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CENTRAL ATHLETIC CLUB

The premier athletic club in the Stirling and Clackmannanshire districts.

Our philosophy, regardless of age and ability, is to encourage and support our members to achieve their goals in a competitive environment

Central Grand Prix 2026

Feb 19, 2026

Here we go with the Central Grand Prix Series for 2026 – who will step up to challenge Donald Shaw for the Grand Prix Cake Slice and bonus cake? 

We’ve aimed to keep the races local and affordable, taking on board members’ suggestions and including events that plenty of Central runners already enjoy. 

The series features both a weekend and a mid-week set of races, with your top five scoring events counting, plus a bonus parkrun challenge in August. The winner is the one with the highest points total (maximum 60). Scoring is based on age-adjusted performance using WAVA, which on its own doesn’t work perfectly across a series, so we’ll use WAVA to award points: up to 10 per race, with the best WAVA earning 10 points, next 9, and so on. The August parkrun challenge will also be scored by WAVA. 

Each athlete’s best five races count, plus any University of Stirling parkrun in August.

If anyone has any questions or wants more information, just let me know (Linda Cunningham, lindajcunningham@aol.co.uk, 07813 215531). I’ll keep everyone updated on how things are going throughout the series, so get entered now!

Evening Series

Weekend Races