Awards & challenges

What the season is played for

Monthly recognition, fifteen annual awards and three season-long challenges. The club year runs from 1 October to 30 September.

Monthly awards

For the runs worth celebrating: a first 10 km, a first half, a first sub-4 marathon, or someone who simply kept going when it was hard.

Not compulsory to award every month — the committee decides. You must be a member to nominate and to be nominated.

Awarded for a personal best in your age category during the month. First-time performances in a new age category also count.

Only sanctioned races count. Runners in the same category are compared on IAAF tables; different ages and sexes are age-graded with the WMA system.

Your first marathon gets its own recognition. Tell us when it is coming and we will celebrate it with you.

Email the club captain for ladies.

It is your responsibility to tell the committee about a PB — if you ran it and said nothing, it cannot win.

Fastest times — Fastest time in each age category at 10 km, 15 km, 21.1 km, 42.2 km and ultra distance — juniors are awarded up to the half marathon.
Best athlete per category — Must have completed at least three of the five recognised distances in the season.
Cross country athletes of the year — Junior male, junior female, ladies and men — based on WPA points earned in the season.
Highest race kilometres — Male and female.
Most time trials — Male, female, boy and girl.
Comrades Awards — Fastest BAK man and lady in the Comrades Marathon.
“Moed, Durf en Daad” Trophy — Awarded at the committee’s discretion.
Club challenges — Awarded for completing the prescribed number of races in the season.
Supporter of the year — Awarded at the committee’s discretion.
Novice of the year — Best newcomer, minimum three of the five distances.
Athlete of the year — Best average performance across the season, minimum three of the five distances.
Achievement of the year — The single best performance of the season across all distances.
Chairman’s trophy — Awarded at the chairperson’s sole discretion.
Runner’s Runner of the Year — Nominated and voted for by BAK members.
Coca-Cola League — Male and female with the highest Coca-Cola League attendance of the year.

Season1 October – 30 September

Distances10 km, 15 km, half marathon, marathon, ultra

RacesOnly races under a body affiliated to World Athletics

CategoriesJunior, senior, veteran, master, grand master, great grand master

OnusYou submit your best times to the records official

Records official & statistician: Richard Mopp, bak.stats.wp@gmail.com.

Complete twenty 10 km races in one club season.

Complete twenty-one half marathons in one club season.

Eight races, of which at least three must be ultras and the rest marathons.

Open to Bellville AC road-running members only.
Register free within the first six months of the season.
You need a valid WPA licence number.
One point per completed race within the cut-off time.
20 / 21 / 8 points earn you the award.
Only races on ASA-affiliated provincial calendars count — note that PUFfeR no longer qualifies.
The BAKgat marshal’s run counts towards the 10 km challenge.
Tell the statistician when you race outside WPA and Boland.

Season1 October – 30 September

CostFree