Women's Classic Part of the 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix

The Women's Classic has been selected as part of the Grand Prix circuit of road races by the committee and membership of the New England chapter of the USA Track & Field Association. Thank you to the USATF NE Committee and members for your support. We are excited to be able to bring some of the top women runners in New England to our race and we will do our best to make this an exceptional event for everyone who participates.

From the USATF NE website:

The 2010 USATF-NE Grand Prix Series has been selected by an online vote of the membership. A total of 440 votes were cast during the one-week period from November 11 through 18. The results of the vote have been verified by the LDR Chairs and the winning schedule is Slate "C", as follows:

Jones Group Realtors 10 Mile, 10M, Amherst MA, Sun, Feb. 28

New Bedford Half Marathon, 13.1M, New Bedford MA, Sun., Mar 21

Bedford Rotary Memorial 12K,12K , Bedford NH, Sat., May 22

Rhody 5K (MEN ONLY) ,5K ,Lincoln RI , Sun., June 6

Stowe 8 Miler, 8M, Stowe VT, Sun., July 18

Bridge of Flowers 10K , 10K , Shelburne Falls MA, Sat., August 14

Providence Ronald McDonald House Women's Classic (WOMEN ONLY) 5K, Providence, Sun, Oct. 3

Survey Results Post 1

This past weekend, we submitted a survey to over 500 participants in the 2009 PRMH Women's Classic Race and received 150 responses so far. Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on the race. The race committee will be reviewing all of the responses and looking for ways to make the 2010 race even better than this year's.

Judging by the results, we are happy to see that many of our participants are planning on coming back next year. Out of the 150 who responded, 55 said they would "Definitely" be back and 61 said that it was "Highly Likely" that they would return. That's over 77% of participants are already planning for next year! Thank you!

So you can set your calendar - We're set for October 3, 2010.

Classic Bids on USATF - New England 2010 Grand Prix

At Brandeis University in Waltham MA Monday night, Sue Donahue, Bob Rothenburg and Nich Haber of the PRMH Women's Classic Race Committee submitted the Women's Classic's bid to become the official Women's 5k of the 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix Monday.

The bid was well received by the committee and by attending USATF members. If the Classic's bid is selected, the race will attract the top runners and running clubs in New England.

More information on the process is at www.usatfne.org. The USATF Committee will select three slates of races for 2010 and release them online at their web site on Nov 9th. USATF members will get a chance to vote on the slates from Nov 9th until the 16th and the final tally will be announced on Nov. 17th.

If you are a USATF member, please check back on the 9th and vote for the Classic Slate!