Cumbria County Cross-Country Champinships 2014

The 2014 Cumbria Athletic Association County Cross-Country Championships are this Saturday, 4th January, with entry on the day.

The Cumbria County Championships are without doubt one of the highlights of the local distance running calendar. The incentive of being selected to turn out in a Cumbria vest and represent the county (the Cumbria Champs incorporates selection of the Cumbria teams for the Inter Counties XC in Birmingham) always makes for a competitive race. 

Cumbria County Champs 2012
photo courtesy of Steve Angus @athletesinaction.co.uk

This year's Championships, on Saturday, are at Cockermouth, on the fields off the Embleton Road, just a short distance past Cockermouth School.

Note that medals will be awarded to the first team of three, and club vests must be worn.

Timetable & approximate distances

12.00 Under 11 Boys & Girls (1500m)

12.20 Under 13 Boys & Girls (2300m)
12.40 Under 15 Boys & Girls (3000m)
13.10 Under 17 Men & Women (5000m)

13.30 Under 20 Men & Women (7500m)

13.30 Senior Men & Women (8000m)

All ages except for U11s as on 31.08.2013. U11s must be at least 9 years old on the day of the race.
 

Medals & teams

Medals will be awarded to the first 3 in each race, and first team of 3 in each age category – subject to sufficient entries. Please note that club vests MUST be worn.

Entry fees (entry on race day accepted)

Seniors & Under 20’s - £7.50

Unattached seniors - £9.50

All other age groups - £5.50

Registration is at the venue on Championship Day. Please bring your own safety pins. To save time on the day, you can print off and fill in this entry form here.

Please note that on your entry form you will be asked to indicate whether you wish, if selected, to represent Cumbria AA at the UK CAU Inter-County Championships, being held at Cofton Park, Birmingham on 8th March 2014. You must enter the Cumbria AA County Championships to qualify for selection. If you cant run on Saturday and would like to be considered for the County team, please let Noel Hakeman know asap - email noelh@cybermoor.org.uk

New Year's Day Round the Lake Run

At the moment - Monday - it looks as though the route across the duckboards & over the Chinese Bridge may be impassable on Wednesday (unless you want swim!). So, if the weather doesn't improve, bring your start time forward to allow for a couple of extra miles via Grange. Say: 11:10 - Social Group, 11:25 - Steady Group, 11:40 - Fast Group, going up onto the road to Grange after Abbots Bay. The route via Grange is roughly the same as an eleven mile trail run.

Kendal Winter League 2014

The dates are out for Helm Hill's winter league. Quality friendly races for juniors and seniors alike.

http://www.helmhill.co.uk/pdfs/formsdocs/KWL_2014_fixturelist.pdf

10 currys, 12 pints, 3 fights and a kiss from John Nicoll...

I've booked 'Lakeland Spice' in Keswick for a cheeky curry social after training on Thursday.  Booked for 8pm.  Can you let me know if you're intending to come.  Please do come, as I don't want it to be just me and John.  Call/text/message/Facebook/email or whatever others means you wish to contact me.  I will check on here and the Facebook page as well.  Good grief, I'm sounding desperate for you to come.  Oh, and we don't just want the 'Stallions' of the club, it would be spiffing for some of the fairer sex to attend.  Promise to leave the farting and burping at the door!

Northern and National Cross Country Championships 2014 pre entries

The Northern XC Champs (Knowsley, Sat 25th Jan) and National XC Champs (Nottingham, Sat 22nd Feb) are pre entry only again.

These events have proved to be highlights of the racing calendar (see HERE for a report of Keswick AC at the 2013 National), and promise to be great events again this year. The team competition at each is the first six accross the line to count (for senior men) and four to count (for senior women) so we want as many club members involved as possible.

Closing dates for pre entry are January 8th (National) and 10th (Northerns) -please get yourself entered now to avoid missing the deadlines. There should be plenty of options for car sharing.

Northern XC Champs (details on NOEAA website) -online entries here.
National XC Champs (details on ECCA website) -online entries here. 

For any assistance with entries or for further infomation, please contact Steve Hebblethwaite.

Another interesting date - The British Masters Athletic Federation Road Relay Champs

The details are here: http://www.bmaf.org.uk/fix/fix.asp   there are national medals in all 5 year age groups from 35 upwards to W65 and M75.  KAC could be very competitive in quite few of the age groups.

Dates for your 2014 diary

Quite a number of fixtures are available for 2014 already. Have a look and see if you can get involved with any of the following...

Jan 4th - Cumbria County XC Champs, Cockermouth - entry form here
Jan 25th - Keswick AC Annual Dinner - tickets here
Jan 25th - Northen XC Champs, Knowsley -details here
Feb 22nd - National XC Champs, Nottingham -details here
March 8th - Inter Counties XC, Birmingham -selection based on Cumbria County Champs
March 15th - Northern 12 & 6 Stage Road Relays, Manchester -details here

English Fell Running Championship races 2014

Sat 5th April - Pendle (S)
Sat 3rd May - Coniston (M)
Sat 7th June - Ennerdale Horseshoe (L)
Sun 20th July - Kentmere Horseshoe (M)
Sun 17th Aug - Sedbergh Hills (L)
Sat 13th Sept - Hodder Valley (S)

British Fell Running Championship races 2014

Sat 29th March - Donard Challenge (S)
Sat 7th June - Ennerdale Horseshoe (L)
Sat 28th June - Dollar (M)
Sat 30th Aug - Maesgwm Muddle (M)

A note from the men's captain...

Just a short note to let you know that I will be your men's captain this year. In the last couple of years we've had teams in the Six Stage Road Relays, the Northern and National XC and had some of our best team results in English and British Fell Running Championship races for some years.

There is plenty to get stuck into in 2014 with lots of competitions and outings for all to be involved in.

Should you have any questions, or suggestions regarding racing, training, or indeed the wider running of the club in the forthcoming year, please feel free to contact me using the details below, and I will do my best to help.

In anticipation of a great year for the club,

Steve Hebblethwaite

stevenhebblethwaite @ hotmail.com
01900 821501
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