AURA ULTRA PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017

Rules & Process

• AURA members nominating performances should provide an accurate and truthful outline of the nominated performance. The same AURA Member may nominate more than one performance.
• Ultra Performances or Milestones are not restricted to AURA events and any achievement that incorporates ultra running may be considered. Performances at Australian or International events / locations qualify. Potential nominations may include but are not limited to:
• Breaking of a world or national record
• Completion of a significant multi day run such as trans Australia
• High level performance at an overseas event such as Hard Rock, MDS, Badwater etc
• The achievement of a milestone number completions of the same event
• Performance at a World Championships event
• Breaking a record at an Australian Ultra Running event
• The person nominated for achieving the nominated performance must have been a member of AURA at the time of the performance
• The person submitting the nomination must be an AURA member at the time of making the nomination
• People voting for the short listed nominations must be an AURA member. Only one vote per member is permitted.
• AURA members will vote on the short listed performances by ranking them in order from 1 to 5, 1 being the performance they see as being most worthy of winning. Points will be allocated as follows:
• Each number 1 ranking will receive 5 votes
• Each number 2 ranking will receive 4 votes
• Each number 3 ranking will receive 3 votes
• Each number 4 ranking will receive 2 votes
• Each number 5 ranking will receive 1 vote
• The performance with the most points in total will be declared “AURA’s Ultra Performance of The Year”
• The voting process will be through an online form found on the AURA website.
• Nominations open Sunday Tuesday January 2 2018 and close Sunday 14 January.
• The AURA Committee will select the five short listed nominations by Wednesday 17 January
• Voting will commence through an online form on the AURA website on Thursday 18 January, and will close at 11:59pm Wednesday 24 January.
• The winner of the 2017 “AURA Ultra Performance of the Year Award” will be announced on Australia Day 26 January 2018.