English National Cross Country Championships
The English National Cross Country Championships is an annual English cross country running event which takes place in late February following the regional championships (Southern, Midlands and Northern) which all take place on the same weekend usually in late January. The English, Welsh and Scottish National Cross Country Championships are all usually held on the same day.
There are categories for senior men and women, junior men and women, U17, U15, U13 and club teams. The course is 12 km for men and 8 km for women and the fact that the distances for senior men and senior women is different has recently been a topic for discussion and review. Following a review of various surveys the English Cross Country Association voted to keep the race distances at 12km for the senior men and 8km for the senior women for the 2019 championship.[1]
The event is organised by the English Cross Country Association and currently sponsored by Saucony UK.
As well as individual competition, senior athletes represent their athletics club for points scoring and team awards. Club teams consist of six senior men or four senior women.
Venues[]
The venue for the English National Cross Country Championships is not fixed and is usually hosted in turn by the regional associations. Parliament Hill in London has hosted the championships on a number of occasions.
Winners[]
The senior event winners are shown in the table. Up to 1994, the women's event was run separately at a different location from the men's race.[2]
| Year | Location | Men's Senior team | Senior Man | Women's Senior team | Senior Woman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Leeds | Valli Harriers | Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) | Parkside (Harrow) AC | Andrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC) |
| 1991 | Luton | Bingley H & AC | Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) | Parkside (Harrow) AC | Andrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC) |
| 1992 | Newark | Tipton Harriers | Eamonn Martin (Basildon Athletics Club) | Parkside (Harrow) AC | Lisa York (Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club) |
| 1993 | Parliament Hill | Bingley H & AC | Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) | Parkside (Harrow) AC | Gillian Stacey (Bromley Ladies AC) |
| 1994 | South Shields | Blackheath Harriers | Dave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC) | Parkside (Harrow) AC | Paula Radcliffe (Bedford & County AC) |
| 1995 | Luton | Blackheath Harriers | Spencer Duval () | Katy McCandless () | |
| 1996 | Newark | John Nuttall () | Alison Wyeth () | ||
| 1997 | Havant | Tipton Harriers | Steffan White (Coventry Godiva Harriers) | Andrea Whitcombe () | |
| 1998 | Leeds | Dominic Bannister (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | Mara Myers () | |
| 1999 | Newark | Tipton Harriers | Justin Pugsley (Birchfield Harriers) | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | Angela Newport () |
| 2000 | Stowe | Tipton Harriers | Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | Tara Kryzwicki () |
| 2001 | Durham | Mike Openshaw (Birchfield Harriers) | Liz Yelling () | ||
| 2002 | Bristol | Sam Haughian (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club) | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | Liz Yelling () | |
| 2003 | Parliament Hill | Matt Smith (Tipton Harriers) | Hayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club) | ||
| 2004 | Leeds | Belgrave Harriers | Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) | Birhan Dagne (Belgrave Harriers) | |
| 2005 | Birmingham | Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) | Hayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club) | ||
| 2006 | Parliament Hill | Peter Riley () | Elizabeth Hall () | ||
| 2007 | Sunderland | Frank Tickner () | Liz Yelling () | ||
| 2008 | Alton Towers | Tom Humphries () | Liz Yelling () | ||
| 2009 | Parliament Hill | Newham & Essex Beagles | Frank Tickner () | Hatti Dean () | |
| 2010 | Leeds | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Andy Vernon (Aldershot, Farnham and District) | Stephanie Twell (Aldershot, Farnham and District) | |
| 2011 | Alton Towers | Steve Vernon () | Louise Damen () | ||
| 2012 | Parliament Hill | Keith Gerrard (Newham and Essex Beagles) | Gemma Steel () | ||
| 2013 | Sunderland | Keith Gerrard ( Newham and Essex Beagles) | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Louise Damen () | |
| 2014 | Nottingham | Steve Vernon () | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Gemma Steel () | |
| 2015 | Parliament Hill | Charlie Hulson () | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Lily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District) | |
| 2016 | Donington Park | Jonathan Hay (Aldershot, Farnham and District) | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Lily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District) | |
| 2017 | Nottingham | Tonbridge AC | Ben Connor (Derby Athletic Club) | Aldershot, Farnham and District | Jessica Judd (Chelmsford AC) |
| 2018 | Parliament Hill | Tonbridge AC | Adam Hickey (Southend-on-Sea Athletic Club) | Sale Harriers Manchester | Phoebe Law (Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers) |
| 2019 | Harewood House, Leeds | Leeds City AC | Mahamed Mahamed (Southampton AC) | Leeds City AC | Emily Hosker Thornhill (Aldershot, Farnham and District) |
References[]
- ^ http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/news/ecca-decides-on-national-cross-country-championship-distances-for-senior-men-and-women-for-2019/
- ^ "Past Winners". English Cross Country Association. English Cross Country Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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