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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 unanimously 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]

Year Location Men's Senior team Senior Man Women's Senior team Senior Woman
1990 Leeds Valli Harriers Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Andrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1991 Luton Bingley H & AC Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Andrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1992 Newark Tipton Harriers Eamonn Martin (Basildon Athletics Club) Parkside (Harrow) AC Lisa York (Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club)
1993 Parliament Hill Bingley H & AC Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Gillian Stacey (Bromley Ladies AC)
1994 South Shields Blackheath Harriers Dave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Paula Radcliffe (Bedford & County AC)
1995 Luton Blackheath Harriers Spencer Duval (Cannock & Stafford AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Katy McCandless (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1996 Newark Bingley H & AC John Nuttall (Preston H & AC) Parkside (Harrow) AC Alison Wyeth (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1997 Havant Tipton Harriers Steffan White (Coventry Godiva Harriers) Leeds City AC Andrea Whitcombe (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1998 Leeds Bingley H & AC Dominic Bannister (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Mara Myers (Parkside (Harrow) AC)
1999 Newark Tipton Harriers Justin Pugsley (Birchfield Harriers) Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Angela Newport (Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC)
2000 Stowe Tipton Harriers Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Tara Kryzwicki (Charnwood AC)
2001 Durham Bingley H & AC Mike Openshaw (Birchfield Harriers) Sale H Manchester Liz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2002 Bristol Bingley H & AC Sam Haughian (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club) Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Liz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2003 Parliament Hill Leeds City AC Matt Smith (Tipton Harriers) Chester-le-Street & District AC Hayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club)
2004 Leeds Belgrave Harriers Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) Bristol AC Birhan Dagne (Belgrave Harriers)
2005 Birmingham Salford H & AC Glynn Tromans (Coventry Godiva Harriers) Bristol & West AC Hayley Yelling (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club)
2006 Parliament Hill Leeds City AC Peter Riley (Leigh H & AC) Charnwood AC Elizabeth Hall (Herts Phoenix AC)
2007 Sunderland Leeds City AC Frank Tickner (Wells City H) Winchester & District AC Liz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2008 Alton Towers Leeds City AC Tom Humphries (Cannock & Stafford AC) Winchester & District AC Liz Yelling (Bedford & County AC)
2009 Parliament Hill Newham & Essex Beagles Frank Tickner (Wells City H) Charnwood AC Hatti Dean (Hallamshire Harriers, Sheffield)
2010 Leeds Aldershot, Farnham and District Andy Vernon (Aldershot, Farnham and District) Charnwood AC Stephanie Twell (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2011 Alton Towers Leeds City AC Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC) Charnwood AC Louise Damen (Winchester & District AC)
2012 Parliament Hill Leeds City AC Keith Gerrard (Newham and Essex Beagles) Hallamshire Harriers Gemma Steel (Charnwood AC)
2013 Sunderland Morpeth Harriers and AC Keith Gerrard ( Newham and Essex Beagles) Aldershot, Farnham and District Louise Damen (Winchester & District AC)
2014 Nottingham Bedford & County AC Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC) Aldershot, Farnham and District Gemma Steel (Charnwood AC)
2015 Parliament Hill Notts AC Charlie Hulson (Sale Harriers Manchester) Aldershot, Farnham and District Lily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2016 Donington Park Morpeth Harriers and AC Jonathan Hay (Aldershot, Farnham and District) Aldershot, Farnham and District Lily Partridge (Aldershot, Farnham and District)
2017 Nottingham Tonbridge AC Ben Connor (Derby Athletic Club) Aldershot, Farnham and District Jessica Judd (Chelmsford AC)
2018 Parliament Hill Tonbridge AC Adam Hickey (Southend-on-Sea Athletic Club) Sale Harriers Manchester Phoebe Law (Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers)
2019 Harewood House, Leeds Leeds City AC Mahamed Mahamed (Southampton AC) Leeds City AC Emily 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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