbs. Total elevation gain (ft) ÷ 1000 gives the factor. For example, 750 ft gain → 1000 / 750 = 0.75 points.
    3. Then a multiplier adjusts for elevation sharpness: 10 ÷ distance (km). A 5 km race has a multiplier of 10 ÷ 5 = 2, so 0.75 points become 1.5. (New for 2026, reflecting lower scores in shorter races with steep climbs.)
    4. The combined score is then rounded to one decimal place to yield your score for that race. In the above example you’d get 6.7.
  4. Males and females compete together: as the scores are based on age and sex grade, male and female runners compete together for the top prize, with awards for the top three of each sex.
  5. In the event of a tie for one of the top three places, the points for each race will be recounted without any rounding to one decimal place.
  6. If an event is cancelled by the organisers and it is not possible to plan a suitable replacement, the final points will be based on the other races.