Puzzle Sixteen: Miles To Go (meta)

Weird grid for a weird week. It's your job to figure out the Gaffney Week 3-ish method to the madness. (And apologies in advance for some rougher-than-usual fill.)

The answer to this week's meta is a 13-letter sporting event. 

Submit your answer by clicking HERE. 

Submissions are due by Monday, January 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM EST. 

The December 24 meta gave solvers a workout -- read more on the solutions page HERE.

If you have any issues submitting your answer, just put it in an email to lexicondevillive at outlook dot com with your name, preferred screen name / ID and email address and I'll add you in manually. 

Two winners – the first person to submit a correct answer and another person selected at random from the correct entries – will receive a Lexicon Devil sticker as well as the respect of their puzzling peers.  

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