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Local races conducted by NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS: http://www.nyrr.org/races/2008/calendar/january.asp National and international races: http://www.runnersworld.com Club Points Races To foster healthy competition among New York area clubs, encourage excellence in running, and help boost NYRR race participation and spectator interest, New York Road Runners and Club Council designate 12 NYRR scored races per year as club points races. These races vary in distance. Clubs accumulate points based on their finishing places in these races. At the end of the year, each club's point totals in 10 of the 12-race series are added to determine the club's overall ranking for the year. The club with the most points is the winner, the club with the second-highest number of points places second, and so on. At NYRR's annual Club Night, the previous year's top clubs are honored and receive special engraved awards. Clubs can score points at club points races in eight different divisions: men's and women's open (all ages), men's and women's masters (age 40+), men's and women's veterans (age 50+), and - beginning 2005 - men's and women's super veterans (age 60+). Mercury Masters holds first place ranking in the women’s veterans division for 2002, 2003, third place for 2004, and second place in the women’s super veterans (age 60+) division for 2005, 2006, and 2007. 2008 Club Points Races Saturday, Feb. 23: NYRR Al Gordon Snowflake 4M (CANCELLED due to unsafe road conditions resulting from inclement weather) Sunday, March 9: New York Colon Cancer Challenge 15K Sunday, April 13: Run As One, TGL Classic 4M Saturday, May 3: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn Saturday, May 17: Healthy Kidney 10K        Saturday, June 7: NYRR New York Mini 10K (Club points race women only) Sunday, June 15: WABC Father’s Day Fight Against Prostate Cancer 5M (Club points race men only) Saturday, July 19: Run for Central Park 4M  Saturday, Aug. 16: NYRR Team Championships 5M (double points race) Saturday, Sept. 6: Fitness Magazine Mind, Body, Spirit Games 4M Saturday, Oct. 4: Norwegian Festival Grete’s Great Gallop 13.1M  Sunday,   Nov. 2: ING New York City Marathon Sunday,   Dec. 7: NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K Current Standings: 50+ Women http://www.nyrr.org/resources/clubs/Women%2050.htm 60+ Women http://www.nyrr.org/resources/clubs/Women%2060.htm New York Road Runners Half-Marathon Grand Prix The NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix follows a longstanding tradition of welcoming runners to scenic, history-rich courses in New York City's five boroughs to race the popular half-marathon (13.1-mile) distance. This 65 ½-mile running tour begins in January in Manhattan with a challenging course through Central Park, and finishes nine months later on Staten Island. In between are races in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Each race runs through unique neighborhoods that capture the special characteristics of the borough and offer glimpses of New York City's rich diversity. Every runner who completes at least four of the five races earns a commemorative patch, and those who run all five receive a certificate, a special gift, and public recognition of their achievement. Additionally, runners who accumulate 20 or more points by placing overall or in their age group, who have completed at least two races in the series, and who have been a NYRR member for at least three months prior to the final race, will be awarded prize money of $2 per point. 2008 Race Dates Sunday, Jan. 27: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Manhattan Sunday, Feb. 10: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Bronx Saturday, May 3: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn Sunday, Sept. 14: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Queens Sunday, Oct. 12: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Staten Island