|
|
| |
3 Road Races Added For 2009
Earth Day 5K, Marine Corp. Marathon &
Tri-State 5K Road Race
Brochure
Rules
Sign
Up
2009 Athletes
Race Records
Races
Results
By Event
Points By
Athlete
Points By Division
The Kessler Foundation, and the
Tri-State Region of WSUSA
are proud to sponsor the Fifth year of the WheelBlazer Grand
Prix.
The Grand Prix is a program to promote athletics in the Tri-State wheelchair
community.
The program has 3 goals:
-
To promote year round exercise,
-
To increase the number of Tri-State wheelchair athletes,
-
To ease
the transition from Juniors to Adult sports.
The Grand Prix will consist
of wheelchair athletes registering and racing in a
number of races. Athletes accumulate points based on their finish
time verses the race record time for their division.
Athletes compete in 1 of the following divisions:
-
Adult Male
-
Adult Female,
-
Quad,
-
Junior Male,
-
Junior
Female,
-
E Male
-
E Female,
-
Master Male
-
Master Female
-
Grand Master
Races with the most points will receive
recognition
and prize money at an end-of-season.
|
| Program Rating |
5 - The Grand Prix offers a series to keep all
athletes pushing
|
Rating 1 to 5 where 5 is the best
|
Grand Prix Contact:
|
Phil Galli -
908-240-7641 mal1@tswaa.com
Angela Smith - 973-530-3657 |
|
| Events: |
Click "Results By Athlete Above For Athlete Results
BOLD RED RACES ARE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES
| Date |
Race |
Place |
Distance |
| 4/18 |
Earth
Day 5K |
Jersey
City, NJ |
5K |
|
05/05
|
The Blue Cross Broad Street Run |
Philadelphia, PA
|
10 Miles |
|
05/16 |
TRI-STATE GAMES 5K
ROAD RACE ** |
EDISON, NJ
|
5K |
|
05/17 |
TRI-STATE GAMES 5K
TRACK RACE*
** |
EDISON, NJ
|
5K TRACK |
|
05/17 |
COLFAX
MARATHON
(IS NOT THE 2009 WTFUSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2009) |
COLFAX,
CO. |
MARATHON |
|
05/25 |
THE KESSLER
WHEELCHAIR 10K
|
RIDGEWOOD, NJ
|
10K |
|
06/06 |
The NJ Masonic Regional 5K*
(JUNIOR ONLY) |
North Brunswick, NJ
|
5K track |
|
06/20
|
RICHARD WEST 5 MILE |
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ |
5 MILES |
|
06/28 |
NICK KATSOUNIS 10K |
FARMINGDALE, NY |
10K |
|
07/11 |
BELMAR FIVE |
BELMAR, NJ |
5 MILES |
|
07/12 |
THE
BOILERMAKER
|
UTICA, NY
|
15K |
|
08/09 |
The Falmouth Road Race |
Falmouth, Ma. |
7 Miles |
| 10/04 |
THE JERSEY SHORE HALF MARATHON |
SANDY HOOK, NJ |
1/2 MARATHON
|
|
10/25
|
MARINE
CORP. MARATHON |
ARLINGTON, VA |
MARATHON |
|
11/22
|
Philadelphia
Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & 8K |
Philadelphia, PA |
8K, 1/2 or MARATHON |
* TRACK EVENT
** IF AN ATHLETE DOES BOTH THE TRI-STATE ROAD RACE ON MAY 16TH
AND TRACK EVENT ON THE 17TH. THE ROAD EVENT
WILL BE THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
AND THE TRACK EVENT WILL BE A NON CHAMPIONSHIP
EVENT.
|
| Prize Money: |
|
|
1st. |
2nd |
3rd |
4th. |
5th |
| Men Open |
$400 |
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
$50 |
| Women Open |
$400 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| Quad |
$400 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| Master Men* |
$400 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| Master Female* |
$400 |
|
|
|
|
| Grand Master**** |
$200 |
|
|
|
|
| Junior Male** |
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| Junior Female** |
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| E Male*** |
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
| E Female*** |
$300 |
$200 |
$100 |
|
|
* Masters must be 40 or older as of
1/1/2009
** Juniors must be under 19 as of 1/1/2009
*** E Athletes are at least 19, but under 22 as of 1/1/2009
****Grand Masters must be 50 or older as of 1/1/2009 |
W B G P
R U L E S |
1) In 2009 The $30.00 fee to participate is waived.
2) Membership:
- You do not have to be a member of the Kessler Foundation
WheelBlazer racing team.
- You MUST BE a member of WSUSA.To compete in
- the Tri-State Regional 5K (TRACK OR ROAD)
- the Mason 5K
3) Participants must race a minimum of
- Four (4) WBGP races to be included.
- Two (2)
of the four races must be Championship races.
4) Bonus Points will be awarded as follows:
- By participating in non-WBGP races, with results forwarded to
Phil Galli -
philg1234@comcast.net .
- A maximum of 4 Bonus races will be posted,
- Bonus points are
based on participation only, not on course time.
- 5K or 10K race 100 Points,
- > 10K, 200 Points.
5) Final Year Standings are calculated from:
- Top six WBGP scores.
- UP TO 4 Non-WBGP bonus races.
6) The Season:
- Begin March 1st
- End November 30th.
7) No hand cyclists. Push-rim wheelchairs only.
|
|
|
Archived Results |
2005: Race
Results
Individuals
Points
By Division
2006:
Race
Results Athletes Points
By Division
2007:
Race
Results Athletes Points
By Division 2008:
Race
Results
Athletes
Points By Division |
|
| Sponsors: |
The Kessler Foundation
Tri-State Wheelchair Athletic Association
|
www.kesslerfoundation.net
www.tswaa.com |
|
