The Grand Prix competition for the 2025-26 season will commence with the Derby 10 mile taking place on Sunday 16th November. The 2025-2026 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 1st November 2025.   

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

The list of races for 2025-26 can be found below. The final results from the 2024-25 season can be found ​​here.

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2025-26 Grand Prix Races :-

Aims of the Grand Prix

• Derby 10 mile 16th Nov
• The Big Bird 5k, 23rd Nov 
• Sneyd Striders 10M/5M Pudding Run, 14th Dec
• Chasewater Pudding Dash 10k/5k, 7th Dec 
• Wolves Turkey Trot 5 mile, 21st Dec
• Wheaton Aston 10k, Sat 27th Dec 
• Telford Winter 10k 18th Jan​
• Walton Wobble 10k, 25th Jan TBC
• Winter Railway Ultra Half Marathon 19 miles​/9 miles, Sat 21st Feb 
• Action Heart Tuff-Un 6 mile 1st March
• Markeaton parkrun, Sat 14th March
• ​Fradley 10k, 8th March 
• Stafford Half Marathon, 22nd March 
• Seven Pools Run, 22nd March
• Chasewater Easter Egg 10k/5k, 5th April
• Run In The Forest 12th April
• ​Cathedral to Castle 10 mile, 19th April
• Shakespeare Half and Marathon, 26th April
• DK 10k, Wed 6th May
• Market Drayton 10k, 10th May 
• Sandwell Valley 10k 24th May
• Royal Sutton Fun Run,(8.5m) 31st May 
• Snickerthon Half Marathon/10k, 28th June 
• Penkridge 10k, 28th June
• Birmingham & Black Country Half Marathon, Sat 4th July ​
• Tittesworth Water Trail Half Marathon, TBC July 5
• Shrewsbury 10k 5th July
• Staffs Knot 5 Mile, Wed 15th July TBC
• Solihull Half Marathon/10k, 9th Aug
• TBC parkrun, Sat 5th Sept
• Lichfield 10k, 13th Sept  
• Bournville Leafy 10k, 27th 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 and run a minimum of 7 separate events from the list on this page.

Full rules can be downloaded here

Royal Sutton Fun Run, June 2023