FARNHAM RUNNERSGrand Prix League 3: Fun and Local League
Summary
This Grand Prix League aims to encourage new and non-competitive runners, with the emphasis on participation.
The spirit of this League has been designed on the principles of honesty, integrity, and trust. By entering into this Grand Prix members are duty bound to adhere to these principles.
Rules
Creating the race calendar
- 24 races are nominated by members sending an email to the Race Director throughout the previous year. These races will be discussed by the committee to check for clashes with other leagues etc. and the outcome of the next years calendar will be announced in November at the Club Supper.
- The races selected will be spread over Saturdays, Sundays and evenings during the summer.
- The race distances nominated must be between 5k to Marathon and take place no further than 25 miles or 45 minutes drive from the clubhouse.
- Members can include up to three UK 5k Park Runs at any time of the year up to and including Saturday 8th December 2012 before the cut off on Tueday 11th December 2012.
Scoring system
- Members receive 1 point for finishing the event.
- Members receive 1 point for wearing an official Farnham Runners vest
- Members receive 1 point if they achieve a personal best (PB) for that measured distance (excluding multi-terrain events)
- Members receive 1 point if they achieve a course personal best (CB).
Claiming of points
- Members can claim up to 8 events from which they are awarded points.
- Members are responsible for notifying the Farnham Runners Co-ordinator (Mike Ashworth for 2012), that they have run an event, how many points they believe they have earned, and that they wish to claim the event as one of their nominated races.
- The Farnham Runners Co-ordinator must receive the information within ONE CALENDAR MONTH after the date or event and no later than the second Tuesday in December (For 2012 this date is 11/12/2012) for those late in the year races.
- If false information has been provided by the member then that event will be struck off, and the member will not be able to claim another event as a replacement.
Prizes
- The top 10 in each gender receive an identical trophy presented to them en masse at the Annual Awards Dinner.
Additional rules
- The first time a member runs a new event it will not be counted as a PB but noted as a bench mark.
- Historical PB’s and CB’s will count.
- The Farnham Runners co-ordinator has the final say in any disputes.
Race dates for 2012
Every year will produce a different calendar (as members nominations will be different every year), which makes for an exciting league. However, due to time constraints, the calendar for 2012 has been decided upon, but members can nominate their favourite races throughout 2012 for the 2013 league.
In addition to the race calendar listed below members can include up to three UK 5k Park Run at any time of the year up to and including Saturday 8th December 2012 before the cut off on Tueday 11th December 2012.
| Distance from Clubhouse | Event | Date | Type | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 miles | Cranleigh 15 / 20 | Sun 25th Mar | Road | Undulating |
| 7.5 miles | Fleet Half Marathon | Sun 25th Mar | Road | Undulating |
| 12.1 miles | Clandon Park 10K | Sat 21st Apr | Trail | Undulating |
| 7.6 miles | Alton 10 Mile Road Race | Sun 13th May | Road | Hilly |
| 6 miles | Woodland Woggle 5K or 10K | Sun 20th May | Trail | Undulating |
| 12.0 miles | Hook 6 mile or 10 mile | Sun 20th May | Road | Undulating |
| 3.1 miles | Barfield Bolt 5K / 10K | Sun 27th May | Trail | Hilly |
| 15.9 miles | Yateley 10K Race 1 | Wed 6th June | Road | Undulating |
| 12.3 miles | Bracknell Forest (5 miles) | Wed 16th June | Trail | Undulating |
| 15.9 miles | Yateley 10K race 2 | Wed 4th July | Road | Undulating |
| 4.4 miles | Elstead Marathon (4.5 miles) | Fri 6th July | Trail | Undulating |
| 17.1 miles | Surrey Slog Half Marathon | Sun 15th July | Trail | Hilly |
| 15.9 miles | Yateley 10K Race 3 | Wed 1st Aug | Road | Undulating |
| 12.2 miles | Miland Valley Half Marathon | Sun 5th Aug | Trail | Hilly |
| 19.5 miles | Overton 2.5 / 5 miles | Sat 1st Sep | Road | Hilly |
| 2.8 miles | Pilgrim Half or Full Marathon | Sun 16th Sep | Trail | Hilly |
| 18.2 miles | Butser Hill Challenge (4.5 miles) | Sun 23rd Sep | Trail | Hilly |
| 13.6 miles | Tempest 10/Autumn Spitfire 20 | Sun 30th Sep | Road | Undulating |
| 18.1 miles | Cabbage Patch (10 miles) | Sun 14th Oct | Road/Paths | Very Flat |
| 8.6 miles | Hogs Back 8 Mile | Sun 9th Dec | Road | Hilly |
