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	Stopsley		L.Buzzard		Wootton		Ampthill		Bedford		County		Score	Position
1	Stephen	Hartley	X			12	4	10	4	3	2	3	1	5	1		37	12	1
2	Andy	Bierton	X			49	9		37	26	6	20	4	16	3	3	1	23	2
3	Dave	Olney	X		V40	28	7	20	6	17	5	19	3	17	4		37	25	3
4	Giles	Shorley	X			15	5	8	3	7	3	12	2		37		37	50	4
5	Richard	Wilson	X				37	83	10	40	8	55	7	50	6		37	68	5
6	Mike	Petty	X		V45	164	20	149	16	99	11	99	12	108	10		37	69	6
7	Phil	Holland	X			1	1	1	1	1	1		37		37		37	77	7
8	Richard	Pillinger	X			105	11	101	13	74	10		37	78	8		37	79	8
9	Paul	Farmer	X			5	2	4	2		37		37	15	2		37	80	9
10	Jeremy	Bell	X		V45	119	12	140	15	110	12	75	9		37		37	85	10
11	Tim	Harris	X			9	3	11	5	10	4		37		37		37	86	11
12	Steve	James	X		V45	34	8		37		37	26	5	33	5		37	92	12
13	Adrian	Wadsworth	X		V40	25	6	27	8		37	29	6		37		37	94	13
14	Jim	Dodds	X		V45	160	18		37	147	14	126	15	112	11		37	95	14
15	Nick	Tillett	X		V50	189	21		37	158	15	129	16	122	13		37	102	15
16	Mike	Bannister	X			161	19	154	17	135	13		37	153	16		37	102	15
17	John	Mitcalf	X				37	91	12	72	9	73	8		37		37	103	17
18	David	Sabey	X		V40	88	10		37		37	93	11	104	9		37	104	18
19	Tony	Cole	X		V45		37	130	14		37	80	10	72	7		37	105	19
20	Andy	Atherton	X		V45	138	13	171	18		37		37	118	12		37	117	20
21	Martin	Godin	X		V50	149	16	176	19	168	16		37		37		37	125	21
22	Ed	Druce	X				37	58	9	29	7		37		37		37	127	22
23	Nick	Stone	X		V65		37	258	21	244	18	204	21		37		37	134	23
24	Pete	Lane	X		V45	250	22	287	22		37	183	20		37		37	138	24
25	Dave	Stanley	X		V55		37		37		37	115	13	138	15		37	139	25
26	Mark	Billington	X		V45	148	15		37		37		37	128	14		37	140	26
27	Pete	Bird	X		V50		37	186	20		37	122	14		37		37	145	27
28	Dave	Coker	X		V45		37		37	181	17	147	18		37		37	146	28
29	Joel	Benedickter	X				37	324	23		37	151	19		37		37	153	29
30	Peter Jr	Benedickter	X				37	21	7		37		37		37		37	155	30
31	Dave	Sedgley	X		V65		37	386	24		37	259	22		37		37	157	31
32	Peter	Benedickter	X		V40		37	87	11		37		37		37		37	159	32
33	Phil	Clarke	X		V55	141	14		37		37		37		37		37	162	33
34	Jeremy	Lewis	X		V40	150	17		37		37		37		37		37	165	34
35	Mark	Folker	X		V45		37		37		37	132	17		37		37	165	34
36	Lionel	Mann	X		V65	388	23		37		37		37		37		37	171	36
1	Kara	Farmer		X		181	2	184	2	149	1	135	2	150	1		22	8	1
2	Jo	Aatkar		X	V40	249	5	270	6		22	213	4	227	2		22	39	2
3	Alison	Parker		X	V40	326	9		22	251	6	221	5	233	3		22	45	3
4	Kerry	Large		X		121	1	158	1		22		22		22	506	1	47	4
5	Shelley	Mayles		X		317	8	339	9	254	7		22	249	5		22	51	5
6	Sue	Weir		X	V35	382	15	387	12	308	13	260	6	286	9		22	55	6
7	Pat	Godfrey		X	V55	363	11		22	296	10	270	7	280	6		22	56	7
8	Steph	Cooper		X		255	6		22	189	3	163	3		22		22	56	7
9	Paula	James		X	V40	222	4	254	4	203	4		22		22		22	56	7
10	Liz	Miller		X	V45	364	12	378	10	298	11		22	281	7		22	62	10
11	Jane	Cook		X	V50	379	14	388	13	304	12		22	283	8		22	69	11
12	Caroline	Gilby		X	V45		22	247	3	173	2		22		22		22	71	12
13	Michelle	Morris		X		210	3	269	5		22		22		22		22	74	13
14	Laura	Johnston		X	V40		22		22	279	8		22	246	4		22	78	14
15	Sally	Marsh		X	V40	999	16		22		22	103	1		22		22	83	15
16	Debbie	Knott		X	V35	335	10		22	295	9		22		22		22	85	16
17	Janice	Benedickter		X	V40	376	13	384	11		22		22		22		22	90	17
18	Rebecca	Fleckney		X			22		22	243	5		22		22		22	93	18
19	Joanne	Allin		X		315	7		22		22		22		22		22	95	19
20	Nicky	Cronin		X			22	283	7		22		22		22		22	95	19
21	Carole	Lydon		X	V55		22	293	8		22		22		22		22	96	21