Rankings

Ratings compare finishing times with everyone else in each race, so beating a strong field counts for more, and recent races count most. A rating of 110 is about 10% faster than a typical runner. Members who have run at least 3 senior races, the latest in the past 12 months.

How are rankings calculated?

Every senior race with results on this site is replayed in date order. Each runner has a rating, which is how fast they are, and an uncertainty, which is how sure we are of it.

Each race

  • How hard was it? The times of runners who already have ratings show how fast the course ran on the day, so the length, climb, terrain and weather all cancel out.
  • How did you do? Your time is compared with that. Finishing ahead of a strong field earns more than finishing ahead of a weak one, and by how much you finished ahead counts too, not just your place.
  • Your rating moves towards that run. It moves further when we're less sure of you, such as in your first few races, and less once you've raced a lot.
  • One race can only move a rating so far, so a navigation error, fall or bad day won't wreck it. Races you didn't finish aren't counted.

Recent form counts most

The longer you go without racing, the less sure we are of your rating, so your next races move it further. Old results fade rather than counting forever.

The ranking

Runners are ranked by a cautious figure: a rating we're confident you're at least as good as. A runner with only a few races, or who hasn't raced for a while, sits a little lower until they race again. A rating of 100 is a typical runner, and 110 is about 10% faster, around 5 to 6 minutes quicker over an hour.

Who is included

WFRA members who have run at least 3 senior races, with at least one in the past 12 months. Class and category places come from the overall ranking, with categories based on age today.

Junior races aren't included: each age group runs its own course and only races itself, so those times can't be compared with anyone else's. Juniors who run senior races are rated from those.

Tested against past results, these ratings call who finishes ahead in about 92% of head-to-heads, compared with 90% for the average of best scores used before. Rankings update within 15 minutes of new results.

Position Runner Club Class Category Races Rating
118 Tony Hall Unaffiliated M 107 MV60 1 31 95.2
154 John Langton Unaffiliated M 135 MV60 2 34 91.5
155 Martin Webb Mynydd Du M 136 MV60 3 31 91.4
158 John Simpson Pensby Runners M 139 MV60 4 10 91.3
168 John Atyeo Mercia Fell Runners M 148 MV60 5 44 90.5
174 Stephen Priestnall Unaffiliated M 152 MV60 6 23 90.2
183 Martin CARTER Hereford Couriers M 160 MV60 7 13 89.5
193 Russell Owen Rhedwyr Eryri Harriers M 168 MV60 8 29 88.6
213 Paul Jeggo Springfield Striders M 181 MV60 9 7 86.8
214 Aled Wyn Owen Rhedwyr Eryri Harriers M 182 MV60 10 7 86.7
217 Marc Whiting Unaffiliated M 185 MV60 11 7 86.3
222 Peter Sowerby Brecon AC M 190 MV60 12 15 85.9
224 Mike Davies Run Free Fell Runners M 191 MV60 13 5 85.8
227 Simon Darke Mynyddwyr de Cymru M 194 MV60 14 52 85.7
235 Chris Smart Hereford Couriers M 200 MV60 15 12 84.9
244 Robin Bacon Mercia Fell Runners M 208 MV60 16 4 84.2
249 Dave Powell Aberystwyth AC M 210 MV60 17 9 83.7
252 Dylan Huws Rhedwyr Eryri Harriers M 213 MV60 18 18 83.5
253 William Greenwood Unaffiliated M 214 MV60 19 11 83.4
266 David Marham Mercia Fell Runners M 221 MV60 20 15 82.7
269 Martin Woodhead Mynydd Du M 224 MV60 21 11 82.6
272 Bob Foreman Matlock AC M 226 MV60 22 16 82.5
295 Nicholas Holmes Tattenhall Runners M 241 MV60 23 6 80.6
309 Phil Clarke Mercia Fell Runners M 249 MV60 24 24 79.4
321 Michael Reynolds Mercia Fell Runners M 259 MV60 25 6 78.7
326 Arwel Lewis Rhedwyr Eryri Harriers M 263 MV60 26 14 78.4
332 Mike Hobday Denbigh Harriers M 268 MV60 27 37 77.8
334 David Baugh Denbigh Harriers M 269 MV60 28 8 77.7
335 Andy Stott Mynyddwyr de Cymru M 270 MV60 29 33 77.7
336 Dylan Owen Unaffiliated M 271 MV60 30 17 77.7
348 Paul Tucker Mynydd Du M 281 MV60 31 30 76.6
352 Peter Lester-Owen Denbigh Harriers M 284 MV60 32 29 76.0
357 Adrian Noble Weston AC M 288 MV60 33 11 75.4
362 Glyn FLETCHER Maldwyn Harriers M 293 MV60 34 12 74.5
365 Kevin Raymond Unaffiliated M 294 MV60 35 6 74.0
371 Kevin Hagley South West Road Runners M 300 MV60 36 4 73.8
372 Victor Belshaw Denbigh Harriers M 301 MV60 37 5 73.8
375 Paul Colley-Davies Mynydd Du M 302 MV60 38 33 73.5
378 Michael Brooks Mynydd Du M 305 MV60 39 7 73.3
382 Andrew Gething Unaffiliated M 308 MV60 40 9 73.1
383 Christopher Kelsey Wells City Harriers M 309 MV60 41 5 73.1
392 Paul Aird Unaffiliated M 313 MV60 42 19 72.2
393 Tim Hicks HAYWARDS HEATH HARRIERS M 314 MV60 43 3 72.0
401 Andy Thomas Prestatyn RC M 319 MV60 44 8 71.4
409 Adrian Gwilliam Fairwater Runners M 322 MV60 45 9 71.0
414 Peter AGNEW Buckley Runners M 326 MV60 46 3 70.6
417 Trevor Matty Dark Peak Fell Runners M 328 MV60 47 8 70.4
421 Anthony Kay Unaffiliated M 331 MV60 48 3 70.0
428 Guto Evans Unaffiliated M 336 MV60 49 3 69.4
430 Adrian Moir Mynyddwyr de Cymru M 338 MV60 50 33 69.0
436 Neil Davidson Prestatyn RC M 341 MV60 51 11 68.2
437 Andy Creber Mynydd Du Chepstow Harriers M 342 MV60 52 8 68.1
440 Richard Curtis Unaffiliated M 344 MV60 53 4 68.0
446 Steven Marham Mercia Fell Runners M 349 MV60 54 5 67.7
449 Alan Stanley Unaffiliated M 352 MV60 55 9 67.2
454 Karl Davies Mercia Fell Runners M 355 MV60 56 9 66.9
456 Owen Williams WFRA M 356 MV60 57 22 66.8
460 Shaun De Clancy Unaffiliated M 359 MV60 58 31 66.5
461 Kevin Evans Meirionnydd Running Club M 360 MV60 59 6 66.4
465 Mark Underhill Cardigan Running Club M 364 MV60 60 3 66.0
487 Nigel Leeming Sarn Helen M 373 MV60 61 3 62.9
491 Mark Dakeyne Prestatyn RC M 376 MV60 62 24 62.4
495 Paul Morris Pont-Y-Pwl & District M 378 MV60 63 10 61.8
496 Nigel Crompton Pensby Runners M 379 MV60 64 14 61.3
505 Stephen Lysaczenko Quantock Orienteers M 381 MV60 65 4 60.4
513 Charles Ashley Wrexham AAC M 385 MV60 66 12 56.1