When the grand prix was set up it was based on 4 distances from 5 mile to half maratahon, however it tends to favours the faster runner. This has never been an issue as one of the aims of the GP was to get members competing in races and have competion between members of similar ability. Some other clubs have more complicated GPs which have weightings for age and other calculations.
What do you want? Do we keep the same format, modify or replace it with a different event? Your comments would be welcome.
This will be on the agenda to discuss at the AGM which Dawn will be arranging for May.
For now assume we keep the same distances and try to do a 5 mile and 10 mile as early in the year as you can.
It is usually the 5 mile and 10 mile race which members miss out on and stops them completing the 4 distances. As you will see on the club event page there are lots of 10k and half marathons about.
Below is a list of 5 mile and 10 mile races which ran last year with the 2010 dates. I have not been able to find some of the regular races e.g. Sefton Park 5m ( usually July) or Sale 10m ( usaully Aug).
5 MILE RACES Sun-04-Apr-10 5m Runcorn Bridge - Hale Village Easter Wed-07-Apr-10 5m Spring 5, Chester Sun-11-Apr-10 5m Gin Pit Manchester trail off road Tue-18-May-10 5m Walton Park 5 Thu-20-May-10 5m Moberley, Chester 5m multiterrain ? Fri-04-Jun-10 5m Deganwy dash 5m ? 5m Birkenhead Park 5 ?????? Sun-04-Jul-10 5m Fairclough 5 Thornton, Lancs. Sat-17-Jul-10 5m Burtonwood ? 5m Sefton Park ? 5m The Wizard Alderley Edge multi terrain 7:30pm ? 5m Pennington Flash 5m Leigh Sun-10-Oct-10 5m Gin Pit Manchester trail off road Sun-17-Oct-10 5m Lytham St Annes Green Drive 5 ? 5m Slaters 5m Abergele ? 5.25m Silverdale Eaves Wood trail race ? 5.25m Salford womens 5.25m Women ONLY
10 MILE RACES Sun-28-Mar-10 10m Grizedale 10 trail ?10k Fri-02-Apr-10 10m Caldervale country 10 Easter Sun-02-May-10 10m Bluebell Trail 10m, Halifax ? May 10m Leyland / Chorley 10m Sun-11-Jul-10 10m Lune Valley, Howgills, Sedburgh Sat-24-Jul-10 10m Snowdon 10m Sun-25-Jul-10 10m Bispham 10m, Blackpool ? 10m Sale 10m Sal;e, Manchester Sun-01-Aug-10 10m Wagon and horse Lancaster ? 10m Vetrans 10 St Annes, Morcambe MINIMUM AGE 35 Sun-15-Aug-10 10m Great Warford Alderley Edge Manchester Sun-10-Oct-10 10m Blackpool to Fleetwood 10m ? 10m Derwen****er 10 m ? 10m Llandudno 10 Sun-21-Nov-10 10m Preston 10m Sun-05-Dec-10 10m Guys 10m, Bilsbury, Preston
Personnally I think the current distances are a good idea and gets people involved in races they wouldn't ordinarily enter. The only other suggestion I would have, would be to include a chorley race, thus increasing our participaton in the event. or even having a seperate competition for chorley- maybe most improved over the 4 races/ fastest runner/ most improved since last year (now that the course is staying the same).
Just a thought!
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