Hi All
There’s a lot going on over the next two months so, to avoid missing out, we have summarised below all the XC fixtures to the end of the year along with their entry closing dates. If you have already signed up for XC then you have been entered for all the relevant Kent XC League races. Please email Simon if you would like to run at any of the other races.
We’ve hade a great start to the Kent XC League but we need to maintain this momentum. To that end, we have decided to prioritise the race at Footscray Meadows on 26th November over the South of the Thames 5 mile race on the same day.
We therefore request that all men run at Footscray Meadows and not at the South of the Thames race. If you really, really, really want to run at SoTT we will enter you but please try and support the club by running at Footscray Meadows if at all possible. Jillian will be taking a women’s team to the South of the Thames race.
This year we may actually be able to field a team for every age class at the Kent Masters Champs on 3rd December. Attached is a list of all Harriers that are registered for XC, broken down by age class. Please consider entering this race and persuade your mates to join you to make up a team (team scoring details below) :-).
We will let you know the closing date for the main South of the Thames Champs event as soon as they send out race details.
Finally, it’s not too late to sign up for cross country. Just complete the short online registration form and pay your £10 into the club bank account:
Regards
Simon & Jillian Holford
TWH XC Captains
Sat 12 Nov – Kent XC League – Danson Park (No under 70 Men)
Entry Deadline: Mon 7 Nov
Senior Women and SuperVets (W65+, M70+) only
13:20 — Supervets — course approx. 5,000m
14:10 — Senior Women — course approx. 8,000m
Sat 26 Nov – Kent XC League – Footscray Meadows (No under 65 Women)
Entry Deadline: Mon 21 Nov
Senior Men and SuperVets (W65+, M70+) only — last KXCL race for SuperVets.
13:20 — SuperVets — course approx. 5,000m
14:10 — Senior Men — course approx. 8,000m
Sat 26 Nov – South of the Thames 5 Mile Race – Lloyd Park, Croydon
Entry Deadline: Mon 14 Nov
Women only please (see note above). Men and women run together but are scored separately. 4-to-score for both men’s and women’s teams.
14:00 — course consists of two undulating laps, 5 miles total.
Sat 03 Dec – Kent Masters XC Champs – Central Park, Dartford (W35+/M40+ only)
Entry Deadline: Mon 14 Nov
Provisional start times:
11:30 — M50 — course approx 8.7km
12:30 — M60, M70+, W35, W45, W55, W65 — course 5.4km
13:20 — M40 — course approx 8.7km
Runners compete in their standard 10 year age classes for both individual and team medals. 4-to-score for M40 and M50 teams; 3-to-score for all other classes (no team awards for M70+).
Sat 10 Dec – SEAA Masters Champs – Horspath, Oxford (W40+/M40+ only)
Entry Deadline: Mon 21 Nov
This race is run in parallel with the Southern Inter-county championships.
11:45 — Women & M70+ — course approx 6km
14:10 — Men (M40, M50, M60) — course approx 10km
3-to-score for both men’s and women’s age classes: 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69 (no team prizes for 70+)
Sat 17 Dec – South of the Thames Champs – Aldershot
Entry Deadline: TBC
Race usually starts at 2pm and is approx. 7.5 miles (12km). 6-to-score for both men’s and women’s teams.