Summer Grand Prix

The Ethos

The Ethos of The Grand Prix is to encourage participation of Club members in mainly local races in order to win individual & team prizes therefore heightening the profile of the Club in the local and surrounding areas which in turn will attract more members in order to continue and indeed improve the future success of The Club.

2025 Races

For 2024, we have revamped the Grand Prix in an attempt to improve engagement from club members, promote local races and avoid conflicts with the April Marathons and the cross country season.

The Grand Prix runs from May to September and will consist of 6 races counting towards the final points total.

May – Pednor 5 Mile – Monday 5th May (Age 15 years+) – Entry Details

June – Coombe Hill – Sunday 1st June (Age 14 years+) – Entry Details

July – Waddesdon 5km – Wednesday 16th July (Age 13 years+) – Entry Details

August – Bearbrook 10km – Sunday 3rd August (Age 15 years+) – Entry Details

August – Alchester 5km (formerly Charndon 5km) – Wednesday 6th August (Age 18 years+) – Entry Details

September – Shardeloes 10km (formerly Amersham 5) – Sunday 28th September (Age 15 years+) – Entry Details

Prizes

Overall

1st Male Overall
2nd Male Overall
3rd Male Overall

1st Female Overall
2nd Female Overall
3rd Female Overall

Junior

1st Boy (U15-U17)
2nd Boy (U15-U17)
3rd Boy (U15-U17)

1st Girl (U15-U17)
2nd Girl (U15-U17)
3rd Girl (U15-U17)

Vets

1st Male (V35+)
2nd Male (V35+)
3rd Male (V35+)

1st Female (V35+)
2nd Female (V35+)
3rd Female (V35+)

Best Newcomer Male
Best Newcomer Female

Most Improved Male
Most Improved Female

Club Total Combined Points prize

Combined Points Target

To incentivise as many people to take part as possible, we have set a combined points target of 3000 points for the season. If this points total is exceeded by the club at the end of the grand prix then we will offer a club wide reward to anyone who competed in the grand prix.

Target:

Current:

Remaining:

0 3000

Standings

Position	Category Position	Name	Age Category	Pednor	Coombe Hill	Waddesdon	Bearbrook	Alchester	Shardeloes	Overall
1	🥇 1st Overall Female	Alice Rolfe	FS	41	37	86	45	31	0	240
2	🥈 2nd Overall Female	Amanda Esslemont	F45	27	0	60	33	30	33	183
3	🥉 3rd Overall Female	Lucy Cuthbert	F20	38	35	66	0	0	29	168
4	🥇 1st Overall Male	Ben Riley	MS	0	23	54	33	22	28	160
5	🥇 1st Vet Female	Sophie Delderfield	F40	0	0	96	48	0	0	144
6	🥈 2nd Overall Male	Mark Fallaize	M35	0	0	68	0	31	39	138
7	🥉 3rd Overall Male	Rhys Williams	M17	0	25	50	0	0	38	113
8	🥈 2nd Vet Female	Sarah Pearse	F40	0	0	66	0	0	44	110
9	🥇 1st Junior Boy	Seth Kaye	M17	30	37	0	36	0	0	103
10	🥇 1st Vet Male	Richard Day	M60	0	0	38	34	0	29	101
11	🥈 2nd Vet Male	Andrew Rolt	M55	0	0	60	0	0	34	94
12		Archie Lynch	M20	29	0	60	0	0	0	89
13	🥇 1st Junior Girl	Gabriella Cheung	F15	0	0	88	0	0	0	88
14		Thomas Fell	MS	0	0	86	0	0	0	86
15	🥈 2nd Junior Boy	Zachary Honour	M15	0	0	84	0	0	0	84
16		Iona Esslemont	F20	24	0	54	0	0	0	78
17	🥉 3rd Vet Female	Heather Fallaize	F65	0	0	0	0	39	36	75
18		Conor Richardson	MS	0	0	46	23	0	0	69
19		Alan Roberts	M60	0	22	42	0	0	0	64
20	🥉 3rd Junior Boy	Joseph Storey	M17	0	0	62	0	0	0	62
21		Andy Stephenson	M60	0	0	34	0	28	0	62
22	🆕 Best Newcomer Female	Grace Rowland	FS	0	0	58	0	0	0	58
23		Aaron Ward	MS	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
24	🔼 Most Improved Male	Digby Martin	M15	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
25	🥈 2nd Junior Girl	Annabel Smyth	F15	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
26	🥉 3rd Junior Girl	Thea De Louvois	F17	0	0	46	0	0	0	46
27		Tais De Louvois	F15	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
28	🆕 Best Newcomer Male	Jamie Strachan	M40	0	0	42	0	0	0	42
29	🔼 Most Improved Female	Terry Gadsby	F60	0	0	42	0	0	0	42
30		Ben O'Sullivan	M17	0	0	40	0	0	0	40
31		Sue Barnes	F70	0	37	0	0	0	0	37
32		Josh Ineson	M15	0	0	36	0	0	0	36
33		Charlotte Steptoe	F40	0	0	0	33	0	0	33
34		Quinlan Bartlett	M20	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
35		Stephen Parsons	M50	0	0	0	0	0	31	31
36		William Ralston	MS	0	26	0	0	0	0	26

Points Calculator

Use our Grand Prix points calculator to see what points you could score:

Points Scored: 0

Rules & Scoring

You can only score points in the 6 races.
The top 20 Vale athletes in each race will score the following points; 1st = 20, 2nd = 19, 3rd = 18 etc regardless of their race finishing position in the open event. This is separate for male and females.
Anyone not wearing a VoAAC Vest will not have any Grand Prix points for that race.
You score bonus points for making the top 3 of an open event in your category e.g. Senior Men, Senior Women, Vet (35/40/45/50/55/60) or Junior (U17/20/23) but only when the age categories are recognised as prizes in the open event. These points are as follows: 1st – 10 points, 2nd – 8 points, 3rd – 6 points.
5 bonus points for running a personal best or age category personal best time in a Grand Prix race. Please note this is your personal best time in the specific distance of the race, not your personal best time of the race itself.
5 Bonus points will be awarded to ALL participants for each Vale of Aylesbury AC team that places 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any open event. These team points only count if the open event recognises the team awards. You must finish the open event to qualify.
Age Graded bonus points are awarded for age graded performances at each event in both categories using WMA age-grading calculator 2006 (updated 2010). 90%+ – 10 points, 80-89% – 8 points, 70-79% – 6 points, 60-69% – 4 points, 50-59% – 2 points, <50% – 1 point.
Waddesdon 5km is a club event and will award double points. This replaces the joker wildcard from the previous Grand Prix.
2nd claim members are eligible for the Grand Prix. However, to be eligible, a 2nd claim member must have entered as VoAAC and run in a VoAAC vest.
In the event of a draw for 1st, 2nd or 3rd places at the end of the season the winning positions will be shared.
You can’t win prizes in multiple categories – 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall takes priority, then age prizes, followed by newcomer and most improved.
You can only score points in the 6 Grand Prix races listed above.

Summer Grand Prix