The Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix is a series of 2 Mile races each week from January to April 2021.
There are a total of 13 races.
Age categories
There are twelve age categories:
Men: Under 16, 16-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Women: Under 16, 16-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Individual Results
There will be results for each individual race, each week.
Grand Prix
There will also be results for the Grand Prix. To qualify for the Grand Prix, a runner must complete 10 of the 13 races. The 10 best times for a runner will be added together to create a total time for the Grand Prix rankings.
Super Hero Results
There will be a special result list of runners who complete all 13 races.
Grand Prix Olympics
Each runner will be asked to submit their nationality on registration. To qualify for the Grand Prix Olympics, six runners from a nation must complete the Grand Prix - three women and three men in any age category. The Grand Prix Olympics results will be calculated by the accumulative time of the three fastest men and three fastest women in the Grand Prix from each country.
Race Course
Each week, the 2 mile race can be run on a course of your own choice adhering to local regulations on safety and social distancing. The course should be accurately measured or you can use a running app (strava, fitbit etc). Please submit an accurate and exact time - hours:minutes:seconds
Race Dates
The 2 mile race can be run on any of the 5 days leading up to the race date (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday each week). Each race has been named after one of the positive qualities highlighted in Sri Chinmoy's writings. The race dates are as follows:
Race 1: NEWNESS - January 18
Race 2: ASPIRATION - January 25
Race 3: DETERMINATION - February 1
Race 4: ONENESS - February 8
Race 5: COMPASSION - February 15
Race 6: COURAGE - February 22
Race 7: CHEERFULNESS - March 1
Race 8: DEDICATION - March 8
Race 9: CONFIDENCE - March 15
Race 10: DYNAMISM - March 22
Race 11: TRANQUILITY - March 29
Race 12: HAPPINESS - April 5
Race 13: DELIGHT - April 12
Submitting Times
Each runner should submit their time here on Eventrac by Monday 11pm (GMT) each week.
Good Luck
We wish everyone the best of health and happiness. May our dynamic efforts, positive goodwill and universal oneness serve the world at this challenging time and make us more united as a human family.