There are no cut off times etc as such, but we would ask that when you are considering an entry, you take into consideration the fact that the senior races may be multi-lap, and that it is a National Championship.
Yes. The main car park is at NETPark TS21 3FD, from which there is a park and ride service. There is also additional parking at three other locations. Parking should be pre-booked online on the following link:
http://www.race-results.co.uk/eccaparking
Full details are in the athlete and team managers’ instructions bulletin
Parking is provided for coaches at Hardwick Hall, about a 500 metre walk from the course via an underpass (under the A177), the route for which will be clearly signposted. A permit to park a coach can be purchased for £40, via a link on the SportsSoft entry portal (this appears directly under the main entry link).
No coaches will be admitted without a permit.
No, late entries are not accepted under any circumstances. Technological advances mean that we are now able to set the closing date much closer to the event date than was previously the case.
No, all athletes must run in the age groups for which they are qualified.
Second claim entrants are not allowed. You must compete for your EA-affiliated first claim club only (and the club must be affiliated for cross country).
Full-time student members of recognised, affiliated Higher Education on clubs may represent their Higher Education club only if their first claim club is not entered as a team in that particular race. Higher Education teams will not be eligible for awards.
Only athletes who are first claim registered members of a club that is affiliated to England Athletics may enter the English National CC. Members of clubs that are affiliated to the other three Home Countries may not enter the English National.
A Foreign Athlete who is a first claim member of an affiliated club may run, but all such athletes must be Bona Fide and permanent residents in the UK, and registered as Foreign Athletes with UKA by January 1st 2026.
Yes. A club tent permit (one per club) can be applied for on the following link (on the SportsSoft entry portal, alongside the entry link) at a cost of £5 (includes parking for one vehicle): https://www.race-results.co.uk/eccatent .
This then allocates a space in the car park at Hardwick Hall Park, from which there is a metalled path via an underpass (under A177) giving easy access to the course. NO vehicles are allowed in Park.
Club Tents can be erected in the designated area near the start (on the side of the park nearest to the A177).
No, entries cannot be transferred under any circumstances
In the first instance you should enter via your club team if possible. If your club is not entering a team, you may enter as an individual. Note that for team entries, the ECCA meet the admin costs associated with processing the entry, so you will pay just the headline figure of £15 per athlete. Whereas individual entries are charged a small admin fee on top of this £15.
Provided that the club name is correctly entered on an individual entry, those individuals will be included in their club’s team score if applicable. However, we advise entering as a team entry wherever possible (see above)
All age groups are taken from the athlete’s age on 31st August 2025
No, you must wear the club vest of the first claim club that you are representing on the day.
No, numbers are not transferable under any circumstances and are attributed to the named athlete only. This must necessarily be the case so that we can do the necessary licence checks to ensure that all competitors are registered, and thus eligible to compete.