On a particularly tight and twisty Diest course, a good start to the hairpin turn after two hundred metres was essential. All three England representatives were soon to the fore, with Tomer Tarragano (Brighton & Hove, Dean Miller) covering the lead, closely followed by Jack Gray (Cambridge & Coleridge, Mark Vile) and Ned Potter (Newham…
Last minute updates for the Nationals..
1. Preparations continue and the ECCA is encouraging athletes and spectators travelling by car to Bolesworth to pay the parking fee in advance to make parking easier and cut down on any que. To make payment, please click here: The Saucony English Cross Country Championships tickets | Bolesworth Castle | Ticketek UK the fee is £5. only…
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Important: Car Parking at Bolesworth Castle
Information on booking a Car Park spot at Bolesworth Castle The ECCA in association with Bolesworth Castle Estate are encouraging all the athletes and spectators travelling by car to the Saucony English National Cross Country Championship to pay in advance and book your parking spot ahead of arrival. This we believe will lessen any queuing to get…
Race Report – Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut Jan ’23, Senior Men
Lotto CrossCup – Hannut 22/01/2023 England Senior Men – Race Report The team met at St Pancras, London for a lunchtime departure to Brussels on Eurostar then on to Leuven where we stayed overnight before transporting to the race venue in Hannut. 11.00am Sunday morning the team boarded the bus with very grey skies and…
Race Report – Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut Jan ’23, Junior Women
Junior women’s report from Hannut England returned to this fixture after an absence of some years. We had the individual winner Innes Fitzgerald and second with Rebecca Flaherty. The course was good with challenges for all. When the juniors approached their race the course was deteriorating as there were a number of younger athletes racing…
Race Report – Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut Jan ’23, Junior Men
Lotto CrossCup – Hannut 22/01/2023 England Junior Men – Team Report The team met early on Saturday morning for the first stage on the journey to Hannut. Leaving the bright sunshine of London far behind us we arrived in Leuven, Belgium to be greeted by slate grey skies. After a good night’s rest the athletes…
Race Report – Hannut Jan ’23, Senior Women
Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut, Belgium. 22 January 2023 Senior Ladies Report As the ladies lined up to start the race the snow started to poor down making the already tough conditions more of a challenge. The ladies had 2x1k laps and 4×1.5k laps to complete on a twisty varied course with three jumps to encounter…
Team Selection – Lotto Cross Cup, Diest, Feb ’23
The Lotto Cross Cup – Diest Sunday 12th February 2023, Diest, Belgium (province of Flemish Brabant) The Lotto Cross Cup in Diest is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Diest in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It historically attracts a few top athletes from Europe and Africa. Typically held in…