New Masters LDR Grand Prix rolled out

USATF Pacific Northwest has announced it will begin a long distance running Masters Grand Prix in 2019 - the USATF Pacific Northwest Masters Road Running Grand Prix.

The Grand Prix will be composed of seven races; all serving as USATF Pacific Northwest (or Washington state) championships.  The seven championship events are:

DATE	CHAMPIONSHIP	RACE, CITY
May 5	Washington State Masters 12 km	Bloomsday 12 km Spokane, WA
May 19	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters 12 km	Rhody Run Port Townsend, WA
Jun 2	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters 10 km	Olympic Discovery 10 km Port Angeles, WA
Jun 8	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters 5 km	St. Jude Rock’n Roll 5 km Seattle, WA
Jun 15	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters 5 mile	Evergreen 5 Mile Lake Stevens, WA
Jul 4	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters 4 mile	FSRC’s Four on the 4th Steilacoom, WA
Sep 2	USATF Pacific Northwest Masters Half Marathon	Labor Day Half Marathon Redmond, WA

The first USATF Pacific Northwest member in the top three of each masters 5-year division (from the host race results) will be considered the association champion in that division.

GRAND PRIX SCORING
At each event, runners will receive an age graded score (click here for age grading explanation). The top 10 men and the top 10 women scorers will receive Grand Prix points as follows:
    1st  100 points
    2nd  90 points
    3rd   80 points
    4th   70 points 
    5th   60 points
    6th   50 points
    7th   40 points
    8th   30 points
    9th   20 points
    10th 10 points

To receive an age-graded score the athlete must finish in the 10 of their age division in the race results.

Awards will be presented at the USATF Pacific Northwest Annual Awards Dinner in March 2020 with prize money as follows for the top three (3) men and top three (3) women:
1st   $300
2nd  $200
3rd   $100
For more information visit the Grand Prix website on the USATF Pacific Northwest website.