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ARC Cross Country Teams

  Teams from ARC compete in the Birmingham and District Invitation Country League (men) and the Midland Women’s Cross Country league.  Sadly the 2017-18 season is now complete but it's not too early to start to think about joining us for 2018-19  Have a look at the video of the relays to get a feel of the fun and challenge you might have.

Team results for 2017-18: men, women

Well done to the
men's team who came 5th overall in their league in the 2017-18 season and to Liam Harrold who was 19th overall in the individual placings.  The women's team also had their best season for a number of years, finishing 11th in the league and 9th in the Masters' league, with Helen Beecham coming xth overall and xth Master.

Interested?

There are four league events each season – November, December, January and February.  Additionally there are relays, a 5 (ladies) and 7 (men) mile race and Midland area championships which we can enter if there is sufficient interest. If the National championships are in our region we also like to enter these - we anticipate that these will be accessible to us in 2019.

Any ARC member is welcome to join in – our teams are mixed from all ages and abilities.  Eligibility criteria are:
  • Be a full member of the club
  • Be registered with England Athletics with ARC as your first club (automatic if you are a full club member and have not previously been a member of another running club)
  • To think that it’s fun to swap your usual Saturday routine to run in all conditions, usually involving mud
  • An ability to shout very loudly (we always like to support each other)
  • An ability to eat cake!

The courses usually consist of laps of (very) approximately 2 miles long, with ladies running two and men three laps.  Team results are calculated using the first six members’ times (men) or the first four members’ times (women).  The women's Masters' team (> 35s) uses the first three members' times.

Most members meet at the Stick & Wicket and travel together.

Events 2017-8

All League matches:
Women: 1.30pm start
Men: 2.30pm start
 

Midland Cross-country Relays
October 21, 2pm start
Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton
Results


League (1): 11 November 2017
Men: Gloucester - Results
Women:
Coventry - Results and Photos

​Midland Counties' 5/7 mile
November 18th
1pm (women), 2pm (men)

Bulwell Hall Park Nottingham
Results and Photos

League (2): 2 December 2017
Men:
Gloucester- Results
Women: Stratford upon Avon - Results

League (3): 13 January 2018
Men: Droitwich - Results
Women: Birmingham - Results

Midland Cross-Country Championships
January 27

Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Results and Photos


League (4): 10 February 2018
Men:
Aldridge Results and Photos
Women: Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton Results

National cross country championships
24 February 2018
Parliament Hill, London
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Team captains are Simon Hudson (men) and Anne Kelsall (women).  Contact us if you’d like to join in the fun.

As well as the cross-country events we take part in the
Midland Road Relays in Sutton Park, where there are 6- (men) and 4- (women) stage relays in the Autumn (all legs 4.3k) and 12- (men) and 6- (women) stage relays in the Spring (mixture of 5 and 8.6k legs).  There is also a Midland Masters Relay (age 35+) competition in May, with 3 mile legs.  All these relays take place locally, in Sutton Park.
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