The ECCA have picked the following teams to represent England in the Iris Cross Cup event to be staged in Brussels. Senior Men: Nick Swinburn – Morpeth H, Andy Maud – Highgate H, Daniel Studley – Bristol & West AC, Jack Martin – Stockport H. Senior Women: Charlotte Arter – Cardiff AAC, Lauren Deadman –…
Morpeth and Leeds to represent Great Britain in European XC Event
Incorporated in to the European Trials held at Liverpool was a clash between leading Clubs of England, Scotland and Wales to see who would represent Great Britain in the European Champion Clubs Cross Country event to be held in Turkey in early February 2016. England were represented by Morpeth H in the Men’s race at…
Burgos Cross Country Report – 15th November
At the top class Cross de Atapuerca event held in Northern Spain the England Teams faced tough opposition in the 1st IAAF permit Cross Country meet of the season. On a sunny afternoon in dry conditions over a 4K course the most successful team in action was the Junior Women. In this race they were…
National Entry Details Now Available
National Cross Country Championships entry details are now published, details can be found under the “Nationals” tab or linked directly from here. The closing date is 13th January 2016 and online entries are encouraged although there is still a facility to enter in paper format.
England Cross Country Teams for Burgos
With the Trials for the European Cross Country Championships just 3 weeks away, in the build up to this event the ECCA have selected following Athletes to run for England in the IAAF Permit Event in Burgos, Northern Spain on Sunday 15th November. The Teams for Burgos are: Senior Men: Daniel Cliffe – Liverpool Harriers, Adam…
2015 XC Relays Results – All Age Groups
JM Incomplete + FL JM JW Incomplete + FL JW SM Incomplete + FL v2 SM v2 SW Incomplete + FL SW U13B Incomplete + FL U13B U13G Incomplete + FL U13G U15B Incomplete + FL U15B U15G Incomplete + FL v2 U15G v2 U17M Incomplete + FL U17M v2 U17W Incomplete + FL U17W
Basil Heatley – Hall of Fame
At the Hall of Fame Dinner held at Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, Basil Heatley was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Basil now 82 years of age had a fantastic record as a Cross Country runner and started and finished his career with Coventry Godiva Harriers. He won a bronze in the National Youths race in…
Numbers exceed 1000 for the 2015 Saucony English Cross Country Relays
For the the tenth consecutive year over a 1000 Team entries have been received for the Saucony English Cross Country Relays. There no new record entry numbers in any of the age groups, although in some of them the numbers are just a few short. Once again the Senior Men have over 200 Teams entered…
Graham Botley Obituary
One of the great supporters and organisers in the world of Cross Country, Graham Botley, died peacefully at the age of 71 on Sunday 30 August in the QE II hospital in Birmingham after fighting bone cancer for 8 years. Graham was best known for his organisation of Athletic Tours which started in 1979 because…