Senior Grand Prix

Last updated: 31st December 2019

Latest standings – Men. Latest Standings – Ladies

BURY AC – Seniors Grand Prix 2019/20: An annual points competition open to all paid-up competitive members of Bury AC aged 18 or over on 1st October 2019. This is designed to encourage increased participation in club events and local races. Therefore only athletes who have participated in club events will retain their standing in the final table, as outlined in the rules below. The Grand Prix will run from 1^stOct – 30^thSept annually, with prizes given at the presentation evening in December.

Categories: Men & Women. Senior and Veteran (Masters). Veterans are those aged 40 or over at 1^stOctober 2019.

Points: Males & females score separately. No separate scoring for Veterans, so a Veteran could win the overall prize.

The first finisher of each gender among eligible Bury AC runners will be awarded 12 points, the second finisher eleven points and so on down to the eleventh finisher of each gender who earns two points. All other entrants earn one point.

There is no “Joker” in this year’s competition as there has been in previous years.

Rules: Please make yourself aware of the following rules, which are not discretionary:

Points only count where the runner has registered in the race as a member of Bury AC and wears the club vest during the race.
Runners are responsible for arranging their own race entry, either directly or – for Red Rose or Road Relays – through the club. Bear in mind that some races may sell out, so enter early or you may miss out.
Only the official, published race results will be used to calculate points awards.
To retain their place in the final standings, an athlete must have represented the club (or made themselves available for selection where competitive places are limited) for at least one fixture in a minimum of two of the three primary competitions in which Bury AC compete:

Red Rose Cross Country (4 fixtures Oct-Dec)
Northern League Track & Field (4 fixtures May-Aug)
Road Relays (3 fixtures; 1 in March & 2 in September – excludes Nationals if we qualify)

FIXTURES

Race type	Specific event	Date	Points award	Event link / entry
Cross Country	Any Red Rose event	4 fixtures (Oct-Dec)	By highest finish position in any eligible race	Series information
Trail 5 mile	Trotters 5	Sunday 1^st March	By finish position	Enter here
Parkrun (5km)	Heaton parkrun	Sat 14^th Mar 9am	By finish position	Event information
Road 10k	Salford 10k	Fri 10^th April 10am Good Friday	By finish position	Enter here
Track 10,000m	Bury Track 10,000m	Date tbc (May/June)	By finish position	tbc
Road 5k	Hollingworth Lake 5k (Race 4)	Weds 27^th May	By finish position	Enter here
Track 3,000m	Any Trafford Open or Cheshire League 3,000m	Various	Best time	TBC
Road relay/10k	Bury 10k OR Northern Road Relay*	Sunday 20^th Sept	TBC	TBC
Road 5k	Any Podium 5k**	Various dates announced through the year on Facebook	Best time	Entry on the day only
Half marathon	Any (with some exceptions – see below)**	Any	By fastest time in any half marathon – link to official result to be submitted to club captain	N/a

* The date for the Northern Road Relays at Etihad Campus will be announced in June once the football fixtures have been published. If they are held on 20^th September, then leg time will count for the Grand Prix; if not then the Bury 10k becomes the Grand Prix race

** A half marathon or Podium 5k will NOT score points if it clashes with a club event (Red Rose, Northern League or Road Relay) within 3 days either side and the athlete does not also represent the club in that event (e.g. any athletes who ran the Manchester Half on 15^th October but didn’t compete in the Red Rose XC at Leigh the day before will not score points; likewise Wilmslow clashes with the Road Relays and is not an eligible race)

PAST RESULTS & WINNERS

2018/19

Mens winners: Patrick Babb (Senior), Paul Johnston (Masters)

Ladies winners: Lizzi Cheshire (Senior), Katie Geelan (Masters)

2018/19 Final Standings – Men 2018/19 Final Standings – Ladies

2017/18

Mens winners: Byron Edwards (Senior), Steve Parker/Giles Bennett (Masters, Joint winners)

Ladies winners: Lizzi Cheshire (Senior), Katie Geelan (Masters)

2017/18 Final Standings – Men 2017/18 Final Standings – Ladies

2016/17

Mens winners: Ben Coop (Senior), Byron Edwards (Masters)

Ladies winners: Katie Geelan (Senior), Alison Dale (Masters)