Due to the suspension of the usual club activities, the normal Summer Grand Prix programme had to be cancelled. Get ready for the relaunch of the Stragglers Summer Grand Prix 2020 as a set of virtual races.

Included in this year's slimmed down event will be the Club Virtual Championships at 10k and 10 miles (which have already happened) and the Club Virtual 5k Championship (which will be the one of the monthly handicaps...tba).  Added to those will be the Secret 7k, the Club Half Marathon Championship in August and any further 5k handicaps. See the table below. As before it's 10 points for competing and a further set of points from 25 to 1 for the first 25 runners in each gender. So plan your Secret 7 now and start following the SGP Results Tables which are now on the website.

2020	Race	Location	Grand Prix	Notes
29-31 May	Club 10k Championship	Virtual	SGP
3-5 July	Club 10 Mile Championship	Virtual	SGP
30 July	5k Handicap	Virtual	SGP
25-31 July	Secret 7k	Virtual	SGP	Enter here
21-23 Aug	Club Half-Marathon Championship	Virtual	SGP
27 Aug	5k Handicap	Virtual	SGP
24 Sep	5k Handicap and Club 5k Championship	Virtual	SGP
17/18 Oct	Cabbage Patch Invisible 10	Virtual	SGP	Info here
29 Oct	5k Handicap	Virtual	SGP

 

Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the Summer Grand Prix 2020.  If you have any queries, contact Andy Howarth

Scoring

Grand Prix Points

• Separate Male and Female competitions
• Every runner scores 10 points for each race they finish
• Bonus of 25 points to 1 point for the first 25 Stragglers in each race
• Max score for each race is 35
• Your best 4 scores for each race are totalled – max possible score is 140
• Minimum 4 races to win an award

Grand Prix Awards

• Male and female with the highest number of points
• Male and female hero (for running the most races)
• Highest age-grade performance for men and women in any race
• Winners and runners up in each of the following categories:
  • Senior Women, F35, F45, F55, F65
  • Senior Men, M40, M50, M60, M70
  • The categories are based on your age at the first event (29/5/20)
• Most improved male and female runner

You can see how to participate in the Stragglers virtual races here.