The USATF Georgia Association Masters and LDR Committees announce a joint distance grand prix championship series consisting of (3) area road races. The races increase in distance over the series from 5km to 15km to half marathon.
2013 USATF Georgia LDR & Masters Championship Events include:
September 16, 2013
Iron Horse Express 5K, Kennesaw, GA
www.locomotiveraceseries.com
October 19, 2013
Peachtree City Classic 15K, Peachtree City, GA
http://ptcrc.com/ptc-classic/
October 26, 2013
Dalton Red Carpet Half Marathon, Dalton, GA
www.daltonredcarpethalfmarathon.com/
Note: You must register directly with each event to participate in the GP. All events are USATF sanctioned and certified.
USATF Georgia LDR & Masters Distance Grand Prix Rules
- You must be a Georgia resident and USATF member to be eligible for awards.
- You must be a USATF member on race day to earn GP points at an event. Points will not be awarded retroactively.
- This is an Open and Masters Grand Prix Series.The men'/women's Open LDR division is open to athletes 16 years and older. The Master's LDR division is limited to athletes who are at least 40 years old on the day of the meet.
- No minimum or maximum number of GP races are required for eligibility.
USATF GA Championship medals will be awarded to top 5 male/female in open and masters categories for each championship in the GP Series.
GP Overall Awards are given to the top 5 point-scoring males and females for LDR and Masters categories at the end of the GP series at the last event in Dalton. Total prize money to be awarded is $2,700.
To become a USATF Georgia Association Member, you can register online at www.usatfga.org.
Please see details in our GRAND PRIX FLYER. More information to be posted on our website shortly.
Contact Information:
Jim Bitsko, USATF GA Masters Chair
jbitsko@aol.com
USATF Georgia Website: www.usatfga.org
Please contact
secretary@usatfga.org with any questions regarding this communication.
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