The Senior ladies ran 9070M on a twisty tough going course with varying underfoot conditions, it consisted on one medium lap followed by 5 large laps. The race started at a fast pace with Jess Gibbon sitting just behind the lead group and the rest of the team siting in the next group of athletes.…
Senior Men’s Race Report – EnergyVision Cross Cup, Diest, 11 February 2024
The small Belgium town of Diest was the setting for the latest round of the Belgium Cross Cup the last trip for the England Cross Country team this winter. An incredibly mild day with no rain on the day but plenty in the final weeks build up to the race. A very typical Belgium course…
Junior Men’s Race Report – EnergyVision Cross Cup, Diest, 11 February 2024
The final round of the EnergyVision CrossCup in Diest provided the perfect conclusion to the 2023/24 ECCA cross country program. Once again, our Belgian hosts provided us with their traditional mix of warm hospitality, excellent organisation and a challenging cross country course. It was unseasonably mild for a cross country race in the middle of…
Junior Women Race Report – EnergyVision Cross Cup, Diest, 11 February 2024
The Junior Women were represented by India Barwell (Lincoln Wellington, Rob Lewis), Amelie Lane (Wharfedale, Sally Malir), Beth Rogers (Ilkley, Sally Malir) and Jenny Leggate (Cambridge & Coleridge, Richard Park). All women were making their cross country debut for England. The 5070m course of 3 laps with start and finishing straights was the same as…
Team Selection – Lotto Cross Cup – Diest – 11th Feb
The Lotto Cross Cup – Diest Diest, Belgium (province of Flemish Brabant), Sunday 11th February 2024 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…
Report – London International Cross Country, Parliament Hill, London 20/01/24
London International Cross Country, Parliament Hill, London 20/01/24 – incorporating the Home Countries International and English areas match Cross country running in Britain is all about facing the triple challenge of the conditions, the course and the athletes. The multiple lapped race around the iconic, picturesque Parliament Hill course was going to offer a real…
Home Countries International Team Results
The Home Countries International held as part of the UK Cross Challenge Races on the new Course devised by Eamonn Martin at Parliament Hill helped spectators recognise the athletes in their representative vests. This created a good atmosphere with supporters shouting on the athletes representing either England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales or the England Areas. Eastern…
London International Cross Country Team Selection
London International Cross Country Saturday 20th January 2024, Parliament Hill, London The Inaugural London International Cross Country, part of the UK Cross Challenge series takes place at Parliament Hill, London and incorporates the Home Countries International and area match. It also includes the World Cross Country selection for the 1st senior man and woman, and selection for…
Race Report: Junior Women – Cross Internacional de Italica, Seville, 12 November 2023
England returned to this fixture after an absence of some years. We had the individual winner in Holly Weedall and third in Pippa Roesslar The course was dry and hard with softer parts in the newly introduced wooded area. The race was over three laps of a course that had inclines which with the laps…
Race Report: Junior Men – Cross Internacional de Italica, Seville, 12 November 2023
The XLI Cross Internacional de Italica in Seville was a huge success for our 4 junior men, completing a clean sweep of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Over a mixed terraine of hard baked soil and soft woodland trails the boys quickly on the 3 lap course exerted the pressure on the field of 43…