2008 Bishop Hayes School, Hayes Hustle. Photo by Chad Bishop.
The Muscatine Running Club provides support to local races. Although there is no membership, it is a group of volunteers with equipment and knowledge in road race logistics, organization and scoring/results tabulation. We also coordinate racing events to avoid the possibility of running events occurring on the same date.
If you have questions or would like to volunteer to help at local events, call Dell Wagner, 263-8804.
2008
Race Calendar, 2008
| Date | Race Name | Contact Person and Number |
| April 12 | Hayes Hustle 5K | |
| Grand Prix Race #1 | Course Records & by Age Divisions | |
| 2006 Results | Hustle entry blank to follow soon |
| 2007 Results Men Women | 2008 Results | |
| May 3 POSTPONED DUE TO FLOODING. Rescheduled for JUNE 7th! |
HNI Run, 5K, 8am Pearl City Station Rvrfront | Dale Higdon @ 563 264-7623
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| Grand Prix Race #2 | '07 Race Results '08 Race Results |
| June | American Cancer Society Relay for Life | Mike Batenhorst @ 264-3140 | ||
| June 21 | St. Malachi Steeple Chase, 4.6 | Mike Furlong @ 319 726-4241 | ||
| Grand Prix Race #3 | '08 Entry Blank | |||
| '08 Race Results | ||||
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I know this race to the side is an unusual entry, but I was made aware of this from Ken Nichols. The race is Sunday, June 29th. Help flood relief in our special way! | |||
| July 4 | Grandview Freedom Run, 5K | Jeff Varnum @ 319 523-8147 | ||
| Grand Prix Race #4 | 2005 Results 2006 Results | |||
| entry blank for '08 | ||||
| July 13 | Muscatine County Fair Run, 5K | Nikki Koenig @319 627-7454 | ||
| Grand Prix Race #5 | 08 Entry blank | |||
| '05 race results '06 race results | ||||
| August 8 | Durant Dusk Hustle | entry blank | ||
| popular, non-GP race | results | |||
| August 16(Kids Stampede on 8/15) | Watermelon Stampede, 5K | Dell Wagner@ 263-8804 | ||
| 07 Results Women Men | Grand Prix Race #6 | entry blank for '08 | ||
| Past Winners | ||||
| August | Wilton Eager Beaver 5K & Mile | entry blank | ||
| popular, non-GP race | ||||
| September 6 | Wild Cat Den State Park Trail Run, 5K | Ken Hyman @ 262-9040 |
| Grand Prix Race #7 | '04 Top 5 Finishers | |
| '05 results '06 results '07 results | ||
| September 20 | Muscatine County 4H Fun Run | |
| Grand Prix Race #8 | results |
| October | Muscatine High School Cross Country 5K |
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| Grand Prix Race #9 | '07 results | |
| November 22 | Muscatine Parks and Rec Turkey Trot | Jack Savage @ 263-0241 |
| Prediction 5K | ||
| Followed by the Grand Prix End-of-Season | ||
| Awards Ceremony |
The following are the rules for the Muscatine Grand Prix. Many of the races in Muscatine and Muscatine County will be a part of the Muscatine Grand Prix. The series of races will determine who will be a Muscatine Runner of the Year.
Run in as many of the qualifying races or as few as six to earn a maximum number of points in the Grand Prix. Points will be calculated based on your overall finish among all finishers and your gender. Subcategories will be by age division beginning with: under 15, 15-29 then our regular age divisions: 30-34, 35-39, etc... Winning your age division can make you a Muscatine Runner of the Year!
In any given race, the first place runner for both men and women will each score 1000 points, last place finishers score 100 points, and those in between score an amount equal to their percentage of the field they finish in front of. An individual's points from one race carry over to the next race where they are added to the next race's points, and on,... Runners competing in more than 6 races will have their six best scores go towards their point total. To be eligible for Runner of the Year award, a runner must have entered a minimum of 3 Grand Prix races during the season.
"What if my birthday during the season puts me in a new age division?" Runners will compete in the age division they run their first race in for the entire season.
After each race is completed and results are obtained from the respective race director, points will be tallied and then posted on the Women's and Men's Grand Prix scoreboard (see below) at this site.
Iowa is known across the country for Bix and Drake Relays. So much of their success comes from people across the state who are either fans of running and racing, competitors themselves, or people who are both fans and competitors. For the size of our town, Muscatine's running and racing calendar of events may be unrivaled. The Muscatine Runners of the Year is a means of highlighting the local racing season for runners and fans alike. "Runners set....GO!!!"
2007 Grand Prix Winners: Front Row, L-R: Nancy Foxen, Courtney VanDeMaat, Peggy Bailey, Dorothy Bailey. Middle Row: Lisa Hughes, Sabino Rangel, Kandice Tjebkes, Stacey Eberhard, JoLynn Krueger, Jason Kenyon. Back Row: Ernesto Venzor, Paul Searcy, Lee Hammerand, Nancy Shell, JoAnn Jensen, Eric Wortman. Not pictured: Donna Lemkau, Mario Garcia, Mike Tometich, Juan Collazo, Larry Koehrsen. (Photo by Teri Lyon.)
A HUGE Thank you to Scott Comstock for providing technical support with this website, to Chad Bishop for all of our cool logos and Teri Lyon for newer, updated photos!
Links: Muscatine Parks and Rec., & Muscatine Soccer, Rugby, Cycling, Tennis.
Cornbelt Running Club. (Good club! Great newsletter and membership includes discounts at Running Wild!)
Fitness Sports. (Site has race listings for Iowa. Also has link to Raceberryjam.com, Minnesota's 12 million hits/year megasite!)
Across the River in Illinois, the best site for races would be RunIllinois.
Contact me (Kent Ferris) for corrections, comments regarding the Grand Prix, etc...
Women's GP Standings '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 Men's GP Standings '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08
