Grand Prix Race 1, Sutton Park

Sutton Park parkrun

Starting at Banners Gate the course firstly takes us along trail paths and across a small wooden bridge, we then turn right along Lord Donegal’s Ride and up a steep gravel bank. We then continue on trail paths up to the Jamboree Memorial stone where we move onto tarmac. This is followed by a short out and back section before heading to the Model Aircraft Flying Field where we switch to grass and a downhill finish arriving at Longmoor Pool.

Our 1^st grand prix race was at Sutton Park and we had a good turn out for one of the hardest races in the series with the infamous “hill of doom”! about 2k in. Only our Sandwell Valley Park Run being tougher. Best age grading of four from six, so everyone has a chance of winning.

Age Grading

Age Grading takes your time and uses the world record time for your sex and age group to produce a score (a percentage). This score allows you to compare your personal performance against other people’s performances even though they might be a different age and a different sex to you – the higher the score the better the performance.