Grand Prix

2025 Events

  • 5th April – Tyne Green parkrun
  • 18th April – Good Friday Relays
  • 11th May – Sunderland Half marathon
  • 18th May – Pier to Pier
  • 9th June – Blaydon Race
  • 18th June – Newburn River Run
  • 12th July – Blackhill parkrun
  • 19th July – Northumberlandia 10k
  • 16th August – Chester le Street Riverside parkrun
  • 25th August – Blanchland 10k (ish!)
  • Date TBC – Hellhole 10k
  • 7th September – Great North Run
  • 5th October – Kielder marathon 26.2
  • 18th October – Chopwell parkrun
  • 2nd November – Tommy Run 10k
  • 8th November – Blackhill parkrun

Rules

    • The GP will run from, March to November 2025.
    • Prizes will be awarded to the 1st Male/Female at the presentation night on in November.
    • To score points you must be entered in an event in your own name, in a club vest Blackhill Bounders attached to the results unless running for a charity or pakrun.
    • You must complete a minimum of six races from the sixteen (see below for the GP races).
    • Points will be allocated based on your finishing Bounders position. For example 1st = 100 points, 2nd = 99 points, 3rd place = 98 points and so on.
    • Anyone who volunteers at the Steelworks relays, Gibside Fruit Bowl or our Cross Country will receive 25 points per time you volunteer.
    • Completing more than 6 races, means more points. 5 points for each race after the minimum of 6 races. Max races, 16.
    • Winner in the M & F categories is based on highest number of points.
    • In the event of a tie, head to head results will be used. Whoever finished ahead more times in their first 6 races will win.