Like its predecessor the Hudson Valley Grand Prix, this year-long race series, and related race series, are designed to encourage friendly competition and help us to achieve personal goals interspersing the excitement and suspense that motivates participants to a higher performance level than running alone would provide.

With a variety of distances and difficulty levels to challenge runners to both change and adapt their running strategy and styles. We hope to encourage goal inspiring performances and the exercising of perseverance, patience, and vigilance along the way.

The 2026 Grand Prix and Road Race Series Outline

The NEW ORC Middletown Challenge
All races count , accumulative time. No age groups, top ten males and top ten females will receive awards.

1. The winter series race number 4
2. Ruthie Dino
3. R4DT
4. Jingle Jog.

Kings and Queens
Must run 5 out of the 7 races to receive award.

1. Midnight Madness – Must complete 2 loops (honor system)
2. Summer Solstice
3. The Turtle Trot -10k
4. The Monster -10k
5. Heard the Curd – 10k
6. Storm King – 10k
7. Roosa Gap Roller Coaster

Junior Grand Prix
ALL races count – NO double points – Must run 5 races to be eligible for awards – MUST be 17 at the start of the series. Iron award will be given for all races run.

Age groups will be 10 and under, 11-14, 15-17

1. Ruthie Dino-5k
2. Rock Hill R4 – 5k
3. Great American Weekend Goshen 5k
4. Turtle Trot 5k
5. George Washington Warwick -5k
6. Summer Sizzle 5k
7. Baby Monster 5k
8. R4DT

2026 ORC Grand Prix
ALL races count – NO double points – Must run 9 races to be eligible for awards . Iron award will be given for all races run.

Age groups will be, 10 and under 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49
50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 and over.

1. Winter series race #4 – 5k
2. Shamrock Scramble  - 5k
3. Chocolate Run – 5k
4. Delaware River Run Port Jervis – 5k
5. Chester Kiwanis – 5k
6. Ruthie Dino – 5k
7. Rock Hill R4 – 5k
8. GAW Goshen – 5K or 10K your choice .
9. Summer Sizzle – 5k
10. R4DT – 4 Miler
11. Warwick labor day – 5k or 5miler your choice.
12. Bishop Dunn Memorial School Cupcake run Newburgh NY – 5k
13. Police Chase – 5k or 10k your choice . If you run both your best score will count.
14. Shawangunk – 5 miler
15. Chadwick Lake Newburgh NY  – 4 miler
16. DV Turkey Trot – 5k
17. Jingle Jog – 4 miler.

IN THE EVENT SOMEONE COMPLETES ALL KING AND QUEENS , MIDDLETOWN CHALLENGE AND GRAND PRIX RACES AN ELITE GRAND PRIX AWARD WILL BE GIVEN.

ALL RACES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

MAY THE ODDS BE FOREVER IN YOUR FAVOR.

The Grand Prix Committee