Cross Country 2023-24

[gazb]

And me. Already booked a week in Stockholm for then, not expecting to miss any major races!

[Llani Boy]

Does anyone on here know that if a runner, not a member of an EA affiliated running club but a member of the FRA, is eligible to run in the County and National XC Championships?

[Witton Park]

Does anyone on here know that if a runner, not a member of an EA affiliated running club but a member of the FRA, is eligible to run in the County and National XC Championships?

You can't LLani and not sure you ever could in a National. We had this with Bowland following the rule change about 8 years ago and you have to be EA affiliated because they are a club that do not auto affiliate their runners but some used to run cross country.

I lobbied extensively about this because we used to pick up runners who came along as guests after maybe a couple of road, fell or trail races and eventually signed up to a club.

I have even selected unattached runners for Lancashire in the Inters XC.

For me it was a huge backward step and an indication that the top brass in our sport just do not understand the way the sport works at local level.

I stopped paying my EA fee as a consequence to object in my own little way.

Strangely, I keep the cross country races going at Witton. I just enjoy it

[Llani Boy]

You can't LLani and not sure you ever could in a National. We had this with Bowland following the rule change about 8 years ago and you have to be EA affiliated because they are a club that do not auto affiliate their runners but some used to run cross country.

I lobbied extensively about this because we used to pick up runners who came along as guests after maybe a couple of road, fell or trail races and eventually signed up to a club.

I have even selected unattached runners for Lancashire in the Inters XC.

For me it was a huge backward step and an indication that the top brass in our sport just do not understand the way the sport works at local level.

I stopped paying my EA fee as a consequence to object in my own little way.

Strangely, I keep the cross country races going at Witton. I just enjoy it

Thanks WP

[Travs]

Are you doing XC this year Llani?

Possibly a couple of shorter relays in October.... might miss the Mansfield National Relays in Nov

....then into the Birmingham League...... County Champs, Midlands Champs at Mallory Park (new venue), and National at Parliament Hill

Hopefully squeeze a couple of fell races in there somewhere as well.

[Llani Boy]

I'm planning to do the champs races but won't be doing the local league.

[Witton Park]

Did anyone run Witton Cross Country yesterday?

Wondering what you thought of the new course.

[Travs]

I didn't WP..... but i heard the sunday podcast this morning and the changes made to the Liverpool Cross, in order to try and bring the distances in line with the Euro Cross (of which it is the trial race).

Absolute farce by the sounds of it.