Essex County AA X-Country Relay Champs

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

As the track & field season winds down it’s time to start thinking about Cross Country. And already, the entries are open for the Essex County AA X-Country Relay Championships.

The competition will be on 19th September at Chingford Plain, Epping Forrest. So if you want to be part of this brilliant event, let our Team Manager (Conor Culham at conorculham@googlemail.com) know NOW!

For the race format will be:

Race 1 9:30am U14/16/18 Girls – 3 legs of 3k (1 lap)
Race 2 10:15am U14/16/18 Boys – 3 legs of 3k (1 lap)
Race 3 11:00am All seniors and vets – 3 legs of 6k (2 laps) except Senior Men (4 legs of 6k/2 laps)

Competition details

There are a limited number of places available at this year’s event, and entries will be assigned on a first come first served basis. Entries will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 10th September.
Please remember that all athletes must have a current EA athlete license, and be eligible to compete for Essex (either by being born in Essex or have continually resided in Essex for the nine months prior to the event).
As this is a Championship event, all junior athletes must compete within their own age group only.
Please note that an individual athlete may only run in a maximum of one leg. Teams with athletes running multiple legs will be disqualified.

Braintree & District

Athletic Club

Essex County AA X-Country Relay Champs

Competition details