We are delighted to announce the 2023 Stragglers Summer Grand Prix. The  series of 12 events kicks off with the Club 5k Handicap on Thursday 27 April in Bushy Park and is rounded off with the Wedding Day 7k on Friday 28 July.

In total there is one half marathon, four x 10ks, two x 5 milers, one x 7k and four x 5k.

There are a number of mob matches including with Wimbledon Windmilers on 29 April at Wimbledon Common parkrun and with Ranelagh on 3 June at Bushy parkrun as well as the expected competition with 26.2 and CURC at the Claygate Country 5 (CC5).

Details about the scoring system and awards are given at the bottom of the page.

Date	Race	Location	Lead	Distance
Thu 27 April	Club 5k Handicap	BPSC	Phil Davies	5 km
Sat 29 April	parkrun mob match v Wimbledon Windmilers	Wimbledon Common parkrun	Phil Davies /   Andy Howarth	5 km
Sun 7 May	Richmond Half Marathon  (Surrey League)	Richmond	Andy Howarth	Enter here  Club to pay for 30
Thu 25 May	Club 5k handicap	BPSC	Phil Davies	5 km
Sat 3 June	parkrun mob match with Ranelagh	Bushy parkrun	Phil Davies	5 km
Weds 7 June	Wimbledon Trail Series Race 2	Wimbledon Common		Enter here   5 miles
Sat 17 June	Osterley Park 10k	Osterley Park	Andy Howarth	Enter here  Club to pay for 30
Sun 25 June	Richmond 10k  (Surrey League)	Ham	Andy Howarth	Enter here
Thu 29 June	Club 10k	Bushy Park	Phil Davies /   Simon Brazil	10k Club Champs
Sun 2 July	Claygate Country 5 with mob match & Cake Off v Chessington Unity RC	Claygate	Andy Howarth	Enter here 5 miles
Sun 23 July	Elmbridge 10k  (Surrey League)	Walton-on-Thames	Andy Howarth	Enter here
Fri 28 July	Wedding Day 7k (poss Surrey League)	Bushy Park	Andy Howarth	Enter here 7 km

Here is a summary of everything you need to know about the Summer Grand Prix 2023.  If you have any queries, contact Andy Howarth

Scoring

Grand Prix Points

• Separate Male and Female competitions
• Every runner scores 10 points for each race they finish
  • Bonus of 25 points to 1 point for the first 25 Stragglers in each race
• Max score for each race is 35
• Your best 4 scores for each race are totalled – max possible score is 140
• Where there is a tie after 4 races, the score in the 5th, and then 6th races are used to determine positions in the table.
• Minimum 4 races to win an award
• Runners must be representing Stragglers and not other claim Clubs

Grand Prix Awards

• Male and female with the highest number of points
• Male and female hero  - for running the most races (in the event of a tie the lowest score wins)
• Highest age-grade performance for men and women in any race where age grading is calculated
• Gold, silver and bronze awards in each of the following categories:
  • Senior Women, F35, F45, F55, F65, F75
  • Senior Men, M40, M50, M60, M70, M80
  • The categories are based on your age at the first event (27/4/23)
• Most improved male and female runner over the year - at the discretion of the team captains