Cross Country
Cross Country at Hoad Hill Harriers
The cross-country section of the club has really taken off over the last few years, and regularly sees up to thirty seniors taking part.
The team ranges in age and ability, and has won promotion through the leagues, won Vet Age Group Awards and individual awards. This certainly is an area were camaraderie and support for each other makes the club outings a memorable day out, and as we have some great bakers at the club, the cakes at the end of each meeting, makes the effort worthwhile!
2024 / 2025 Fixtures
Mid Lancs Cross Country League
The club pays an annual fee to affiliate to the Mid Lancs. Cross Country League. This enables any member of the club to participate in Mid Lancs. cross country events free of charge.
The cross-country season usually starts in October and comprises of six-monthly meetings, ending in March, at venues around Lancashire and South Lakes. Our cross-country captain will register any interested runners at the beginning of the season, where they will be allocated a race number to be used in each race entered. You can run in as many races as you wish or join in at any stage of the season. If you have not been registered at the beginning of the season, you can register online a couple of weeks before the race, as a late entry, picking your race number up at the event. There is a small charge do this.
Race Info
The ladies’ race covers a distance of approximately 6k and starts at 1.30pm, followed by the men’s race at 2:15, covering 9-10k.
Points are gained on a team, vet group and individual basis, added up over the six races to provide league positions, with the best four scores being used at the end of the season to determine final positions.
The ladies’ A team are the first three runners home in each race, and the B team are the second three. There are 3 Female Vet. categories, 35/45/55, with the first three in each age group counting for the team.
The men’s A and B teams are the first and second six runners home. The Vet groups are Vet 40,50,60, with the first four vet 40’s counting, and first three in the Vet 50/60 teams.
The Men’s Vet 70m team only requires two runners who have the option of running the shorter distance in the earlier Ladies’ race. Your Vet age category is determined by your age on the first race of the season.
Information about each race is send out by the Team Captain usually two weeks before each race, and cars and lifts organised.
Results are posted on the Sportsoft website, where you can also locate the fixtures if you have not been registered at the beginning of the season, and wish to enter as a ‘late entry.’
Further details from the organisers, including fixtures and course map, can be found on the Mid Lancs Cross Country & Track League website.
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