Cross Country
Cross Country - Give it a go
The Cross Country League is represented by 13 clubs situated in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire all of which fight it out for a place in the National Final. The league takes place throughout October to February over 5 different courses.
You must wear a club colours, but what you wear with it is up to you and dependant on the weather e.g. gloves, thermals, long sleeved tee shirt, tracksters etc. Off road running shoes, studded trainers or xc spikes are are best to run in. The routes will be on grass, tracks, shingle paths, and mud but definitely no roads. Each race distance is approximately 4.5 to 5 miles. The beauty of cross country is that you are running for your club, how fast you go is irrelevant. Placing is important right down to the last scorer in each of the teams. You may be the 200th runner to finish, but if the runner behind you is the last scorer of his team then he will score 201, pushing up their points score.
If you have never run cross country before then you really must give it a go! I know that some people ran it at school and hated it but this is different. Yes it may well be cold. Yes is may well be wet. Yes it may well be muddy. But you have got to give it a go! Once you have run one you will definitely come back for more! There is a great team spirit and you are not just running for yourself you are helping the team. There are free refreshments afterwards and you may be lucky to get a hot shower as well!
Before each race a sheet will be on Ron's desk asking for names of people going to that race.
Go on give it a go. For further details speak to your Club Captains Bill or Karen.
Three Counties Cross Country 2010-2011
Rules
Provisional race dates:-
24 Oct 2010 - Stopsley
14 Nov 2010 - Dunstable
28 Nov 2010 - Wooton
19 Dec 2010 - North Herts Road Runners
23 Jan 2011- East Haddon
Other Cross Country Dates
17 Oct 2010 - Ampthill Trophy, Ampthill
19 Feb 2011 - National Cross Country, Alton Towers. Accommodation available.
12 Mar 2011 - BMAF Champs Wigmore Valley Park, Luton
Ken Abbott Cup - Striders XC Handicap Championship 2009-2010
Well done to Alison Sugars and Ian Cousins for winning the championship. Up to date results and who is eligible for the next seasons Ken Abbott Cup are on the link below.
2009 - 2010 Results
2008 - 2009 Results
2007 - 2008 Results
Entry Rules
1 Rules are subject to change without notice at anytime by the committee.
2 The Striders Club Championship is held within the 3 Counties Cross Country League
3 Separate Striders Ladies and Male Championships are held
4 To qualify for Strider's Cross Country Championship, a runner must run at least three races in the Three Counties Cross Country League season
5 A runner who did not complete 3 races in a cross country season will not be eligible for championship.
6 The runners best finishing positions in three races count.
7 Only a runners overall position in race counts.
8 An entrant's handicap is calculated in the following way:-
(Striders (Club) highest score (total points) from best 3 positions in previous season) - (The total of the entrants best 3 scores from previous season)
9 The Final position in championship is calculated from:-
(Entrants Handicap) + ( Best 3 scores in that season)
10 The Male and Female entrants with the lowest number of points in the championship are the winners.