Before attempting to set up a meeting with multiple races it is recommended that you read and follow the tutorial for setting up a meeting with a single race, as there are so many similarities. The description that follows highlights the key difference.
Firstly, create a “New Meeting”.
Now use a meaningful file name...
Complete the meeting details as shown below.
In the “Type” field, click on the drop-down box and select “Multiple event meeting”.
In the “New Entry” field, click on the drop-down box and select one of the three choices as appropriate. By way of explanation, the first option “Allow in one event only” means that you can allocate each competitor to one and only one of the events that you will define later. The second option, “Allow in selected events” means that you can allocate each competitor to one or more selected events (i.e. the fun run and the Senior Men's Race). Finally, the “Automatically entered in all events” options allows you to enter the competitor in every race that you define. This would be used for example, if your meeting contained 5 & 10 Mile races which both started at the same time and competitors could choose which one they competed in as they raced.
Now complete the meeting details form including the “Categories” as shown in the “How to…Set up a meeting with a Single Race”.
Now you can define every event within the meeting as shown below then click on the “Close” button.
The Meeting Details screen will now be displayed (see below).
You can now start to input the entries that you have already received and allocate each competitor to the race they have chosen. Remember, you selected to “Allow in one event (race) only” in the Meeting Options screen.
As you enter each competitor details, select the race from the “Events Entered” list by clicking on the appropriate race.
When you have entered all the competitor details, you can now select each event (race) to record the “Finish” positions / times and view “Results by clicking on the appropriate event (race) as shown below.