TOP FLIGHT BMC TRACK MEETS SUPPORTED BY ENGLAND ATHLETICS NORTH EAST
Top Flight by RunThrough, The British Milers Club & England Athletics have joined together in a unique collaboration to bring fast-paced and seeded middle distance races back to the North-East, this summer.The format will be mixed age and gender races, designed to achieve personal bests.
There will be a total prize fund of £1100, including time-bonuses, with a maximum top prize of £350
Following the fantastic start to the Top Flight by RunThrough Road Race Series, we are ecstatic to again be joining forces with the world-renowned middle-distance track organisers, British Milers Club and England Athletics series to evolve and modernise the sport we love.
Expect strong social media content from expert videographers & photographers, LiveStream with commentary from the Top Flight team.
This is just the start and we want to kick hard to develop a new and exciting athletics series with an energised atmosphere to give athletes and coaches the product they train so hard to deserve.
2025 Provisional Fixtures:
Sunday 5th May – 800m / 3000m – Gateshead (5pm start)
Saturday 21st June – 1500m – Jarrow (5pm start)
Monday 25th Aug – 800m – Gateshead (3pm start)
Entry info to follow…
Race Seeding
Races will be transparently seeded with an emphasis on current form. For future events, seeding will strongly consider rewarding performances in the other meetings in the series.
Up to 16 Runners will be seeded per 1500m and up to 10 Runners per 800m race with no movement between races once start lists are published 24hrs before the event.
The first 10 in each 1500m race and 6 in each 800m will be strictly seeded on Seasons Best.
Next 6 (1500m) or 4 (800m) on combination of: Seasons Best over 2 years; PB; Finishing position in previous Event (N/A for first event); Current form in complementary events i.e. 800m, 1500m, mile, 3000m, 5k track/road
This presents a fair and clear pathway to the higher race in future events by finishing high up in the B,C,D races.
Race Director decision is final.
Prize Money (m/f) – Paid according to combined results on the night
£100 (Any time)
Performances under qualifying time of Sub 3m47:00 / 1m51:00 (Men) 4m25:00 / 2m10:00 (Women)
Time-based CASH prizes for Men and Women’s performances are as follows:
1st £150*, 2nd £100, 3rd £75, 4th £50, 5th £25
*in addition to race win = £250 total
NB. Time-Based bonuses based on published UK Top 100 Performance Targets on PowerOf10 Ranking lists 2024
Best Age-Graded Performance Bonus
The best age graded points performance* at the event according to PowerOf10 will be paid a bonus of:
£100
*this is one bonus for the combined results of all age groups combining male and female performances. (tbc)
Pace-making
For a successful event, we would like to recruit and reward talented athletes who can execute pace making duties.
| A-Race* | £40 to 400m; additional £10 if correct even split (£50); additional £25 to 600m (£75 total) |
| B-Race | £30 to 400m; additional £10 if correct even split (£40); additional £20 to 600m (£60 total) |
| C-Race onwards | £20 to 400m; £25 if hit correct splits to 600m |
| * | Will increase for exceptional time request |
