This is a beautiful course in the backdrop of Alnwick Castle. The course was pretty dry which made for fast running. There was a fantastic turnout for both the men and women including people doing x-country for the first time. I have to say that the recent new members have been so positive for […]

Venue – Parliament Hills, Hampstead, London Weather: chilly, slight breeze, clear. Course: thick sticky deep mud.   The women’s race was off first and was 8K. Watching the race it was apparent the mud was very hard work for all competitors, both at the front of the field and at the back. There were 6 […]

Already in London, my nationals started with a 5:30am text from Bill saying that he’d forgotten to bring my wellies. Great. Back to sleep for a few hours before getting up for a pre-parliament hills parkrun. On the way I was blessed with Facetime live from the back of the bus where they all looked […]

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin..   What a strange Friday night, no alcohol, early to bed and try to get some sleep. No chance I’ve never felt this excitement since I was a kid at Christmas. Managed to get a few hours and then it was Saturday. The day started with the alarm […]

Massive congratulations to Walter for winning the 65-70 category in the weekends Masters XC Champs in Darlington.   See here for a report of the race from The Chronicle

Report from the latest cross country race at Bedewell Park courtesy of Darren Smiley.   It was Saturday the 31st January, 9 o’clock and my alarm woke me up. For a minute the realisation didn’t hit me. Why is my alarm set for 9am at a weekend I thought? then it came apparent Cross country […]

Race report from the Northern Cross Country Championships at Pontefract at the weekend courtesy of Phil Robertson. The day started with the debate of what time do you set off for a Northern Championship race at Pontefract. Some of the elderly fraternity decided upon leaving at 9am to leave time for coffee breaks on their […]