We enter both the Wessex and Hampshire Cross Country League.
All members are welcome to participate in cross country running. The events are free to enter for all full EA affiliated club members. To register for either League just click the relevant tab below, there is no charge ! – then just turn up with your Club vest and run! The races attract all standards from internationals to club runners who just like to race off road.
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Wessex League
For Fixtures and results click the blue box below
The Wessex Cross Country League is an inter-club league supported by Team Dorset whose aim is to provide competition between its member clubs and to promote Cross Country running in general.
The League will consist of four fixtures usually held between September and December each winter season, but any September fixture shall be staged as if it were in the following Competition Year commencing 1st October.
The League is open to all First and Second Claim members of the member clubs. You need to be EA registered & a club vest is required. All Second Claim runners must be declared as such prior to their first appearance in the league in each season.
2024 Wessex XC League Dates:
- Race 1: 6th October – Learoyd Road, Canford Heath Off Road Club championship race
- Race 2: 3rd November – Bryanston Including the SWVAC championships. Poole Runners event hosts & volunteers are needed please!
- Race 3: 15th December – Canford School (Including Dorset County Champs)
Hampshire League
For Fixtures and results click the blue box below
The Hampshire Cross Country League season runs from October to February and comprises five races in Hampshire and neighbouring counties. Races are usually on the first or second Saturday of the month, from October to February, in Hampshire or just over the border in neighbouring counties.
If you are interested in taking part in the Hampshire League XC, contact Roger Cross. We need to register names (URN etc) in advance, & the league organisers have asked for names etc of entrants at least two weeks before the first race.
Hampshire League Race Dates 2024/2025
Race 1: Sat 12th October – .Popham Airfield, Basingstoke
Race 2: Sat 9th November – Wellesley Woods, Aldershot.
Off road Club championship race.
Race 3: 30th November – Kings Park, Bournemouth.
Race 4: Sat 11th January 2025 – Prospect Park, Reading
Race 5: 8th February 2025 – TBD
For Timetable and maximum course distances for Season 2024/2025 click below