WHATABURGER 5K RUN
Whataburger 5K
Corporate Cup teams will participate in the Whataburger 5K, which is part of the public-facing San Antonio Sports ACTIVATE Fiesta-themed 5K event.
WHATABURGER 5K RUN – HEROES STADIUM
Address: 4799 Thousand Oaks Dr. San Antonio, TX 78233
Date: Saturday, March 28
Race Start Time: 7:30 a.m. (no late starts will be allowed)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 24 – 11:59 p.m.
Detailed Course Map - https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3219124
Parking Information (click the PDF icon below to review map)
No vehicle entry/exit will be allowed from main parking lots until the course permits (approx. 8:30 a.m.). By parking in the lots at the Heroes Stadium facility you are agreeing to not exit or move your vehicle until parking restrictions have cleared. The only accessible parking between 7:20 and 8:30 a.m. will be in the overflow parking area (see attached). This policy will be enforced by PD and is to ensure the safety of the participants and guest at the event and on the course
Packet Pickup
- Friday, March 27: Packet pickup will be available for Team Captains or a company’s POC handling the 5K participants ONLY at Academy (Address: 7903 I-35, San Antonio, TX 78224) located near SW Military from 10am to 6pm.
- THIS DAY IS ONLY FOR CAPTAINS PICKING UP FOR THEIR ENTIRE TEAM, NOT INDIVIDUALS
- Saturday, March 28 (event day): Any unclaimed team packets from Friday will turn into individual bib pickup on event day at the Whataburger Tent from 6am to 7:15am
- Participants must have their I.D. when picking up their pip and due top the race start time, there will be no pickups allowed after 7:25 a.m.
- The Whataburger Tent will be located near the start line in the athlete village area
Team Area
- Each Corporate Cup team is allowed the opportunity to bring one (1) 10x10 tent to setup for their runners and team at the event
- The team area specific to Corporate Cup teams only will be identified with signage at the athlete village area near the start line
- NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED, NO GRILLING OR TAILGATE ALLOWED!
- Hydration, snacks, and coolers are allowed
- Teams must ensure their tent is safely secure and weighted to the ground
Each Corporate Cup team will get ten (10) FREE chipped bibs for this event. Only the top 8 runners will count towards the team’s overall points earned. Reminder that each company needs AT LEAST 4 runners to qualify for team points. In addition, your team may also be awarded individual points if you had participants who finished in the top three in their respective age/gender group. Results will be available to share on March 30, but Corporate Cup scoring will NOT be computed with WAVA and teams scores until the week of April 6.
EVENT FORMAT
Four age divisions: (U30) (30-39) (40-49) (50+). There are no requirements for number of participants in age division.
POINT SYSTEM
Team Points
100 points will be awarded to the 1st place team, 90 points will be awarded to the 2nd place team and points will move down incrementally by 10 until the 8th place team has been awarded 30 points. All teams that finish below 8th place will be awarded 10 points. Each team must have at least four (4) runners in order to qualify for team points. Any team with less than four (4) runners registered will automatically get the minimum of 10 team points earned. All individual runners will still qualify for individual points earned.
After the team scores are computed and adjusted with the formula, we will then rank teams in order from 1st to 10th to then officially award points based off the 100-point system ranking scale. 100 points will be awarded to the 1st place team, 90 points will be awarded to the 2nd place team and points will move down incrementally by 10 until the 8th place team has been awarded 30 points. All teams that finish below 8th place will be awarded 10 points.
Individual Points
5, 4, and 3 points will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female runners in each of the 4 age divisions. These individual points will be overall for all runners combined among all competing divisions to determine the top 3 in each age division by gender.
How is the 5K run scored?
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Scoring for a team is computed through the WAVA Table of Factors that adjusts a runner’s time based on age, gender, and distance. Female runners are adjusted more than male runners. With gender in the calculation, the results are age-graded among the other runners in that age group which then are sorted from fastest to slowest to determine individual runner results
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By having age-graded times, companies that do not have males in their late teens or early 20s are not put at a disadvantage to companies that do in other words, females and older runners can be competitive
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