2024/2025 Cross Country – You can sign up NOW –
Calling all Cross Country Runners!! Look how much fun can be had!
If it’s not something you have done before, why not sign up and try it?
Some of the events you can choose from are very local at our own TRAC organised Minnis, or at Deal and Canterbury. But even the ones further afield are a relatively simple journey about an hour away. The start times are 11am so you can still have a bit of a Sunday morning lie in!
There is an amazing sense of team during the Cross Country season, and fantastic support and advice available from your fellow runners, (and we always look forward to the cakes and chats about the shared experiences at the end of the races).
The KFL is a well organised competition with years of experience and a variety of enjoyable courses, some more challenging than others. There are up to 7 races in the season but you are welcome to attend as many as you want to – try 1 race or get the bug and do them all!
The first race is at Swanley on Sunday 10th November. This is a great location in Swanley Park and mainly run on grass – so a great starter course if you are unsure.
In accordance with national rules for inter-club closed competitions ALL runners MUST be members of England Athletics. It’s not too late to join.
In addition, individuals must purchase a reusable number bib for £12, which remains valid for the whole season and offsets the cost of staging the event. This is fantastic value for money with a potential cost per race of just £2!
The deadline for clubs to submit team details and purchase bibs is midnight on Monday 16th September.
Your captains therefore need to check you are an EA member, check payments and submit the team sheet, so the club has set a deadline of midnight on Friday 13th September for your registration and payment.
This is a fantastic opportunity to compete in a closed competition. You cannot turn up on the day and run. And you can only enter through the club. If you are a member of a club who are not part of the 18 involved in the KFL, you are able to join TRAC as a second claim club and come and join us.
If this is for you, you need to:
1. Ensure you are EA registered. Membershipsecretary@thanetroadrunnersac.com can help.
2. Pay £12 to the Thanet Roadrunners bank account by 13/09/24 with the reference ‘XC and your surname’. *** Thanet Roadrunners Barclays Bank. Sort code 20-17-92 & Account number 50034673 ***
3. Email the running captains to let them know you’re in for the excitement. And also provide your date of birth and EA number. Runcaptains@thanetroadrunnersac.com
(Top cross-country tip – travel in someone else’s car!!!)
Provisional Dates – For information (Could be subject to change but unlikely)
Swanley Park – 10th November
Oxleas Wood – 24th November
Sevenoaks, Knole Park – 1st December
Minnis Bay – 5th January
Betteshanger Park, Deal – 12th January
All Hallows, Cliffe – 2nd February
Blean Woods Canterbury – 23rd February