runbritain Grand Prix update
With the conclusion of the Paralympic Games last weekend, this weekend’s Bupa Great North Run and the fast approaching Area Road Relays, our thoughts can now turn fully to the road racing season and the final three events of the second runbritain Grand Prix.
The last of the spring races, the Bupa London 10,000 in May, produced one of the best in-depth domestic results in the past two decades, with Mo Farah winning the men's race. In spite of his victory and time-related bonus points, however, he’s only fifth in the overall Grand Prix standings with 450 points from one race, while Jon Pepper - who has gained solid points in the opening two events - is the current men's leader on 482 points.
The lead is shared in the women’s runbritain Grand Prix, with Juliet Doyle and Emily Wicks tied at the top with 492 points after solid performances in the opening two events. In fact, every athlete in the women’s top ten has raced both events in the Grand Prix to date and only 112 points split the group.
Remarkably, only 103 points split the men’s top ten, but the notable difference is that the pair in fifth and sixth (Mo Farah and Scott Overall), have only raced once but secured big points when they did.
In a bid to maintain the quality of the British fields at the remaining three events, athletes ranked in the top 250 British runners based on the current 2012 runbritain Grand Prix standings (after two events) should have now received their personal invitation to enter those remaining races (men and women), beyond the usual public closing date.
We hope you can take advantage of the opportunity and look forward to seeing you in Swansea, Bristol and Peterborough.
*Sunday 23 September at 1pm: Admiral Swansea Bay 10k: you can enter up until Monday 17 September at www.runbritain.com/onlineentry/entry/admiral-swansea-bay-10k-race-and-fun-run
*Sunday 30 September at 9.30am: Bristol Half Marathon: you can enter up until Monday 24 September at www.runbristol.com/HalfMarathon/35/How-to-enter.aspx
*Sunday 14 October at 10.30am: Perkins Great Eastern Run (Half Marathon, inc UK Championships): you can enter up until Monday 8 October at www.perkinsgreateasternrun.co.uk/index.php/enter/enter-on-line
You can access the full current Grand Prix standings, including bonus points, at www.runbritain.com/grandprix