2018 Cross Country Series Announced

The Long Distance Running Committee (LDR) is pleased to announce the 2018 USATF-CT Cross Country Grand Prix. Please see details and rules below:

USATF-CT Open/Master’s Cross Country Grand Prix Rules & Schedule
USATF/CT Eligibility Rules apply – all teams must be USATF-CT registered and all individuals must be current USATF-CT members in order to score for their team.

September 22, 2018 – Ray Crothers Memorial 5k – 9:00 a.m. – New Britain
October 28, 2018 – Lisbon 5k – 10:30 a.m. – Lisbon
November 11, 2018 – Age Before Beauty 5k – 9:00 a.m. – Litchfield
November 17, 2018 – Hartford Track Club 8k Cross Country Challenge – 10:00 a.m. – West Hartford
November 24, 2018 – Cow Chip 5k – 9:00 a.m. – Trumbull

Open = 4 runners + 2 displacers
– XC open scoring is 4 male and 4 female deep, with 2 displacers/gender. Masters (40+) is 3 scorers for male/female, with 2 displacers.
– Masters/Grandmasters/Seniors can score in the open and Master’s Divisions
– Prize money to go to the #1 and #2 teams in the Open and 40+ divisions, both male and female:

– 1st = $100 total ($25 per runner)
– 2nd = $80 total ($20 per runner)

Masters (40 and over) = 3 runners + 2 displacers
– 1st = $75 total ($25 per runner)
– 2nd = $45 total ($15 per runner)