& Vac & Dash present the
2008 Central Piedmont Grand Prix Series
Run with your running club as an individual or both!
The six races in the Central Piedmont Grand Prix Series are fun races with a small town feel to them.
Thanks to Brooks Running, makers of fantastic running shoes and apparel, for their sponsorship of the series.
Top Five Male and Female Finishers at each race will get a Vac & Dash Racing Team Top Five Finisher T-shirt.
(At the Beach Blast 5K the top finishers will get Brooks Cool Max Singlets with the Vac & Dash Top Five Finisher design on it. Also, at the Run the Valley 5K, 10K and 1/2 Marathoner, 5K and 10K top finishers will get the t-shirts. The top twenty finishers will get custom Run the Valley 1/2 Marathon Top Twenty Finisher Shirts. They are the Brooks Podium Cool Max shirt in the Brooks True Color. The shirts are valued at $24.00 each!)
Race 1: 5K Health Run Saturday April 26th 8:15 am- Asheboro Fitness 5K Health Run
Race 2: 4th Annual Beach Blast 5K May 10th 8:00 am - Albemarle, NC
For More Information: http://www.vacanddash.com/beach_blast.htm
To Register On-Line
Race 4: Friday Night June 20th- Denton Tour De Kale Night Run 5K www.tourdekale.com
Race 3: Friday Night June 13 - China Grove 5K Main Street Challenge www.rowanymca.com/southrowan/chinagrove5k.htm
Race 5: Saturday Morning July 26 - Salisbury Run For The Greenway 5K www.salisburyrownrunners.com www.salisburync.gov/pkrec
Race 6: Third Saturday in September - Badin Run the Valley 5K 10K 1/2 Marathon www.vacanddash.com/Running/run_the_valley05.htm
Running Club Challenge:
Rules: Simple Cross Country rules with a twist: To participate in the team portion of the race, you must bring at least five runners for your running club. You must have at least two women on the team. We add the finishing place of the top three male and top two female finishers for your team. (Example: your top three men and two women runners finish in the following places: 1st, 5th, 10th, 12th, and 15th. Added up, that's 43 points. If you had 10 runners from your club/team participate you deduct ten points for a total score of 33 points) If 33 points is the low score your team receives the following items donated by Brooks/Vac & Dash is given to your top five runners:
Running Club Challenge Prizes:
Asheboro Fitness 5K 5 - Brooks Hats
Beach Blast 5K 5 - Brooks Waterboy Aid Station
Denton Tour de Kale Night Run 5K 5 - Brooks Nightlife Headbands
China Grove 5K Main Street Challenge 5 - Brooks Nightlife Socks
Salisbury Run For THe Greenway 5K 5 - Brooks Visors
Run The Valley 5K/10k/1/2 Marathon 5 - Brooks HVAC Gloves
We will have a traveling tacky team trophy for each race!
Remember - team members can vary from race to race!
To Enter Your Team, contact Vac & Dash at 704-983-3274 or by e-mail at peter@vacanddash.com and ask for a team/running club entry form. There is no cost for entering your team. Team members can change each race. Also, Vac & Dash will have a booth at each race for you to turn in your Running Club Team Entry Form.
Individual Challenge:
Rules, run in the above races and acquire points. Prizes will be presented at the end of the season. Prizes will be based on the number of participants.
|
Accomplishment |
Points |
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Finish any 5K in the CPGP Series |
3 |
Finish the Run The Valley 10K |
4 |
Finish the Run the Valley 1/2 Marathon |
6 |
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Place 2nd or 3rd in your age division |
1 |
Win your age division |
2 |
| Place 2nd or 3rd overall Male or Female | 3 |
Win Male or Female overall |
4 |
**Points are cumulative We only score your top five races (That way you can miss a race without feeling guilty)**
To Sign Up For The Individual Portion of the Central Piedmont Grand Prix Series Contact Vac & Dash at 704-983-3274 or by e-mail at peter@vacanddash.com and ask for an entry form. Cost is $15.00 per person to participate in individual points challenge. You do not have to be in the individual portion of the race to participate in the running club challenge. Awards given to Overall Male and Female, Overall Male and Female Masters and Top Three Men And Women Other than Overall Winnesrs. Participate in 5 of 6 events and get a CPCP 2007 Patch.
Congratulations to the 2006 Champion: Bob Marchinko-40 pts
Men's Results: Women's Results:
1st Jerry Loflin-23pts 1st Wendy Marchinko-27pts
2nd Bill Shires-19pts 2nd Angie Greenlee-18pts
3rd Landon Arey-17 pts 3rd Brooke Benton-14pts
4th Stephen Schrapper-15pts 4th Gezelle Macon-10pts
5th William Helms-13pts
Jimi Gibbs-9pts
Victor Ubaldo-12pts
Peter Ascuitto-12pts
Paul Stout-10pts
Phillip Poplin-9pts
Gary Parks-12pts