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This
year's cross country dates and venues are as follows:
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26th
October 2008
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Dunstable
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23rd
November 2008
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Leighton
Buzzard: Directions to venue here
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21st
December 2008
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North
Herts
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15th February 2009
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Ampthill
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1st March 2009
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The league now
has its own website which is here
The Club takes
part in the Three Counties Cross Country League each winter.
This is a local league where we race against teams from the
following 10 clubs:
Ampthill
& Flitwick Flyers
Bedford Harriers
Northampton Road
Runners
Team East Haddon
Biggleswade Athletic Club
Leighton Fun Runners
North Herts Road Runners
Stopsley Striders
Wootton Road Runners
Wellingborough & District Athletic Club
The venues for
the races vary each year, but generally consist of a 4 - 5
mile routes through varying terrain. The routes can sometimes
be very challenging and often mucky, but always interesting.
Runners guide
to the Three Counties Cross Country League
For those who
haven't run in a league event before here a few pointers:
- You will be
issued with a number at or before the event. That same number
will be worn for all the league races
..Please
don't lose it!
- You need to
run in club colours as these are team races. (Vest are available
to borrow on the day)
- At the end of
the finishing tunnel you will be handed a raffle ticket
denoting your finishing position. Please hand ticket to
the Club Captain or member assigned to collect tickets (you
will usually be asked!)
- The team results
will be collated and submitted to the league co-ordinator.
- The overall
team results will be announced at the Race HQ as soon as
possible after the finish of the race.
- The scoring
team consists of our first 7 men, of which 2 must be Vets,
and our first 3 ladies, of which 1 must be a Vet.
- Scoring is based
on your finishing position, if you finish 24 then your points
score is 24. The winning team is the one with the lowest
combined number of points.
- Even if you
are not in our scoring team you can affect other teams scores.
For every other team scoring member you finish ahead of,
you increase their team score because you finished ahead
of them! EVERY POSITION COUNTS.
- There are 5
races and following the last race the final league positions
will be announced.
- Finally, Good
Luck & Have Fun!!
The club also normally
enters teams in the Southern Counties Cross Country championships
and the National Cross Country championships.
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