2025 USATF Colorado Long Distance Running Grand Prix

Date & Time

July 12 - November 16, 2025
7/12 9:00 AM - 11/16 11:00 AM
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Location & Venue

Denver (Jul 12), Fort Collins (Aug 8), Fort Collins (Sep 14), Boulder (Oct 4), Colorado Springs (Nov 8), Denver (Nov 16) Open in Google Maps

Overview Schedule Awards & Prize Money Rules Standings

OVERVIEW

USATF Colorado has announced the return of the Colorado Grand Prix for 2025, featuring a refreshed six-race series, an innovative “home meet” format, and a total of $10,000 in prize money for top-performing clubs and individuals.

Now in its fifth year, the Grand Prix aims to elevate friendly club competition across the state, naming Colorado’s top running club through a cumulative season-long championship. Each race will be hosted by a local club in partnership with race directors, giving athletes and communities a chance to shine on home turf.

The series opens July 12 with the Cookie Chase 5K at Sloan’s Lake, hosted by 5280 Distance Project in partnership with Colorado Runner Events, and concludes November 16 with the Wash Park Circuit, organized by Denver Athletics.

$10,000 in prize money will be awarded, including $1,000 each to the top men’s and women’s club teams, and $8,000 split among top individual performers across Open and Masters divisions.

Age-Graded Scoring Levels the Field
A hallmark of the Grand Prix is its age-graded scoring system, which adjusts athletes’ times based on age and gender. Using World Masters Athletics (WMA) scoring tables, runners of all ages compete on a level playing field. The age-graded scoring is used for the individual masters categories and for the team category.

In the team competition, the top five age-graded finishers from each club determine the club’s score based on place finishes. This format encourages intergenerational team-building and strategic depth across rosters.

SCHEDULE

Date	Event	Distance	Host Club	Location
Jul 12	Cookie Chase 5K	5K	5280 Distance Project & Colorado Runner	Sloan's Lake Denver
Aug 08	Mountain Avenue Mile	1 Mile	Fort Collins Running Club & Green Events	Fort Collins
Sep 14	Fall Equinox Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Fort Collins Running Club & Green Events	Fort Collins
Oct 04	Colorado Cross Country Championships	5 km	Boulder Mountain Warriors & Boulder Road Runners	Boulder
Nov 08	Kokopelli XC Invitational		Square State Striders	Colorado Springs
Nov 16	Wash Park Circuit	~2.25 Mile	Denver Athletics	Washington Park Denver

RULES/SCORING (How you Score in the Grand Prix)

INDIVIDUAL GRAND PRIX

CLUB GRAND PRIX

MEMBERSHIP
A current USATF Colorado membership is required to be eligible to score grand prix points at each event.

CITIZENSHIP
All athletes must be U.S. citizens or a resident alien to score points in the Individual Grand Prix.

SCORING
At each event, grand prix points will be awarded to all eligible athletes in the following categories Open Men, Open Women, Masters Men*, Masters Women* as follows:

Place	Points
1st	100
2nd	95
3rd	90
4th	85
5th	80
6th	75
7th	70
8th	65
9th	60
10th	55
11th	50
12th	45
13th	40
14th	35
15th	30
16th	25
17th	20
18th	15
19th	10
20th & higher	5

* masters points will be determined based on age-graded scoring at each event. The World Master’s Athletics Age-Grading Scoring Tables will be used.

YEAR-END GRAND PRIX SCORE
The athletes best four (4) scores will be combined to determine their year-end score. If an athlete competes in more than four event they will earn 20 bonus points per race for each subsequent event after the fourth race.

BREAKING TIES
A. In case of a tie or ties for 1st place in a division, the tie(s) will be broken using the following guidelines:

i. Compare head-to-head competition between/among the tying individuals. The runner with the most head-to-head higher places between/among the tying individuals will be awarded the higher place in the division.

ii. In case individuals are still tied after applying (i.), then the runner with most 1st place finishes between/among the tying individuals will be awarded the higher place in the division.

iii. In case the individuals are still tied after applying (i.) and (ii.), then the individuals who are still tied will be awarded the same place and will receive duplicate awards.

B. In case of ties for 2nd place and lower in a division, ties will not be broken, and duplicate awards will be presented to all tying individuals.

* All scoring decisions of the USATF CO Long Distance Running Committee regarding the 2025 USATF Colorado Long Distance Running Grand Prix - Individual are final and not subject to appeal.

MINIMUM # OF EVENTS
An individual must participate in a minimum of four (4) of the 2025 events to be eligible for Grand Prix awards.

CLUB MEMBERSHIP
A current USATF Colorado club membership is required for a club to be eligible to score grand prix points at each championship event.

CLUB ATHLETE REQUIREMENTS
Club Affiliation: Athletes must be bona fide members of a USATF Colorado Club (per their USATF memberhsip profile) to represent a club and contribute to scoring Club Grand Prix points.

Citizenship: All athletes must be U.S. citizens or a resident alien to be a scoring member of the club.

SCORING
At each event:

The finishing time of each athlete will be converted to an Age-Graded performance score. The World Master’s Athletics Age-Grading Scoring Tables will be used.
Finishing places will be assigned based on the resulting age-graded performance score.
The sum of the finishing places of the top five [5] men affiliated with each club is that club's men's score. The sum of the finishing places of the top five [5] women affiliated with each club is that club's women's score.
Each club may only score one men's team and one women's team.
Team points are awarded per the table below,

Place	Men	Women
1st	100	100
2nd	90	90
3rd	80	80
4th	70	70
5th	60	60
6th	55	55
7th	50	50
8th	45	45
9th	40	40
10th	35	35
11th	30	30
12th	25	25

YEAR-END GRAND PRIX SCORE
The clubs best four (4) scores will be combined to determine their year-end score. If a club competes in more than four events they will earn 20 bonus points per event for each subsequent event after the fourth race.

MINIMUM # OF EVENTS
A club must participate in a minimum of four (4) of the events to be eligible for Grand Prix awards.

AWARDS / PRIZE MONEY

INDIVIDUAL GRAND PRIX

Place	Open Men	Open Women	Masters Men*	Masters Women*
1st	$600	$600	$600	$600
2nd	$400	$400	$400	$400
3rd	$300	$300	$300	$300
4th	$250	$250	$250	$250
5th	$200	$200	$200	$200
6th	$150	$150	$150	$150
7th	$100	$100	$100	$100
* based on Age-Grading placing at each championship

CLUB GRAND PRIX

Place	Men	Women
1st	$1000 and Traveling Cup Trophy	$1000 and Traveling Cup Trophy