The Portland Running Company Race Team Grand Prix is a friendly, year-long competition between registered members of our Race Team. Team members score points and move up the yearly standings by running any of the selected races that constitute the Grand Prix. You can think of it a little bit like the corporate squash ladder, with fewer complications at work. Prizes are handed out at year's end. Champions will have their names engraved on our perpetual trophy, the Katey Angel Cup, on display at The Run Pub.
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2023 Grand Prix Schedule
| January | PRC Winter Series 5K No. 2 |
| February | Buck Mountain Mudslinger Trail Race |
| March | Shamrock Run 15K |
| April | Eugene Half Marathon |
| May | Team 12 x 800 Relay |
| June | Helvetia Half Marathon |
| July | Independence Day 5K |
| August | Garlic Festival 10K |
| September | Boring 8K |
| October | Portland Half Marathon |
| November | Silver Falls 7-Mile Trail Race |
| December | PRC Winter Series 5K #1 |
Official Rules
The Portland Running Company Race Team Grand Prix is a friendly, year-long competition between registered members of our Race Team. Team members score points and move up the yearly standings by running any of the selected races that constitute the Grand Prix.
Men and women compete separately. All race results are age-graded, and points are awarded based on a runner's finish in the age-graded results of a given race. The top age-graded performance in a Grand Prix event for the men and women is each worth 15 points. The second-best age-graded performance for both men and women is worth 14 points, etc. No competitor will receive fewer than 5 points for a Grand Prix race.
Your best races, up to nine total in 2023, will contribute to your overall standing in the year-long competition. Runners wishing to receive points for participation in a Grand Prix event must represent the team in a PRC team jersey during the race.
Marathon: In addition to the monthly races, runners may submit one full marathon result from the year. Marathon results will be age-graded and ranked separately and points distributed accordingly. Submitted marathon results must be verifiable and runner must compete in a PRC jersey.
Bonus Points: In 2023 there will be three ways to earn bonus points toward your Grand Prix total. Completing one of the following activities will be worth 5 bonus Grand Prix points. Bonus points will only be awarded once per category, per year. This means that the maximum bonus points available this year is 15. Team members must self-report bonus activities, and in the case of races team members must provide a link to verifiable results and compete in a PRC jersey.
- Team members may earn five bonus Grand Prix points for participating in volunteer activities. Any running-related volunteering activity is acceptable, such as volunteering at a race or doing organized trail maintenance.
- Team members may earn five bonus Grand Prix points for completing a race that is either ultra-long or ultra-fast. An ultra-long race is longer than a marathon. An ultra-fast race is one mile or shorter.
- Team members may earn five bonus points for competing in any relay race.
Year-end standings will determine award winners. Awards will be handed out and the top competitors recognized at the PRC Race Team's year-end holiday party in December. Ties will be broken in favor of the competitor who has completed more Grand Prix races during the year (up to all 12).
Questions about age-grading, results, rules, and standings can be directed to our team scorekeeper Hunter Bennett-Daggett: diatros@alum.wpi.edu. General questions about the PRC team can be directed to Chris McIsaac: chris@portlandrunning.com.
