Open to all club members with no registration required. The club grand prix is a season long event where you accumulate points on placing and participation against other Heaton Harrier members. The club actively encourage you to running these events and will accumulate your points total over the course of the season.
The top 3 male and female points scorers across the season will receive a prize.
Winter Grand Prix 2026/27 Fixtures
Event No | Event | Date |
1 | NEHL Lambton XC | 24th October |
2 | Norman Woodcock Relays | 1st November |
3 | Gibside Fruit Bowl Trail Race | 15th November |
4 | Blyth Sands Race | 6th December |
5 | Fell Em Doon Festive 5k | 13th December |
6 | Jesmond Dene Parkun | 23rd January |
7 | Bay2Bay Coastal Run | 7th February |
8 | February Handicap | February TBC |
9 | NEHL Alnwick XC | 27th February |
10 | Dark Skies Run @ Kielder 10k/11M/Marathon | 6th/7th March |
11 | Town Moor Parkrun | 20th March |
Points Scoring Per Event
- The top 10 will score points at each event (10 points for 1st, 9 points for 2nd, 8 points for 3rd etc)
- All participants will receive at least 1 point per event.
- Everyone’s score will be multiplied by the number of events they participate. The more events you do the higher the score you will get.
Rules & Information
- There is a separate grand prix for men and women with the Top 3 in each getting a prize at the end of the season.
- Handicap points are awarded to first home, not the fastest finisher. This includes HH Handicaps, Blyth Sands and NEHL fixtures excluding the Sherman Cup. The fastest 3 finishers in the handicaps (men and women) will receive an 2 extra points each.
- Runners can run as many events as they wish. Points will be awarded to each event they do.
- All runners must run under their own name to be awarded grand prix points.
- Only runners who have registered ‘Heaton Harriers’ as their club for races will awarded points with the exception of internal competitions like the handicap or inter club XC.