JUST WHAT IS THIS “RUN &SEE GEORGIA”GRAND PRIX SERIES ALL ABOUT?
THIS SERIES,IN ITS TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR IN 2013,WILL INCLUDE AROUND 500 RACES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE UPON ITS COMPLETION IN LATE DECEMBER.
THE SERIES BEGAN AS A WAY TO GET GEORGIA’S RUNNERS TO TRAVEL AND RACE AROUND THE STATE TO SEE WHAT OTHER AREAS HAVE TO OFFER,BOTH IN RACING AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. THE RUN &SEE GEORGIA GRAND PRIX HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS TO BECOME PROBABLY THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES.
POINTS ARE AWARDED AT EACH OF THE RACES TO THE TOP 20 FINISHERS IN EACH OF THE AGE GROUPS THAT THE SERIES RECOGNIZES (10 &UNDER,11-14,15-19,20-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69,70-74,75 &OVER) ON THE BASIS OF 20 POINTS FOR 1ST ,19 FOR 2ND,18 FOR 3RD,….1 POINT FOR 20TH PLACE.
SUBSCRIBERS CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THEIR POINTS TOTAL BY CLICKING “MY GP POINTS” DURING THE SERIES. A SERIES-ENDING AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TO HONOR THE TOP 20 RUNNERS IN EACH AGE GROUP.
*Races longer than 10K up to 20K distance score double (x2) Grand Prix Series points.
**Races longer than 20K up to 30K distance score triple (x3) Grand Prix Series points.
***Races longer than 30K up to 40K score quadruple (x4) Grand Prix points.
****Races longer than 40K up to 60K score quintuple (x5) points.
*****Races longer than 60K up to 80K score sextuple (x6) points.
******Races longer than 80K score seven times the points.
