There were two England Teams, with a total of 28 athletes putting on England vests in action over the past weekend and the ECCA Team Managers worked hard to give the athletes the opportunity to compete at either El Goibar in Spain or Cardiff where the Cross Challenge event took place. In Cardiff a number…
Team Selection for Elgoibar, Jan 2016
England Cross Country Teams travel to Elgoibar in Spain this weekend for the 72nd running of the Juan Muguerza Event. Travelling to the meeting also as England Senior Men’s Team Manager will be Eamonn Martin and this year is the 25th anniversary of his win there back in 1991. Previous winners including a host of…
Team Selection Iris Cross Cup, Brussels
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…
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…
Race Report – IAAF Antrim International Cross Country 2015
England teams had a successful afternoon at the IAAF Antrim International Cross Country races which incorporated the Home Countries International. There was two individual wins from the English athletes with both Jonathan Davies and Rebecca Murray scoring convincing wins in the Junior Men’s and Women’s events. Davies came home 20 seconds clear in a time…
Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut – Race Report
Held over a course covered in snow and slush the England runners raced well at the Lotto Cross Cup event held at Hannut, Belgium. In the Senior Men’s race with the usual contingent of African runners Jonathan Taylor of Morpeth Harriers continued his build up to the Championships to come home with a 7th placing…
Lotto Cross Cup Brussels
Athletes running for England and funded by the ECCA performed well in the Lotto Cross Cup event held in Brussels on Sunday. This annual pre Christmas event was as usual high quality and the England male and female team members didn’t disappoint. The Senior Men’s 10k was once again full of good runners and Alex…
Team selection for the Lotto Cross Cup, Belgium
The English Cross Country Association Team Managers have selected strong squads for the Lotto Cross Cup races in Brussels on Sunday 21st December. Sticking to the the selection criteria of not selecting anyone running in the European Cross Country Championships, the Senior Teams though especially have plenty of experience while some of the Junior Teams…