Cross-Country

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.

Club X-Country Championships

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. 

Each event has associated with it 2 columns.

 Championship positions for season 2007/8

No. Name   M F Vet Dunstable Biggleswade North Herts Ampthill East Haddon County Score Position
1 Tim Harris X     5 2 6 2 5 2 3 1 7 3   46 10 1
2 Phil Holland X     13 3 8 3 23 6 12 4 8 4 9 3 17 2
3 Adrian Wadsworth X   X 19 5 17 4 13 4 14 6 12 6 8 2 21 3
4 Dave Olney X   X 53 11 44 8 39 8 31 7 28 7 18 6 36 4
5 Adam Peters X     2 1 1 1 1 1   46 3 1   46 50 5
6 Stephen Hartley X       46   46 12 3 13 5 11 5 11 4 63 6
7 Gary Morris X   X 120 13 132 13 121 15 90 12 76 11   46 64 7
8 Jeremy Bell X   X 156 17 156 17 135 17 123 15 107 15 52 8 72 8
9 Rick Hollingsworth X   X 165 19 163 19 137 18 148 19 89 13 53 9 78 9
10 Tony Cole X   X   46 137 14 85 11 97 13 54 9   46 93 10
11 Nick Stone X   X 222 23 229 24 214 20   46 137 17 139 11 95 11
12 Paul Farmer X       46   46   46 4 2 5 2 5 1 97 12
13 Jim Dodds X   X   46 147 15 106 14 131 16 71 10   46 101 13
14 Darren Farr X     20 6 20 5 34 7   46   46   46 110 14
15 Peter Jr Benedickter X     15 4   46   46 7 3   46 504 12 111 15
16 Mike Petty X   X 163 18 165 20   46 139 17 86 12   46 113 16
17 Phil Clarke X   X 140 14 168 21 124 16 142 18   46   46 115 17
18 Andy Bierton X     29 7   46 41 9 33 8   46   46 116 18
19 Andy Atherton X   X 180 20 170 22   46 149 20   46 63 10 118 19
20 Peter Benedickter X     48 9 23 6   46   46   46 528 13 120 20
21 Ed Druce X       46 116 10 79 10 66 10   46   46 122 21
22 Steve James X   X   46   46 96 12 73 11 30 8   46 123 22
23 Martin Beare X   X   46 131 12 103 13   46   46 50 7 124 23
24 Nick Tillett X   X 215 22 234 25   46 198 22 128 16   46 131 24
25 Pete Bird X   X 149 16 157 18   46 153 21   46   46 147 25
26 Kieron Lewis X       46   46 20 5   46   46 12 5 148 26
27 Paul Gibb X   X 36 8 34 7   46   46   46   46 153 27
28 Nick Jones X   X 50 10 109 9   46   46   46   46 157 28
29 Dave Sedgley X   X   46   46 278 21 274 26 175 20   46 159 29
30 Richard Copperwheat X     247 24 250 27   46 220 24   46   46 167 30
31 Richard Pillinger X     141 15 174 23   46   46   46   46 176 31
32 Stuart Brown X   X   46 243 26   46   46 151 18   46 182 32
33 Steve Smith X   X 201 21   46   46 201 23   46   46 182 32
34 John Furlong X   X 254 25 266 28   46   46   46   46 191 34
35 Rob Cook X   X 267 26 273 29   46   46   46   46 193 35
36 Giles Shorley X       46   46   46 55 9   46   46 193 35
37 Richard Jones X   X   46 120 11   46   46   46   46 195 37
38 Matthew Harvey X     99 12   46   46   46   46   46 196 38
39 Dave Stanley X   X   46   46   46   46 94 14   46 198 39
40 Tim Hunt X   X   46   46   46 119 14   46   46 198 39
41 Richard Wilson X       46 154 16   46   46   46   46 200 41
42 Ricky Jennings X   X   46   46   46   46 168 19   46 203 42
43 Nick Inskip X   X   46   46 163 19   46   46   46 203 42
44 Andrew Lockley X       46   46   46 231 25   46   46 209 44
45 Ian Barber X   X 302 27   46   46   46   46   46 211 45
1 Jackie Foster   X X 221 2 222 3 186 1 187 1 19 1 11 1 6 1
2 Caroline Gilby   X X 251 3 268 5 213 2 218 2 29 3 12 2 12 2
3 Paula James   X X   23 263 4 230 3 251 4 31 4   23 38 3
4 Rebecca Fleckney   X     23 361 11 294 7 308 8 63 6 20 6 38 3
5 Karen Hollingsworth   X X 298 7   23 266 5 262 5   23 15 3 43 5
6 Shelley Mayles   X   293 4 314 7