SJAC
is a member of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA).
We are Club #1430
About the USATF Mid-Atlantic Grand Prix & Club Challenge
SJAC is Club #14 of the Mid-Atlantic Association of USA
Track & Field (USATF).
We encourage all club members to join USATF Mid-Atlantic and affiliate
with SJAC as your USATF club. If you live in New Jersey or anywhere but
Delaware and the eastern half of Pennsylvania, when first joining USATF
you will be automatically assigned to an Association other than Mid-Atlantic
(e,g, New Jersey) based on where you live. Leave your club affiliation
blank and then see this video Transfer
Instruction video on how to request an Association transfer and request
club affiliation with South Jersey Athletic Club in that process.
The Grand Prix Circuit has been created to enhance the quality of road racing experiences for Mid-Atlantic athletes. By participating in the Grand Prix Circuit we hope that you will have a lot of fun and you may be able to help the club win an award or win an individual award. Follow these instructions on how to join the Mid-Atlantic Association. SJAC is Club #14 of the Mid-Atlantic Association of USA Track & Field (USATF).
SCORING
The Grand Prix uses scores based on a World Masters Athletics (WMA)
age grading which is a type of handicap for age. This grading is
a percentage of the world record for that distance based on age
and sex. If you want to calculate your own percentage of a world
record for a given distance you can use this ON-LINE
CALCULATOR by Howard
Grubb. This site also converts your actual time to the equivalent
time that you would have run in your racing prime assumed to be
between 19 to 29 years old.
AWARD CATEGORIES: For individuals there are 2 categories of awards: Individual and Age Group. There is also a competition for running clubs.
Individual awards are given to the top 10 scoring males and and the top 10 scoring females.This ranking is obtained by summing the best 6 WMA age graded scores from the Grand Prix Races.
Age Group awards are based on your place at particular Grand Prix races in your age group (based on WMA scores). At a race you can earn 5 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place and 1 point for 3rd place. Again points are added for your best 6 races.
To obtain either the Individual or Age Group award there is no minimum number of races that you need to run. You just need your total score to be among the highest 3 in your age group!
Use this link for the current Grand Prix Brochure
Use this link for the current Grand Prix Schedule
Use this link for the current Grand Prix Results and Standings