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Kent Masters Cross Country Championships, Dartford (Sat. 22nd Nov.) Men: The last race of the day for 40-49 year old men made for good viewing for those of us that had already raced, writes Clem Dixon . It is four laps of a compact course which means that you can follow most of the action from a single vantage point. A year ago we won the team prize by a single point and hopes were again high; all four of last year's scorers were on the entry list as was Chris Loudon whose fi

Kent Cross Country League #3, Danson Park (Sat. 15th Nov.) Young Athletes (Mark Newell) : In the under 15 girl's race, Charlotte Foster (pictured) opened up a gap half way through the race comfortably winning, 25 seconds ahead of second place finisher. Lizzy Sanders was next to finish for the club in 7th place.  Top ten finishes were achieved in the under 17 races by Meredith Cummins (3rd) and Oliver Cook (5th). In the under 13 boy's race, Harry Baldwyn had his best race of

UK Athletics Cross Challenge #1 , Cardiff (Sat. 8th Nov.) The first fixture of the 2025/26 UK Athletics Cross Challenge series – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold level meeting – got underway at Llandaff Fields in Cardiff on Saturday. Holly Dixon booked her spot on the Novuna GB & NI mixed relay team for the European Cross Country Championships next month in Lagoa, Portugal. Holly ran confidently around the iconic Cardiff course to take the women’s short course title

National XC Relays (3 x 3k) , Berry Hill Park, Mansfield (Sat. 1st Nov.) Holly Dixon won the opening stage for the club in 9:38, a time that proved to be the second-best of the race. Georgia Huddleston completed the second leg in 11:55 with Hayley Newman (12:39) bringing the team home in 35th from 122 teams. Hayley Newman - Holly Dixon - Georgia Huddleston Cambridge Harriers 5 Mile Cross Country Race, Joydens Wood (Sat. 1st Nov.) Amelia Lawrence won the Club 5 for the third

European Masters Athletics T & F Championships, Madeira (POR) (9th to 19th Oct.) Chris Loudon (M40), who won medals at the World Masters indoor championships in March over 800m and 3000m, focused on the 1500m at these championships, triumphing by two seconds with 4:01.67s. In the M90 age group Warwick Dixon had a very busy championships, contesting all the throws plus the throws pentathlon where he finished 8th. In the individual events he won silver in the discus (21.12m) an

Kent Cross Country League #1, Footscray Meadows (Sat. 11th Oct.) A combination of mild dry weather and Thames Water having finally got round to fixing the leak that had been saturating part of the course made for fast running conditions. Many opted for road shoes and had no cause to regret the decision, an abundance of acorns underfoot being the biggest challenge the course had to offer. Every so often acorn production goes into overdrive, it is what is known as a "mast year"

London Schools Year 7 & 8 Cross Country, Avery Hill (Tue. 11th Mar.) As usual, this event was organised by Cambridge Harriers and saw...

UK CAU Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, Nottingham (Sat. 8th Mar.) Eight of the clubs young athletes were selected to...