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2024 USATF Virginia Fall Distance Running Grand Prix

Date & Time

  • September 21 - December 08, 2024
  • 9/21 9:00 AM - 12/8 11:00 AM

Location & Venue

  • Newport News (Sep 21), Lexington (Oct 26), Spotsylvania (Nov 10), Triangle (Nov 16), Mechanicsville (Dec 01), Williamsburg (Dec 8)) Open in Google Maps

 

   

Overview      Schedule      Awards & Prize Money     Rules     Standings


OVERVIEW


At each of the six (6) Virginia championship races, USATF Virginia members and clubs will earn Grand Prix points that will accumulate through the year towards a year-end point total.  A total of $3500 in prize money is available (see breakdown below).

Grand Prix Scoring
Age-graded performance scoring will be utilized at each championship race so that athletes of all ages will be competing against each other for grand prix points. More scoring details can be found below.
 

SCHEDULE

Date

Event

Location
Septemner 21 USATF VIrginia 5 km Championships PHF 5K on the Runway
Newport News, VA

October 26

USATF Virginia Half Marathon Championships

Chessie Half Marathon
Lexington, VA

November 10

USATF Virginia 10 km Championships

Veteran's Tribute 10K
Spotsylvania, VA
November 16 USATF Virginia 10 km Trail Championships
 

Run for the Wounded 10K
Triangle, VA
December 01 USATF Virginia Cross Country Championships Mechanicsville, VA
December 08 USATF Virginia 8 km Championships

Christmas Town 8K
Williamsburg, VA

RULES/SCORING   (How you Score in the Grand Prix)

MEMBERSHIP
A current USATF Virginia membership is required to be eligible to score grand prix points at each championship event.

SCORING
At each championship, grand prix points will be awarded to all eligible athletes based on their age-graded scores. Age graded scores are conversations of athlete times based on the athlete's age and sex which allow comparisons of performances regardless of the athlete's age and sex. The age grading conversation calculator can be found here.
Place Points
1st 100
2nd 95
3rd 90
4th 85
5th 80
6th 75
7th 70
8th 65
9th 60
10th 55
11th 50
12th 45
13th 40
14th 35
15th 30
16th 25
17th 20
18th 15
19th 10
20th & higher 5


YEAR-END STANDING
The athletes best three (3) scores will be combined to determine their year-end score. If an athlete competes in more than three races they will earn 25 bonus points per race for each subsequent race after the third race.



BREAKING TIES
A. In case of a tie or ties for 1st place in a division, the tie(s) will be broken using the following guidelines:

i. Compare head-to-head competition (based on age-graded scores) between/among the tying individuals. The runner with the most head-to-head higher places between/among the tying individuals will be awarded the higher place in the division.

ii. In case individuals are still tied after applying (i.), then the runner with most 1st place finishes between/among the tying individuals will be awarded the higher place in the division.

iii. In case the individuals are still tied after applying (i.) and (ii.), then the individuals who are still tied will be awarded the same place and will receive duplicate awards.


B. In case of ties for 2nd and 3rd places in a division, ties will not be broken, and duplicate awards will be presented to all tying individuals.

C. In case of ties for 4th through 15th places in a division, the ties will not be broken, and duplicate certificates will be presented to all tying individuals.

D. Ties for places 15th and lower will not be broken.

* All scoring decisions of the USATF CO Long Distance Running Committee regarding the 2023 USATF CO Long Distance Running Grand Prix - Individual are final and not subject to appeal.


MINIMUM # OF EVENTS
An individual must participate in a minimum of three (3) of the 2024 championships to be eligible for Grand Prix awards.

AWARDS / PRIZE MONEY

1st place

$1000.00

2nd place

$750.00

3rd place

$500.00

4th place

$400.00

5th place

$250.00

6th place

$200.00

7th place

$150.00

8th place

$125.00

9th place

$125.00

10th place

$100.00