For those of you who haven’t experienced the joys of cross country (XC) running before – every year we participate in four cross country races, which are held on Sunday mornings.
The clubs we participate with are Harlow Running Club, Bishop’s Stortford Running Club, and Ware Joggers.
These races are open to all club members, are free to enter and do not require any pre-registration.
All runners must wear a club vest, and we recommend that running shoes with a good grip are worn – trail or studded shoes are best.
Runners score points based on their finishing position (the first 8 men and 8 women per club, which must include at least 2 veterans), and this is used to calculate each teams’ total points. Each club is allowed a limited number of second-claim scorers. We can field as many runners as we like and those who do not score themselves may affect the scores of other clubs, so we encourage all club members to participate.
The host club will provide refreshments at the end of their race, for a £1 donation per person to help cover the cost.
Dates for the X country season 2023/24
3rd December 2023 – Bishop’s Stortford – Results
14th January 2024 – Harlow – Results
28th January 2024 – Saffron Striders – Results
4th February 2024 – Ware Joggers – Results
Results Tables
| RANK | LADIES TEAM | RACE 1 |
RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | TOTAL | Position after 4 races |
| 1 | Ware Joggers | 78 | 83 | 90 | 60 | 311 | 1 |
| 2 | Harlow RC | 166 | 111 | 179 | 114 | 570 | 2 |
| 3 | Bishop’s Stortford | 105 | 169 | 91 | 254 | 619 | 3 |
| 4 | Saffron Striders | 245 | 386 | 224 | 250 | 1105 | 4 |
| RANK | MENS TEAM | RACE 1 |
RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | TOTAL | Position after 4 races |
| 1 | Ware Joggers | 53 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop’s Stortford | 131 | 162 | 186 | 197 | 676 | 2 |
| 3 | Harlow RC | 171 | 196 | 235 | 224 | 826 | 3 |
| 4 | Saffron Striders | 321 | 340 | 210 | 280 | 1151 | 4 |
| RANK | COMBINED TEAM | RACE 1 |
RACE 2 | RACE 3 | RACE 4 | TOTAL | Position after 4 races |
| 1 | Ware Joggers | 131 | 130 | 141 | 109 | 511 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop’s Stortford | 236 | 331 | 277 | 451 | 1295 | 2 |
| 3 | Harlow RC | 337 | 307 | 414 | 338 | 1396 | 3 |
| 4 | Saffron Striders | 566 | 726 | 434 | 530 | 2256 | 4 |