Following the first 5 colour events of the year (3SC+2NI) the colour standards table has been brought up-to-date. It can be found at “Further Info>LVO Public Folders>Colour Standards”. The double-headed arrows show the 12-month window of events which count, the capitalised letters show the events (there must be 3) counting towards your current standard, the right-hand column shows the best colour achieved this year (i.e. you must have reached a colour standard in an event this year) and, in brackets, the best colour you’ve ever achieved since records began in 1990. The entries which are highlighted in yellow show folk who have not rejoined for 2018; their achievements are retained in the hope that they will see the light and return to the fold. To achieve a colour standard on a course you must (seperately for men and women) be within 50% of the standard time or be in the top half of the results. For NISeries events the standard time is that of the winner; for Club Colour events the times of folk running down (i.e. brown and blue course regulars running on the green course) are disregarded. This year sees the introduction of a Short Green course at NISeries events; this has been designated with the letter “o”. When the Long Orange course drops out of the record at the end of the year the designation will change to “d” which better reflects the position of the colour in the hierarchy.