Series entry to support Club Northwest and Nathan
Hale High School cross country programs of $40 includes
all six races, a tee-shirt, and a chance for divisional
awards! You must sign up for the series by the start of
the fourth race. The individual race entry of $7 is for
that race only.
Season pass holders make sure to bring reuse your bib and bring it to each race!!!
You must register online at least 24-hours before the event!
2015-16 Race Dates
December 5 – Road Race 1
December 19 – Cross Country Race 1
January 9 – Road Race 2
January 23 – Cross Country Race 2
February 6 – Track Race
February 20 – Road Race Finale
LOCATION
Five of the six races in will be at Magnuson Park / Sand Point in northeast Seattle (entry at NE 65th Street and Sand Point Way NE). The
track race on February 6 will be held at Nathan Hale High School, 10750 - 30th NE, Seattle.
Sorry our Eastside site did not work out – too costly!
STARTING TIME
All single races start at 9 a.m. The first heat of the track races at Nathan Hale starts at 9 a.m.
RACE DIVISIONS
EP Elementary Primary (Grades 3-under)
EI Elementary Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
MS Middle School (Grades 7-8)
FS Frosh/Soph (Grades 9-10)
HS High School (Grades 11-12)
CU College Underclass (Grades 13-14)
CO College (Grade 15 to grad students)
20 Ages 20-29
30 Ages 30-39
40 Ages 40-49
50 Ages 50-59
60 Ages 60-69
70 Ages 70-plus
LH Love Handles
Each division has a male and a female section. Divisions for adults may be split into 5-year age divisions if entries warrant. This was done for several divisions in both 2012-13 and 2013-14.
DIVISION SCORING
All runners in each division, not including single race entrants, are ranked and awarded points, with 10 for first, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth. One point is also given to all finishers in that division not in the top ten.
You must finish four races to score. If you run more than four races, your best four point totals count toward your standings. A perfect score is 40, and we are devising special ways to embarrass – err, honor – someone so dominant in their division!
Tie-breakers include the winner being the person who: runs more races; or has a higher place in a fifth race or in the fifth and sixth races combined. We generally don’t have to go beyond those tie-breakers.
SPECIAL RACE THEMES!
December 19 • HOLIDAY RUN
Randomly throughout the finish we will give away prizes to participants!
January 9 • ALUMNI DAY
We will score the second road race for your high school team – whether you are a current or past team member, or the parent of a current team member. The top 15 male and female runners will each earn extra points for their team, but every participant for each school earns one point for their school! This year we are giving the winning school $100 toward a pizza party, followed by their own team night at Super Jock ‘n Jill!
February 6 • Old tee-shirt or jersey day
Wear the oldest Winter Grand Prix shirt you have to race, or just the oldest dated jersey or tee-shirt (the year must be printed on the shirt as part of the original design)! Special prizes for the winners of each category!
MORE DETAILS
All races start at 9 a.m., unless the number of registrants requires dividing into two or more races. The track races – held in five or more heats – start with the first heat at 9 a.m.
All races start near the beach house on the Waterfront Promenade at Sand Point Magnuson Park in northeast Seattle, except the track races which are held at the Nathan Hale High School track in northeast Seattle, at the corner of 35th Ave NE and NE 110th St.
ENTRY FEES
Full series $40
Student categories $30
Club Northwest members $25
Single race pre-reg $7
Single race day-of $10
Series substitute number (You should be bringing the series bib number issued to you with you for EVERY series race – if you don’t, we charge you for a new one) $3
