The Grand Prix competition for the 2024-25 season will commence with the Action Heart 'Tuff-un' 6 mile taking place on Sunday 17th November. The 2024-2025 Races list includes a number of favourites from previous seasons with additions from member suggestions and two free parkruns again. Any races that don't have confirmed dates will be monitored and replaced if they are no longer taking place. Age categories have been calculated with a start date from the presentation evening of 2nd November 2024.   

The Grand Prix is maintained by Barbara Johnson. Many thanks go to Barbara for all the work this involves.

The list of races for 2024-25 can be found below. To help you track your progress links to the current year's tables can be found ​​here.

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2024-25 Grand Prix Races :-

Aims of the Grand Prix

• Action Heart 'Tuff-un' 6 mile, 17th Nov
• The Big Bird 5k, 24th Nov 
• Sneyd Striders 10M/5M Pudding Run, 8th Dec
• Chasewater Pudding Dash 10k/5k, 15th Dec 
• Wolves Turkey Trot 5 mile, 22nd Dec
• Wheaton Aston 10k, Fri 27th Dec 
• Walton Wobble 10k, 26th Jan
• Winter Railway Ultra Half Marathon 19 miles​/9 miles, Sat 15th Feb 
• Rugeley 10 mile, 16th Feb
• Long Eaton parkrun, Sat 8th March
• ​Fradley 10k, 23th March 
• Stafford Half Marathon, 23rd March 
• Seven Pools Run, 23rd March
• ​Cathedral to Castle 10 mile, 6th April
• Chasewater Easter Egg 10k/5k, 20th April
• Shakespeare Half and Marathon, 27th April
• DK 10k, Wed 7th May 
• Market Drayton 10k, 11th May 
• Royal Sutton Fun Run,(8.5m) 1st June 
• Gate Gallop 10k,(Multi-terrain), 29th June
• Snickerthon Half Marathon/10k, 22nd June 
• Penkridge 10k, 29th June 
• Birmingham & Black Country Half Marathon, Sat 5th July ​
• Tittesworth Water Trail Half Marathon, 6th July 
• Staffs Knot 5 Mile, Wed 16th July 
• Solihull Half Marathon/10k, 10th Aug
• Cosford Spitfire 10k, Virtual to complete between 5th-23rd Sept
• Arrow Valley parkrun, Sat 6th Sept
• Lichfield 10k, 14th Sept  
• Bournville Leafy 10k, 28th Sept TBC

Most races are on Sundays, where this is different the day is given.

To provide an incentive to members to train for a goal or goals. To promote a competitive spirit amongst Club members throughout the running year.

To encourage Club members to support and participate in races in the local region more often.

To allow for more trophies to be won/presented at the end of season Club Presentation Night.

How it Works

Members choose from a list of “Official” races throughout the year with suggestions welcomed from members, to make up the Grand Prix.

Points are awarded according to position relative to ARC runners - 20 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, 18 for 3rd etc...  Points are calculated separately for the overall Mens' and Ladies' competitions and within each age category.  In the event of there being more than 20 runners in a category the points will start at the number of runners.  Where there are different distances within the same race the higher points will be allocated to the longer race, then points for shorter races will follow on.

To qualify for points you must enter under your own name and under Aldridge Running Club. Please check this has been done before you race.

A runner’s best seven scores are added to produce his or her Grand Prix points tally over the season. In the event of a tie, scores for 8th, 9th, 10th races etc are included until there is an overall winner or one of the runners has no more scores to add.  If there is still a tie the winner will be decided by comparing scores in races where both have run together.

To be eligible for a trophy a runner must enter a minimum of 7 events from the list on this page.

Full rules can be downloaded here

Royal Sutton Fun Run, June 2023