NRCD roadmap
What's live today and what we're still building.
Shipped
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Public research dataset
on Zenodo (DOI) — annual, PII-safe exports for researchers; methods in our
CIKM paper submission (pending review)
and the open
nrcdPython package - Records — fastest marks in one place (free default view; team/year filters for subscribers)
- CRC Coaches Poll — weekly XC and track rankings from coaches nationwide (free); blog and homepage recent posts + latest-poll top 5; latest rankings on ranked team pages; shared team-name → club links on all season pages; historical national weeks backfilled from public Google Sheets (archives are multi-week); subscriber team Advanced → CRC Poll (career highs, streaks, NR/RV, rank charts) and multi-week season advanced (climbers/fallers, #1 succession, rank-based volatility / top-5 stickiness / survivors / turnover / top-10 bump charts — not raw vote points)
- NRCD Power Rankings — season-to-date team boards from race results (XC marks Aug 1+ / boards Sep 1+; indoor Dec–Mar 15; outdoor marks Jan 1+ / boards Apr 1–May); pure analytics (converted / standardized marks), not a coaches poll; top 10 free, full board + week-to-week Δ for subscribers; subscriber team Advanced → Power Rankings for a club’s full NRCD history (beyond CRC’s Fall 2023 start), plus a Pro team season tracker on the national board
- PR & record badges on meet results — PR, club record, nationals record, and meet record callouts on each mark; summary count cards in meet advanced stats (subscribers)
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Meet Series
— link recurring invites across years without combining results; public series list and
/meet-series/<id>(opens latest edition); Pro edition switching, top-three series records, series-wide Meet Record badges, and cross-edition Advanced stats. Approved Nationals meets are grouped automatically by sport - Upcoming meets — free public calendar of hosted invites (date, location, packet/live/external links, contact, ICS); homepage next-meets strip; Pro team claimants can claim home meets, list/host a future edition, clone next year, and mark other clubs’ meets as going (results meets auto-link by series year when available)
- Track nationals tooling — Ironman attempted/completed on meet, athlete, and team pages; All-American leaderboards; nationals record badges and meet advanced breakdowns
- Advanced analytics on team, athlete, and meet pages (subscribers)
- Meet team filter on meet results pages (subscribers)
- Leaderboard with team/year filters (subscribers)
- Hypothetical Meet — score XC, track, or road from database bests; plan season lineups, upload roster CSVs, and export PDF results (subscribers)
- Head-to-Head — compare 2–8 athletes or clubs with PR/club-best showdowns, shared-meet duels, charts, and roster depth (subscribers)
- Lineup planners — XC Top 7 roster ranking with bubble picks and meet-by-meet duels; track relays for 4×100, 4×400, 4×800, sprint medley, distance medley, and more with leg swaps and unavailable athletes (subscribers)
- Automark qualifying standards by season
- Database summary — participation trends and depth charts (subscribers)
- Performance standardization toggle, course-adjusted times, and weather context (subscribers)
- Team & athlete profile claiming with photos (subscribers)
| Up next | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Annual public dataset release — updated PII-safe Zenodo export each year | High | Planned |
| Live results — in-meet updates as races finish | Medium | Planned |
| Health stats — personal performance tracking, improvement trends, and training insights for logged-in athletes | Medium | Planned |
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