The KTC Grand Prix Team Program is a series of races in the Knoxville area. Teams compete under uniform rules and qualify for race and year-end awards and recognition. Divisions for the 2013 season are Open, Co-Ed, and Women's. There is no Corporate Division at this time. Companies wishing to compete can do so in one of the categories listed above.

2013 Race Schedule

Jan 1 - Calhoun's New Year's Day 5k
Jan 26 - Calhoun's 10 Miler
Feb 9- Strawberry Plains 10k
Feb 24 - Whitestone Relay
Apr 7- Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon
Apr 27 - Wellness Center Dogwood Classic
May 25 - KTC EXPO 10k presented by 6Cares
Jul 3 - Pilot Fireball Moonlite Classic 5k
Jul 20 - Carter Mill 10K Splash
Aug 3- PigeonForge.com Midnight 8k Road Race
Sep 2- Hal Canfield Memorial Mile and Five Miler
Sep 8- Parkside Realty Wears Valley 15k
Oct 27- Pilot CrossKnox 10 Miler
Nov 28 - BlueCross Autumnfest 8k

Divisions

Open - Teams of 4 or more; no gender restrictions.

Women - Teams of 3 or more that are all female.

Co-Ed - Teams of 4 or more, where the team score must include at least 2 female finishers.

Note: KTC Staff will determine category for any mixed teams prior to race day.

Registration and Pricing

• Teams of 4 or more will receive an additional discount of $5 off their entry fee for all races except the Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon.

• Team captains will be e-mailed a special reservation code to sign up online. To request a reservation code, please e-mail knoxtrackevents@gmail.com.

• Team Captains will be contacted by e-mail prior to each race to confirm their roster.

• No roster changes can be made on race day. NO EXCEPTIONS.

• Teams registering online will need to make payment prior to race day or on race day or they will not be counted in results.

• Payments can be sent to KTC Races, PO Box 52266, Knoxville, TN 37950.

Scoring

For all team races, each team's score will be determined by the cumulative times of their top four runners for Open and Co-Ed teams and top three runners for Women's teams.

Point totals for the Grand Prix Team Competition Awards for all divisions will be based on 12 of 14 scores from any or all of the team races in the Open, Women's, and Co-Ed Divisions. Points are awarded in each division at each qualifying event as follows: 1st = 5 pts, 2nd = 4 pts, 3rd = 3 pts, 4th = 2 pts.

Volunteering

Team Captains and Members are encouraged to volunteer for Knoxville Track Club events or to assist KTC Staff at Non-KTC races. Volunteers will receive a $5 coupon good toward entry fee of any KTC race including the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon or merchandise or t-shirts. Coupons can be given to Team Captains and utilized at any time toward entry fees. Volunteer coupons do not expire. Volunteer time can be done before, during, or after KTC events. For Non-KTC races, volunteer time is spent at the finish line. Please contact Mike Wortley, Event Manager, for more information on volunteering at knoxtrackevents@gmail.com. Questions: e-mail knoxtrackevents@gmail.com

Awards

Teams will receive recognition at each race but there will be no individual race awards. Team Captains and Owners will be presented with the Team Competition Cups on New Year's Day of each year. Final standings from the previous year will be announced at this time.

Results

Results will be posted following each race on the KTC Website.

The Champions

OPEN DIVISION

2012 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2011 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2010 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2009 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2008 EBS Team Racing - John Smyth, Captain
2007 EBS Team Racing - John Smyth, Captain
2006 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2005 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2004 Team Runners Market - Bobby Holcombe, Captain

WOMEN'S DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2012 Runners Market Ladies - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2011 Runners Market Ladies - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2010 FootRx/EBS Racing Women - John Smyth, Captain
2009 FootRx/EBS Racing Women - John Smyth, Captain
2008 Runners Market Ladies - Bobby Holcombe, Captain
2007 Runners Market Ladies - Bobby Holcombe, Captain

CO-ED DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2012 Knoxville Performance Lab Co-Ed - Ray Wilson, Captain