On a beautiful sunny autumnal day with temperatures reaching around 16/17 deg C it was hard to believe this was November 12th and well into the cross country season. Tear Drop Lakes Milton Keynes was the venue for this Home Countries International (HCI) combined with round 2 of the UK Cross Challenge. A strong start…
Team Selection, Home Countries International 2022
The Home Countries International was re-started in 2008 and rotates round the 4 home countries each year. This year it is England’s turn to host and we have piggy backed the UK Cross Challenge event and also included the 4 areas North, Midland, South and East to increase the quality of the event. This means…
Team Selection – HCI Milton Keynes
The following athletes have been chosen to represent England in the Home Countries International to be held at Milton Keynes on Saturday 12th November. Senior Men: Alex George, Birchfield Harriers Mahamed Mahamed – Southampton AC Zak Mahamed – Southampton AC Hugo Milner – Derby AC Senior Women: Jessica Gibbon – Reading AC Alexandra Millard –…
Belgium Cross Cup – Report Feb 2022
The ECCA have continued giving experience of international competition to our top athletes, by taking U20 and senior teams to Belgium. Running in the Belgium Cross Cup event in Diest, England’s athletes had a good day with 3 wins and a 2nd from the 4 races they had teams in. The most successful of the…
Aldershot, Farnham and District head to the European XC Cup..
The European Champion Clubs Cross Country Cup returns to the calendar this year, with the first event being held in Portugal next Sunday. Aldershot, Farnham & Dist AC Women won the right to represent the UK after winning the Saucony CC Relays at Mansfield and then the UK Trial at Liverpool. They take a strong…
Home Countries XC International report, Dundonald, Jan 22
The Home Countries Cross Country International took place at the Billy Neill Centre of Excellence, Dundonald, Northern Ireland on Saturday 22nd January. The Northern Ireland International, also incorporating the British Athletics Cross Challenge and Celtic Games, was held on a dull, cold but dry day and was well supported by local fans of cross country.…
England Teams for HCI
The Home Countries International Cross Country event takes place as part of the Belfast International and the UKA cross Challenge on Saturday and England are once again fielding strong teams. The Under 20 Women’sTeam always does well and Barbara Cutting has selected. Ellen Weir – Hercules Wimbledon, Ella Greenway – Cleethorpes AC, Kiya Dee –…
Report – Elgoibar Jan 2022
On a very wet weekend in Spain, the ECCA fielded England teams at the Juan Muguerza Cross-Country Races, also known as the Elgoibar Cross-Country Races, held in the Basque Country, Spain. As usual this turned out to be a quality event with lots of African runners in the lineups. The England Senior Men’s Team as…
Elgoibar International, January 2022
The ECCA have chosen the following runners to represent England in the Elgoibar International Cross Country Races in Spain on Sunday 9th January. The Senior Men’s Team as selected by Eamonn Martin is: Matthew Stonier – Invicta East Kent AC, William Battershill – Erie Valley AC, Jacob Allen – Highgate Harriers & Hugo Milner –…
Team competitions restart..
The English Cross Country Association will start taking teams away from England in the new year. Teams of 4 Senior Men, 4 Senior Women, 4 Junior Men (U20) and 4 Junior Women (U20) will compete at the following events. Sunday 9th January, El Goibar – Spain Saturday 22nd January, Home Countries International, Dundonald – Northern…