Cross Country

We participate as a club in local Cross-Country league races as well as County and National events.  Several members also run in trail races.  Details of the leagues and other fixtures are shown below. For a list of local Trail Race fixtures, please refer to the Essex Trail Events website here.

The club meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays for varied training sessions listed on our Training page – click here.

Cross Country League Fixtures

During the winter, Come and represent your Club at Cross Country. Our Team Manager is Conor Culham at conorculham@googlemail.com. Please let him know whether you can come to each race. We need a minimum number at each event for a scoring team, but everyone who turns up can run. These races create a real team atmosphere, and by competing you really help your fellow club runners as the scoring system takes into account all runners in the field.  Experience the atmosphere, enjoy the challenge and camaraderie which comes with running in multi terrain in all kinds of weather.

We compete in two leagues:

• Mid Essex League on Sundays for ages 16 and above over courses of approximately 8k
• Essex League on Saturdays for school years 6 & 7 (racing as “Under 13”) and above. Athletes aged 9 & 10 can run but do not score team points. Distances from 3k up to 8k depending on your age group.

Your Age Group is defined as your age group in the summer prior to the cross country season.

Club Vests must be worn at all events. League matches are free to enter and do not require registration – but please try and let our team manager Connor Culham know you are coming in advance. Other ,on-leage’ and championship events usually require pre-entry and a fee applies.

Here are two excellent videos provided by Stuart Phillips showing virtually the whole of the Senior Men’s race at the Essex League event on 18th December 2021. Near the start and that muddy hill with a sharp bend at the bottom. Warning: the second contains a brief expletive.

Volunteers Please

We always need volunteers to help with those fixture that we are promoting. If you could spare an afternoon to help as a marshal, please contact Connor.

Course maps will be published where known although subject to last minute change due to ground conditions. Details of many of the event venues can be found here. 

Cross Country Awards

A cross country trophy is awarded each year as part of our Endurance Awards event, to the male and and female runner considered to have given most commitment to the Club’s programme of cross-country league matches. For details please click here.

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