Club Grand Prix

Club “Grand Prix” Race Series

Your age category will be whatever your age was on the 1st April 2024 and will remain that for the entire GP.

If you need any more information regarding this Grand Prix series please see Bryan King

Rules

In the series, your best 10 races will score. There will be trophies awarded to all athletes that complete 10 races / events or more. Every race in the series will be scored by the first runner gaining 100 points, the second 99 points, and so on down to 25th place (75 points); anyone finishing lower will also score 75 points. Those registered for a memorial run will all receive 80 points.

The series will be divided into male and female age categories. You will be placed in the age category group relating to your age on 1st April 2024 and you will remain in that group all year.

  • LADIES: Seniors 18-34, Vets 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+
  • MEN: Seniors 18-39, Vets 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+

12+ Races and you will receive an achievement award

15+ Races in the age category awards

You can include any run not listed below as a wild card, but yo must notify Bryan beforehand, a minimum of one week’s notice is required. Your Wild Card cannot be a parkrun.

Races

2023 to 2024 Race Series 

April

  • 10/04  Armada 5k
  • 28/04  Plymouth Half
  • 28/04  Plymouth 10k
  • 28/04  Plymouth 5k

May

  • 05/05  Saltash Half
  • 08/05   Armada 5K
  • 11/05  Ivybridge 10K.
  • 19/05  Trevornick 10K.
  • 31/05  Fire Brigade Charity Run

June

  • 08/06  Dartmoor Discovery.
  • 08/06  Buckland Bounder
  • 12/06  Armada 5k
  • 16/06 Sticker 5 miles

July

  • 06/07 Muddy Duck 10k
  • 07/07 Magnificent 7
  • 10/07 Armada 5k.
  • 12/07  Hope 12/24/36
  • 20/07 Haytor Heller
  • 27/07 Cornwood 10k

August

  • 04/08  Indian Queens Half
  • 04/08  Totnes 10k
  • 14/08  Armada 5k
  • TBC  Peter Tavy Plod 5 miles
  • 26/08  Lustleigh Show 10k

September.

  • 01/09  Treggy 7
  • 05/09  Saltash 5k
  • 11/09  Armada 5k
  • 15/09 Truro Half
  • 29/09  Torquay  Half
  • 29/09  Torquay 10k

October.

  • 01/10 Woolacombe 10k
  • 06/10  Templar 10
  • 13/10 Eden Project Half
  • 13/10 Eden Project Marathon
  • 27/10 Herepath Half
  • TBC Harrier 5miler
  • TBC  Tavi 7

November

  • 03/11  Cornish Marathon
  • 03/11  Bideford 10 miler
  • 10/11  Drogo 10
  • 20/11  Tavi 5k

December

  • 18/12  Tavi 5k
  • 25/12  Plym Valley parkrun
  • 25/12  Central Park parkrun

January 2025

  • TBC  First Chance 10k
  • TBC  January Jaunt 10k
  • TBC  Oh My Obelisk.
  • TBC  Storm Force 10 miler

February

  • TBC  Newquay 10K.
  • 19/02  Tavi 5k

March

  • 19/03  Tavi 5k
  • TBC  Tavi 13

MUSKIES PARKRUN MINI-LEAGUE 2023-2024
General Rules
To take part members must ensure that they have Plymouth Musketeers identified as their club in their parkrun set-up. This will allow participation information to be collected.
There will be three age categories each for men and ladies which are 1) Senior to 34, 2) 35 to 49 and 3) 50 plus. Your allocated age category will be taken from your parkrun age category at the start of each series.
There will be two parkrun mini-series, the first running from the beginning of May 2023 to the end of September 2023 (SUMMER SERIES) and the second running from the beginning of November 2023 to the end of March 2024 (WINTER SERIES).
Only Saturday parkruns will be counted – no “special days” (Christmas Day parkrun is included in the club Grand Prix) or Junior parkrun events will count.
In each series there are 22 Saturday parkruns available and you must complete and/or volunteer at 12 parkruns during the series (SUMMER or WINTER) to qualify for that series.
POINTS SCORING
Points will be awarded in accordance with the AGE GRADE PERCENTAGE as per parkrun results page, for example if your percentage score is 65.4% you will score 65.4 points plus any bonus points earnt as detailed below. Overall score will be your average points over all parkruns during the series.
Bonus points:
Volunteering – 5 points for roles that allow runners to also do the parkrun (e.g. pre-event set-up, first timers brief) except Tail Walker or Park Walker where 30 bonus points will be awarded and 50 points for volunteering instead of running. Only one volunteering role per parkrun will be counted.
Tourism – There are no tourist bonus points for the four parkruns local to the Plymouth area (Central Plymouth, Plym Valley, Mount Edgcumbe and Tamar Trails) as each of these is the home run for some members of the club. You cannot gain volunteering and tourism points on the same run.
For other parkruns, 3 bonus points for repeat runs at courses the runner has completed before and 5 bonus points for a new parkrun to the runner.
Personal Records – 5 points for a course PR (not available on first run on a course) and 10 bonus points for a new overall parkrun PR for that runner.
Random bonuses
– 5 points for DEAD ON THE MINUTE e.g. 25:00, 28:00 or similar
– 5 points for DOUBLE UP e.g. 25:25, 30:30 or similar
– 5 points for PALINDROME e.g. 31:13, 24:42 or similar

Previous Grand Prix Standings

Running Achievement Awards & Club Records

Running achievement certificates may be awarded for races in our Grand Prix Series (see above). The Achievement Awards will be based on your age category in the series.