AFF_XCountry

The Club has, for a number of years, competed in a cross-country league every winter. This league was originally supported by Today’s Runner, now Running Fitness, magazine. Several years ago the clubs decided to become a self- administrating league and is now known as the 3 Counties X-Country League reflecting the location of the member clubs. The link with Running Fitness is not severed completely and the team winning the league competes in the national final.

The series involves 4-6 races between October - February. Dates are decided as the season approaches by the host clubs. The Club usually hosts an event in January. Races are over distances of approximately 5 miles. Men’s and women’s races are run together over the same course. Competitors must be over 16 years old on the day of the race. Entrance to these events is paid for by the Club.

The Club X-Country championships are contested over the league series of events, plus the county championship, using a scoring system that has been evolved of a number of years. The aim of the system is to allow everyone to compete, encourage people to run in all of the events but not over penalize anyone who misses a single event. The aim, after all is to find the best consistent X-Country runner.

It may sound complicated but should be easier to understand by looking at the results table below. It is all done semi-automatically in a spread sheet so even I don't have to remember all of the little nuances.

No.	Name		M	F	Vet	Well'boro		Big'swade		N.Herts		Stopsley		Wootton		County		Score	Position
1	Andy	Bierton	X			16	3		43	13	2	11	2	34	4	5	5	16	1
2	James	Handley	X			44	5	43	4	42	3	24	4	58	6	7	7	22	2
3	Jeremy	Bell	X		V45	111	7	129	9	124	6	98	7	111	7	10	11	36	3
4	Phil	Holland	X				43		43	4	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	47	4
5	Mark	Billington	X		V45	172	13		43	149	7	141	10	148	9	12	13	52	5
6	John	Mitcalf	X				43	51	5	46	4	38	5	40	5		43	62	6
7	Tim	Harris	X			11	2	7	1	999	21		43		43	3	3	70	7
8	Rob	Cook	X		V50	334	19		43	316	17	196	14	251	15	13	14	79	8
9	Ron	Armstrong	X		V45		43	202	16	150	8	103	8	136	8		43	83	9
10	Jim	Dodds	X		V50	159	11		43	156	10	118	9	159	11		43	84	10
11	Stephen	Hartley	X		V40		43	17	3		43		43	11	2	2	2	93	11
12	Mike	Bannister	X			173	14	206	17	151	9		43	167	12		43	95	12
13	Richard	Stanley	X		V45	218	17		43	215	13	169	11	190	14		43	98	13
14	Warwick	Browning	X		V50	119	8	128	8		43	95	6		43		43	108	14
15	Brendan	O'Mahoney	X		V50	373	20		43	337	18	227	16	343	17		43	114	15
16	Phil	Clarke	X		V60	147	9	176	12		43		43		43	9.5	10	117	16
17	Martin	Godin	X		V50	161	12	181	13		43		43		43	9	9	120	17
18	Jeremy	Godfrey	X			189	15	144	11	302	16		43		43		43	128	18
19	Dave	Sedgley	X		V70		43		43	353	19	226	15		43	13.5	15	135	19
20	Martin	Beare	X		V45		43	663	21	628	20		43		43	8	8	135	19
21	Darren	Farr	X			31	4	102	6		43		43		43		43	139	21
22	Richard	Pillinger	X			87	6	109	7		43		43		43		43	142	22
23	Shaun	Kirtley	X				43		43	218	14		43		43	11	12	155	23
24	Dave	Coker	X		V45		43	201	15	171	12		43		43		43	156	24
25	Terry	McHugh	X		V50		43		43	275	15	188	13		43		43	157	25
26	Dave	Stanley	X		V55	207	16		43		43		43	179	13		43	158	26
27	Andy	Atherton	X		V45		43	242	18	167	11		43		43		43	158	26
28	Nick	Tillett	X		V50		43	376	20		43	183	12		43		43	161	28
29	Paul	Farmer	X			4	1		43		43		43		43		43	173	29
30	Giles	Shorley	X				43	16	2		43		43		43		43	174	30
31	Terry	Stanley	X				43		43		43		43	12	3		43	175	31
32	Max	Dillon	X				43		43		43	12	3		43		43	175	31
33	Kieron	Lewis	X		V40		43		43		43		43		43	4	4	176	33
34	Ed	Druce	X				43		43	64	5		43		43		43	177	34
35	Adrian	Wadsworth	X		V40		43		43		43		43		43	6	6	178	35
36	David	Cook	X		V55		43		43		43		43	155	10		43	182	36
37	Paul	Newton	X			154	10		43		43		43		43		43	182	36
38	Richard	Wilson	X				43	136	10		43		43		43		43	182	36
39	Jody	Buczynski	X				43	192	14		43		43		43		43	186	39
40	Haydn	Leaker	X		V55		43		43		43		43	287	16		43	188	40
41	Kevin	Barrable	X		V45	317	18		43		43		43		43		43	190	41
42	Jeremy	Lewis	X		V40		43	259	19		43		43		43		43	191	42
1	Jo	Aatkar		X	V40	191	1	220	3	184	1	153	2	173	2	2	2	8	1
2	Deborah	Pedley		X		263	5	306	6	240	3	181	4	193	3		37	21	2
3	Lizzie	Davies		X		336	8	392	12		37	261	9	286	8	6	6	43	3
4	Annette	Bell		X	V45	346	10	397	14	312	8	273	10	285	7		37	49	4
5	Keri	Stanley		X	V45		37	329	7	241	4	223	5	223	4		37	57	5
6	Denise	Dillon		X	V50	291	6	343	8		37	243	6	244	5		37	62	6
7	Jane	Cook		X	V55	437	17	508	23	376	15	999	15	356	12	9	9	68	7
8	Laura	Johnston		X	V40	360	12		37	310	7	286	12		37	7	7	75	8
9	Caroline	Gilby		X	V45	236	4		37	214	2	177	3		37		37	83	9
10	Tracy	Nichols		X	V40	230	3	246	5		37		37		37	4	4	86	10
11	Rebecca	Fleckney		X		355	11	435	17	360	11		37	360	14		37	90	11
12	Paula	James		X	V45		37		37	303	6	258	8	302	9		37	97	12
13	Pat	Godfrey		X	V60	418	16	493	21	371	13		37	352	11		37	98	13
14	Katie	Ruditis		X			37	377	11	301	5	280	11		37		37	101	14
15	Kerry	Large		X			37		37		37		37	131	1	1	1	113	15
16	Sally	Marsh		X	V45		37	208	1		37	132	1		37		37	113	15
17	Claire	Fisher		X	V35	209	2	211	2		37		37		37		37	115	17
18	Sarah	Johnson		X	V40		37		37		37	249	7	269	6		37	124	18
19	Jane	Pibworth		X	V50		37	498	22	373	14	343	14		37		37	124	18
20	Joanne	Allin		X	V35		37	344	9		37		37		37	5	5	125	20
21	Val	Von Arx		X	V55		37	510	24	386	16		37	359	13		37	127	21
22	Annie	Page		X	V35	341	9		37		37		37		37	8	8	128	22
23	Steph	Cooper		X		328	7	396	13		37		37		37		37	131	23
24	Elisabeth	Morice		X	V35		37	458	19	331	10		37		37		37	140	24
25	Liz	Kirtley		X	V40		37	483	20	362	12		37		37		37	143	25
26	Annette	Turner		X	V50	394	15	452	18		37		37		37		37	144	26
27	Theresa	Jackson		X	V40		37		37		37		37		37	3	3	151	27
28	Jemma	Murray		X			37	241	4		37		37		37		37	152	28
29	Alison	Parker		X	V40		37		37	325	9		37		37		37	157	29
30	Kerli	Elliott		X	V35		37		37		37		37	338	10		37	158	30
31	Lorraine	Tur		X	V35		37	363	10		37		37		37		37	158	30
32	Caroline	O'Mahoney		X	V45		37		37		37	316	13		37		37	161	32
33	Lisa	Bassett		X	V40	377	13		37		37		37		37		37	161	32
34	Carole	Lydon		X	V55	378	14		37		37		37		37		37	162	34
35	Julie	Pritchett		X	V35		37	413	15		37		37		37		37	163	35
36	Caroline	Dentith		X	V35		37	429	16		37		37		37		37	164	36