English National Cross Country Championships

The English National Cross Country Championships is an annual English cross country running event which takes place in late February following the regional championships (Southern, Midlands and Northern) which all take place on the same weekend usually in late January. The English, Welsh and Scottish National Cross Country Championships are all usually held on the same day.

There are categories for senior men and women, junior men and women, U17, U15, U13 and club teams. The course is 12 km for men and 8 km for women and the fact that the distances for senior men and senior women is different has recently been a topic for discussion and review. Following a review of various surveys the English Cross Country Association voted to keep the race distances at 12km for the senior men and 8km for the senior women for the 2019 championship.[1]

The event is organised by the English Cross Country Association and currently sponsored by Saucony UK.

As well as individual competition, senior athletes represent their athletics club for points scoring and team awards. Club teams consist of six senior men or four senior women.

Venues

The venue for the English National Cross Country Championships is not fixed and is usually hosted in turn by the regional associations. Parliament Hill in London has hosted the championships on a number of occasions.

Winners

The senior event winners are shown in the table. Up to 1994, the women's event was run separately at a different location from the men's race.[2]

YearLocationMen's Senior teamSenior ManWomen's Senior teamSenior Woman
1990LeedsValli HarriersRichard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACAndrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1991LutonBingley H & ACRichard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACAndrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1992NewarkTipton HarriersEamonn Martin (Basildon Athletics Club)Parkside (Harrow) ACLisa York (Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club)
1993Parliament HillBingley H & ACRichard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACGillian Stacey (Bromley Ladies AC)
1994South ShieldsBlackheath HarriersDave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACPaula Radcliffe (Bedford & County AC)
1995LutonBlackheath HarriersSpencer Duval (Cannock & Stafford AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACKaty McCandless (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1996NewarkBingley H & ACJohn Nuttall (Preston H & AC)Parkside (Harrow) ACAlison Wyeth (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1997HavantTipton HarriersSteffan White (Coventry Godiva Harriers)Leeds City ACAndrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1998LeedsBingley H & ACDominic Bannister (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers)Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersMara Myers (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1999NewarkTipton HarriersJustin Pugsley (Birchfield Harriers)Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersAngela Newport (Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC)
2000StoweTipton HarriersGlynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers)Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersTara Kryzwicki (Charnwood AC)
2001DurhamBingley H & ACMike Openshaw (Birchfield Harriers)Sale H ManchesterLiz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2002BristolBingley H & ACSam Haughian (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club)Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersLiz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2003Parliament HillLeeds City ACMatt Smith (Tipton Harriers)Chester-le-Street & District ACHayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club)
2004LeedsBelgrave HarriersGlynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers)Bristol ACBirhan Dagne (Belgrave Harriers)
2005BirminghamSalford H & ACGlynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers)Bristol & West ACHayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club)
2006Parliament HillLeeds City ACPeter Riley (Leigh H & AC)Charnwood ACElizabeth Hall (Herts Phoenix AC)
2007SunderlandLeeds City ACFrank Tickner (Wells City H)Winchester & District ACLiz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2008Alton TowersLeeds City ACTom Humphries (Cannock & Stafford AC)Winchester & District ACLiz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2009Parliament HillNewham & Essex BeaglesFrank Tickner (Wells City H)Charnwood ACHatti Dean (Hallamshire Harriers, Sheffield)
2010LeedsAldershot, Farnham and DistrictAndy Vernon (Aldershot, Farnham and District)Charnwood ACStephanie Twell (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2011Alton TowersLeeds City ACSteve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC)Charnwood ACLouise Damen (Winchester & District AC)
2012Parliament HillLeeds City ACKeith Gerrard (Newham and Essex Beagles)Hallamshire HarriersGemma Steel (Charnwood AC)
2013SunderlandMorpeth Harriers and ACKeith Gerrard ( Newham and Essex Beagles)Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLouise Damen (Winchester & District AC)
2014NottinghamBedford & County ACSteve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC)Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictGemma Steel (Charnwood AC)
2015Parliament HillNotts ACCharlie Hulson (Sale Harriers Manchester)Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2016Donington ParkMorpeth Harriers and ACJonathan Hay (Aldershot, Farnham and District)Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2017 Nottingham Tonbridge AC Ben Connor (Derby Athletic Club) Aldershot, Farnham and District Jessica Judd (Chelmsford AC)
2018Parliament HillTonbridge ACAdam Hickey (Southend-on-Sea Athletic Club)Sale Harriers ManchesterPhoebe Law (Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers)
2019Harewood House, LeedsLeeds City ACMahamed Mahamed (Southampton AC)Leeds City ACEmily Hosker Thornhill (Aldershot, Farnham and District)

References
  1. http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/news/ecca-decides-on-national-cross-country-championship-distances-for-senior-men-and-women-for-2019/
  2. "Past Winners". English Cross Country Association. English Cross Country Association. Retrieved 31 July 2015.


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