Grand Prix
Photo: Crazy Lazy Race
The Alaska Mountain Running Grand Prix Point System complies with the World Mountain Running Association standards.
AMR Grand Prix
- Crazy Lazy
- Kal’s Knoya Ridge Run (The Full Monty is the GP points race; if that is canceled, the longest race held will count. For age categories 17-and-under and 60 and above, the Dome/Original course will also count for GP points)
- Government Peak Climb (ONLY the Up-and-Down event is the GP points race; For age categories 17-and-under and 60 and above, the Uphill Only course will also count for GP points)
- Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb (Bird Ridge)
- Juneau Ridge Race
- Mount Marathon Race
- Cirque Series Alyeska
- Matanuska Peak Challenge
- NOTE: The overall male and female winners of each Grand Prix race earn a bib at the Mount Marathon Race.
Details here: https://mountmarathon.com/definitions/earned/
Grand Prix Open
- Points are awarded for the first 20 men and women in each race based on the FIS Continental Cup scoring system.
- You must finish in the Top 20 of at least 1 race to be eligible for the Grand Prix standings and awards. We count up to 4 races. If you run in more than 4 races, we will count your 4 best performances.
- 1st place – 100 points
- 2nd – 90
- 3rd – 85
- 4th – 80
- 5th – 75
- New Record – 10 points
- Points for Attendance, Run the Gamut and Volunteer have been eliminated to simplify the points tabulation.
- To earn the “Run the Gamut” award, a participant must complete 7 of the 8 Grand Prix events. Completing the Knoya Original Course or Government Peak Uphill Only course will also count for Gamut purposes.
- NOTE: The overall male and female winners of each Grand Prix race earn a bib at the Mount Marathon Race.
Details here: https://mountmarathon.com/definitions/earned/
Grand Prix Age Divisions
- Points are awarded to the first 5 individuals in their respective age categories.
- If a birthday divides your age bracket during the GP series, you must run at least 3 races in an age bracket to earn points.
- You must finish in the Top 5 of at least 1 race to be eligible for the Grand Prix standings and awards. We will count up to 4 races. If you run in more than 4 races, we will count your 4 best performances.
- 1st – 5 points
- 2nd – 4
- 3rd – 3
- 4th – 2
- 5th – 1
- Points for Attendance, Run the Gamut and Volunteer have been eliminated to simplify the points tabulation.
What is the In-Spurr-ational Award?
The mountain runners’ inspirational award is named after Robert Spurr, known for being the first person to run a time on Bird Ridge under his age. Robert Spurr’s running exploits on mountains in the Chugach Front Range were celebrated far and wide. To commemorate his mountain running accomplishments the Bird Ridge race was renamed the Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb after his death from a fall in Colorado in 1995. Keeping with the Robert Spurr tradition, AMR annually awards an “In-Spurr-ational” award to an exceptional mountain runner who encourages and motivates as Robert did.