The La Sportiva Mountain Cup is back in 2015, and will take place for the seventh year running. The LSMC a 10-race series taking place on U.S. soil that focuses on shorter-distance trail running.
2015 La Sportiva Mountain Cup Schedule
- March 7 – Hillbilly Half Marathon – Olympia, WA
- April 4 – Hell’s Hills 25k – Smithville, TX
- April 18 – Tuck Fest Half Marathon – Charlotte, NC
- May 3 – 7 Sisters Trail Race – Amherst, MA
- May 9 – Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run – Helena, MT
- May 23 – Sutallee Trace Challenge – Canton, GA
- June 6 – Rothrock Challenge – State College, PA
- July 5 – La Sportiva Vail Hill Climb – Vail, CO
- July 18 – La Sportiva Table Rock 27k – Stinson Beach, CA
- August 1 – Jupiter Peak Steeplechase – Park City, UT
2015 La Sportiva Mountain Cup Scoring and Award Structure
Check out the LSMC scoring page for details on how points are awarded. Note that there’s a basic point-award structure that’s enhanced with bonus points for the series-opener race, the series-closer race, and for beating a runner in any race who is ranked in the top 10 overall for their gender in the series. Here’s an excerpt from that page which further explains scoring for 2015:
The top 10 male and female racers for each event will be scored…
Mountain Cup scoring: 1st through 10th place scoring is as follows:
20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6Series Opener Scoring: At the Hillbilly Half Marathon, 1st through 10th place scoring is as follows:
23 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 9Championship Scoring: At the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, 1st through 10th place scoring is as follows:
25 – 22 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 15 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11Bonus Points: Two (2) bonus points will be awarded to a competitor for every runner beaten in a race who was in the top 10 in the same gender in the overall standings.
Series Standings: Series participants can enter as many races as desired. Only the top five (5) races will be scored for the overall standings.
…Series participants must race in a minimum of three (3) events to be eligible for cash purse.
Each event will be scored only for overall Male and Female… At the end of the season, the top 5 overall Male and Female runners will receive prize money for their performance as long as the three (3) race minimum has been reached.…Highest score wins!
There’s a $25,000 cash purse for the series, $12,500 for each gender, paying out to the top five of each gender as follows:
- $5,000 for the series win
- $3,500 for second place in the series
- $2,000 for third place in the series
- $1,500 for fourth in the series
- $500 for fifth in the series
Call for Comments
- Have you participated in the LSMC in the past? Or, have you run a race that was part of the cup? If so, what are your thoughts on the series?
- Are you thinking of participating in the series this year?
Is there a maximum number of races allowed to score or can someone score from all races?
Ian,
See the ‘Series Standings’ note in the excerpt above. Up to five races are scored in the LSMC.
Sorry, I looked for that but just saw the 3 race minimum section.
Let the good times roll
Believe the Sutallee Trace Challenge to be in *Canton* GA.
Thanks, NOE!