This competition is open to all clubs who are members of the Sussex Road Racing Grand Prix. There are a number of nominated runs throughout the year, which are held in and around the County.
Each person runs as a member of his or her first claim club and as an individual. Points are awarded to everyone who is a member of the Grand Prix and the person with the highest score at the end of the year is the winner. The highest scoring club is the winner of the Grand Prix Trophy
The method of scoring is as follows:
- Men and women are scored separately.
- Any runners other than those in the SGP will be ignored.
- The first man to finish a race is awarded 500 points, the second to finish 499, the next 498 and so on down to the last runner to finish. The women's points are awarded in the same manner.
- Each person’s best 8 runs are counted and the one with the highest score is the winner
- The best eight results will be taken from whatever number of events each person takes part in.
- At least two of the runs must be 10 miles or more.
- There are many age categories in both male and female groups and trophies can be awarded to the top three in each. There are open and vet categories in the club competition as well as the individual and a lot of trophies are awarded here as well.
- Some of the more senior vet runners do not need to complete so many runs to win individual prizes.
rules
There are lots of rules which apply; one of the most important of which is that club vests must be worn during the nominated races. A full list of all rules and scoring can be seen on the Sussex Grand Prix web site:
Any queries or problems please speak to or email the Club Grand Prix Rep
To see dates of events and access entry forms and results (where available) click here
Please note this may not be possible with every race.
past history
SEAFORD STRIDERS have taken part in the Grand Prix since 1994 and in that time we have had quite a few successes. That first year we were 9th overall and then subsequently managed to obtain 3rd place in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2002. We had better results in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007 when we were 2nd. The best years to date have been 1998, 2005, 2008 - 2011 when we managed to win the Grand Prix.
There have been lots of
team and individual successes as well and a full list is available to
anyone who is interested. Most notable was Bob Eade who was 1st Overall
man in 1996 and 1997 (the first man to win two years in succession),
Jamie Stenning 1st Overall man in 1998 and 2nd Overall man in 1999, and Geoff Gray who, after several years of coming 2nd, finally won 1st Overall man in 2008.