Grand Prix

Rules

The 2022 Sedgefield Harriers Grand Prix is open to all paid-up first-claim members of the Sedgefield Harriers over the age of 16 on 1st January 2022.

There are six divisions: two elite divisions (one men, one women), followed by four mixed-gender divisions of around 25 (these will change as members join and leave).

All divisions are based on fastest Sedgefield parkrun time of 2021. Where a runner hasn’t run Sedgefield parkrun in 2021, a previous year’s time is taken. For each division, first place receives 10 points, second place 9 points etc.

Bonus points are available for: volunteering at Harriers events (1pt per event, maximum 2pts).

The best 7 results are taken from 10 races.

Bonus points will also be awarded for taking part in Grand Prix races as follows (i.e. the more Grand Prix races you run, the more points you get just for running them):

• 0-2 races: 0 bonus points
• 3-4 races: 2 bonus points
• 5-6 races: 5 bonus points
• 7 or more races: 10 bonus points

Good luck to everyone!

Small print:

• All athletes must run in their Harriers vest
• Points will only be scored where athletes are paid-up members of the Harriers, i.e. new joiners won’t score points for races run unattached or in another club’s vest, leavers won’t score points in subsequent races
• Where an athlete runs under someone else’s number, this must be notified to the Grand Prix organiser before the race or points will not be scored. If an athlete using someone else’s number runs in a lower category, e.g. a V40 runner using a V60 runner’s number, points will not be scored.
• Where chip time is available, this is used in preference to gun time
• You don’t need to run 7 races to win – your best 7 results count, but if you win without running 7 you still win

Tie break:

Where two athletes finish on the same points, the following will be used to settle a tie –

• athlete with the most points from races (as opposed to bonus points)
• athlete that has won the most runs head to head with competing athlete
• athlete that has entered the most Grand Prix races
• athlete with most volunteering points
• oldest athlete
• arm wrestle

Grand Prix 2022 after Old Monks

Roll of Honour

From 2018, the Grand Prix format was changed to allow two smaller "elite" divisions based on gender and four larger mixed divisions based on ability.

Year	Men's Elite	Women's Elite	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
2019	Mark Raine	Rosie Warnett	David Walker	Ian Spencer	Fay Uphill	Helen Frame
2018	Chris Lines	Jane Spink	David Walker	Matthew Walker	Andy Corfield	Beth Raine

The original format was a division for men and a division for women. In 2015 this was expanded to allow two divisions per gender.

Year	Men's Division One	Women's Division One	Men's Division Two	Women's Division Two
2017	Chris Lines	Lisa Darby	Paul Lee	Alda Hummelinck
2016	Ray Carmichael	Lisa Darby	David Round	Helen Letts
2015	Paul Weir	Tracy Glaister	Paul Glaister	Deb Pennick
2014	Paul Weir	Chris Hearmon	-	-
2013	Graeme Addison	Gail Bell	-	-
2012	Graeme Addison	Diane Baines	-	-

During the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, Stuart Park organised a series of "virtual grands prix".

Year	Men's Division One	Women's Division One	Men's Division Two	Women's Division Two
2020 Summer	Paul Weir	Jane Spink	Steve Foreman	Paula Warwick
2020 Winter	David Walker	Jane Spink	Andrew Malcolm	Chris Hearmon
2021	Mil Walton	Abbie Walker	Philip Houghton	Georgina Letts