Sussex Grand Prix 2015

The Sussex Grand Prix is a friendly series of nominated running races held each year in both East and West Sussex. The series is for all standards from the elite to the slowest, men and women and is mostly road races with a sprinkling of off-road.

For more information on the Sussex Grand prix, check out the Sussex Grand Prix website.

SGP Race Calendar

Date Event Confirmed
8th February Chichester 10k Y
1st March Eastbourne Half Marathon Y
15th March Worthing ‘Twenty’ Y
22nd March Hastings Half Marathon Y
3rd May Haywards Heath 10 Mile Y
10th May Hastings 5 Miles N
17th May Horsham 10K N
31st May Rye 10 Miles Y
7th June Worthing 10K Y
21st June Heathfield Mid Summer 10K N
5th July Bewl 15 Y
15th July Phoenix 10K N
29th July Bexhill 5K N
23rd August Newick Will Page 10K N
13th September Hellingly 10K Y
13th September Hove Prom 10K N
27th September Barns Green 1/2 Marathon N
4th October Lewes Downland 10 Miles N
15th November Brighton 10K Y
29th November Crowborough 10K N

2014 Trophies Won

  • 3rd Men’s Open Team
  • 2nd men’s Veterans Team
  • 3rd Ladies Veteran Team
  • 2nd Male Veteran 5 (60-64) to Peter Burfoot
  • 2nd Male Veteran 6 (65-69) to Albert Kemp
  • 1st Male Veteran 9 (80-84) to Michael Middleton
  • 3rd Lady Vet 2 (40-44) to Ali Farrall
  • 3rd Lady Veteran 4 (50-54) to Lyn Hayes
  • 1st lady Veteran 6 (60-64) to Nell Neary
  • 2nd Ladies Ron Grover Award to Nell Neary for 15 SGP races (Highest placed, completing most races.)
  • 16th Overall Male to James Clarke
  • 13th Overall Lady to Ali Farrall

    • How it Works

    The races are held under the UK Athletics rules so not all races are suitable for those with a form of handicap so such persons need to approach the race organiser to check suitability. The use of head phones on road races are banned by the UKA and club vests must be worn to qualify for team prizes.

    There are currently 18 SGP races of which your best 8 only count, so you do not need to run every race for maximum points. At least two of the 18 must be 10 miles or more. The current race calendar is below. Each Waddie finisher in any of the 18 SGP races earn points depending on their race place (eliminating non SGP members from the results). The first overall SGP finisher earns 500 points, the second 499, and so on, for both the men and ladies categories.

    The members points earned by the top 10 men and ladies of each team are accumulated and the combined points govern the clubs overall position. Awards are given to the overall top three men and ladies teams; the top three Open teams as well as the top three Veteran teams.

    The individuals points are also used to determine their position related to their age categories which are every 5 year age band from 40 for men and 35 for the ladies. At the end of the season trophies are awarded to the top three of every age group and the Waddies usually have a good sprinkling of category winners.