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Suffolk Winter League Cross Country 2024-25

The Suffolk Winter League Cross Country  is a series of six races run during the winter months. Held on Sunday mornings, it is only open to paid up members of Suffolk running clubs.

Junior age groups (U17, U15, U13) with the minimum age being 11 years. Over 17s are classed as Seniors and run the Senior event in the Under 20 category up to the day before their 20th birthday.  After that they run as Seniors.

All races are held on Sundays at 11am.  All you need to do to enter is book onto the ConnectmyClub app and turn up at the venue in your Hadleigh Hares kit. Kit must be worn for the cross country races. Kit is for sale on the Club website.

 

You can turn up on the day if you wake up and decide to come along but please remember to book on the app before you arrive. You can try one event, or join in them all.

Junior races usually start at 10.45am. 

Race distances are around 5 miles for adults, 4km or 2.5 miles maximum for juniors.

To qualify for individual prizes, athletes must compete at 4 out of the 6 races.

FIXTURES AND VENUES

START TIMES AND ENTRY FEES

  • Juniors - start time 10:45 - FREE

  • Seniors - start time 11.00 - FREE

SCORING

  • First man to cross the line scores maximum points eg 400, 2nd 399, 3rd 398, etc

  • First women to cross the line scores 250 points, 2nd 249, 3rd 248, etc. The maximum score is flexible on the basis of the size of the field at each race.

  • Scoring teams - 7 men and 4 women.

  • Overall team score is aggregate of men's and women's scores - example 4th and 1st = 5 points.

  • Incomplete teams incur penalty points - total number of men or women finishers plus 1 point for each missing runner.

  • No club colours, no points.

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