2026 USATF Pacific Road Racing Grand Prix Schedule
| Race | Location | Points | Scoring Divisions | Team Scoring | Series | Prize Money & Breakdown | Additional prize money available | Comp entry contact or link* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., March 7 | NorCal John Frank Memorial 10-Mile | Redding | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | Course Record | NorCal 10-Mile |
| Sun., March 22 | Oakland Half Marathon | Oakland | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | no | Oakland Half Marathon |
| Sun., April 12 | Sactown Mile | Sacramento | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | no | Sactown Mile |
| Sun., April 19 | Jambar Impala Stampede 5k | San Francisco | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | no | Impala Stampede 5K |
| Sun., April 26 | CANCELLED | Alameda | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | no | Alameda Hospital Run 10k |
| Sun., May 3 | The Mile of Truth | Danville | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | no | The Mile of Truth |
| Sun., May 31 | San Jose Half Marathon | San Jose | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | no | San Jose Half Marathon |
| Sat., July 4 | Blue Heron 5k | San Francisco | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | Heron 5K | |
| Sat., August 8 | Cooper Teare Classic 8K | Alameda | 1 | All | Yes | Short | 2900 | no | [email protected] |
| Sun., September 27 | Urban Cow Half Marathon | Sacramento | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | Urban Cow Half Marathon | |
| Sun., November 1 | Clarksburg Half Marathon | Clarksburg | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | Clarksburg Half Marathon | |
| Sun., December 6 | CIM | Sacramento | 1 | All | Yes | Long | 2900 | All Comer | CIM |
| Sun., December 20 | Christmas Relays | San Francisco | 1 | All | Only | None | 2900 | no | Christmas Relays |
► RR CIM! PA-Connected Gregg Wins; 1st Woman sets CR!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, December 5, 2021 Contact: Kevin Liao, (408) 667-5650 Davis Native Brendan Gregg, Debut Marathoner Sara Vaughn Win ‘Comeback’ California International Marathon 9,000 Registered to Run the Full Marathon After Cancellation of 2020 Race SACRAMENTO — In the return of the California International Marathon after the cancellation of the 2020 race due to COVID-19, Davis, Calif. native Brendan Gregg and first-time marathoner Sara Vaughn captured victories today at the 38th edition of the signature Northern California race....
read more► RR 2022 John Frank Memorial Run Results
Results may be found here. The 24 hour protest period for this race starts at 12:00AM 03/06 and ends at 12:00AM 03/07. Protests should be sent to USATF Official Ken Hunter Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Print (Opens in new window)...
read more► RR PA’s Hitchings and Pilcher top US Masters Road Runners of 2021
Brian Pilcher and Jenny Hitchings were voted the Overall Male/Female US Masters Road Runners of the Year at the 2021 USATF Annual Meeting. Hitchings won based on three very strong performances: at the Boston Marathon she ran a 2:45:32 for a jaw dropping age grade of 101.40%; a new F55-59 AR at the Buffalo Stampede 10 Mile, in a time of 1:01:15 which age grades at 99.86%; and a 1:20:24 at the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon for an age grade of 100.27% and a pending F55-59 AR. Age Grades greater than 100% are extremely rare and for a...
read more► PA Dave Shrock receives USATF’s Highest Accolade!
The Robert Giegangack Award The Robert Giegengack Award was established in 1982 in recognition of the late Yale track & field coach’s half-century of “superior and outstanding contributions as an official, a coach, and an administrator in the sport and to the organization.” It is awarded annually to a person “who excels in contributing to the excellence and high standards of the sport of Athletics.” The Award is USA Track & Field’s only accolade not limited to one of the sport’s three...
read more► MUT PA’s Backstrom & Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees
PA’s Jonah Backstrom & Rich Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees Jonah Backstrom – age 48 – San Francisco, CA USATF 100 Mile Road Championships 3rd master 19:08:25 (8th overall male) USATF 50k Road Championships 1st master 3:30:40 (11th overall male) Rich Hanna – age 56 – Sacramento, CA Jed Smith 50 Mile New American Age Group Record of 5:50:52, breaking a 39 year old record. Complete list of Open and Masters Men and Women Nominees USATF MUT Webpage Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...
read more► PA Tues, 16 November BoA meeting announcement with agenda
Our Board of Athletics will meet again via zoom on on Tuesday, 16 November beginning at 7:30pm. Click here for the agenda and all reports (scroll down) If you are not on the BoA and would like to join us, email Secretary Angie Longworth for joining details. We hope you can join us! Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Print (Opens in new window)...
read more► RR PA’s Jenny Hitchings sets pending W55-59 Half Marathon AR; PA’s Jacob Nur does the same for Men’s 65-69!
At the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon race in Clarksburg, CA today, Nov. 14, 2021, Jenny Hitchings, 58, broke her own American Age Group 55-59 record for the Half Marathon road racing distance (pending) by running a 1:20:20 at this USATF Pacific certified and sanctioned race. Her previous record’s time was 1:21:14 set in 2018. Jacob Nur, 66, also broke the American 65-69 AG record in the half marathon at Clarksburg. His time was 1:18:25 which broke the previous record of 1:23:50. Results Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in...
read more► XC Nov. 21 XC Champs – important course changes!
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read more► RR PA Masters runner, Brian Pilcher, sets 7 ARs in one race!
Yesterday, 10/30/2021, Tamalpa Runners’ Brian Pilcher (65) ran the River Oaks Invitational Half Marathon in Houston TX. The event features a certified course consisting of multiple loops of ~1.0 mile with verified splits of: 8K, 10K, 12K, 15K, 10 Mile & 20K. Here are Brian’s M65-69 AR splits and H Mar finishing time: 8K – 29:12 (old M65 American Record, 29:41) 10K – 36:35 (old M65 American Record, 37:04) 12K – 44:04 (old M65 American Record, 46:58) 15K – 55:15 (old M65 American Record, 55:16) 10 Mile...
read more► RR PA’s Jenny Hitchings wins the Boston Marathon W55-59 Division!
More about this performance: Jenny’s 2:45.32 finish time also beat the leaders in the W50-54 division and all but one in the 45-49 division. Her closest competitor in the 55-59 division was an hour behind her. According to https://www.usatf.org/special-pages/usatf-american-records, she also demolished her 2019 NY Marathon American and World Marathon Records of 2:50:36, but since the Boston course parameters keep it from qualifying for American and World Records, this performance will be categorized as American and World...
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