Rebecca Robinson and Emma Stepto joint first in current Grand Prix standings

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The second race in the runbritain Grand Prix took place at the Bristol 10k on Sunday and it's all change at the top of the table.

We now have joint leaders at the top of the women's standings as Rebecca Robinson (handicap -0.5) collected 250 points for winning at Bristol and added this to the 244 she collected at the Mizuno Reading Half Marathon where she finihsed 7th. Emma Stepto (handicap -1.0) finished 2nd at Bristol and so collected 249 points. With her 245 points for 6th place at Reading she is now sitting along side Rebecca at the top of the table with 494 points each.. The previous leader, Susan Partridge (handicap -1.3) is now in 9th place with her 250 points that she collected from Reading as the top eight on the table have all run the first and second race.

Meanwhile, Scott Overall (handicap -5.2) stretched his overall lead, at the top of the table, as he collected 250 points for winning Bristol and added them to the 350 that he won at Reading (250 for winning and 100 time bonus). Jack Martin (handicap -4.5) has now moved into second spot with 489 points. Nicholas Torry (handicap -5.4) and Phil Wicks (handicap -5.3) who were previously in 2nd and 3rd are now down in 18th and 19th because the top 17 have done both races in the Grand Prix so far,

It is thought that Martin Rees (handicap -1.0) may have set a new world record for a 61 year old for his time of 33:47 at Bristol. Martin is currently 14th on the table with 387 points.

The next race in the Grand Prix is the Bupa London 10,000. The top 250 men and women from the Bristol 10k will now receive an email inviting them to enter the Bupa London 10,000. The seventh edition of this race takes place on Sunday 25th May and Scott Overall and Emma Stepto have already confirmed their place on the start line with the aim of increasing their leads at the top of the table. It won't be made easy though. Mo Farah (handicap MINUS 6.6) is all set for his sixth consecutive victory. He set the current British record when he ran 27:44 on the London course in 2010, and he won last year’s race at a canter in 29:13. That gave him 450 points: 250 for the win and an extra 200 for running faster than 29:30. It was the only race he did in the Grand Prix, however, and so he finished 52nd in the 2013 standings.

Chris Thompson (handicap MINUS 6.1) has also confirmed that he will race in London. Chris won a 10,000m silver medal behind Farah at the 2010 European Championships.

Both Mo and Chris made their marathon debuts at the Virgin Money London Marathon last month when Farah broke the English record, finishing eighth in 2:08:21, and Thompson clocked an impressive 2:11:19 in 11th place.

Grand Prix points are awarded for the first 250 finishing positions. 250 points are awarded for the first British finisher, down to 1 point for the 250th British finisher. There are extra points available for men who run faster than 30 minutes and women who run faster than 33 minutes. Up to the best four scores from the six available races count at the end of the series. If the athlete scores points in less than four Grand Prix events, their best two, three or single score will count towards the final standings. Prize money totals £18,000 and is shared by the top 10 male and female British runners at the end of the series.