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3- Counties Cross-Country League

Fixtures - 2012/2013 Season

Venue Date Results
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough 28th October Results
3-Counties XC @ Wing 11th November Results
3-Counties XC @ East Haddon 25th November Results
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley 16th December Results
3-Counties XC @ Wootton 3rd February Results

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 What is the 3-Counties League

The 3 Counties league is a local league of 12 teams.  The beauty of the 3 Counties league is that there is no pressure and there are plenty of fun runners taking part. 
The distance of each race is never more than 5 miles and there isn’t a race clock in sight.  The post race social includes a roll, a cake and a cuppa (much more useful than a medal).

It’s great not knowing beforehand whether you will be changing in an International Sports Centre (like ours) or a cow shed!  The suspense continues until you are out on the course, sometimes trampling knee deep through mud, other times running along a pretty country track.  Hills may be a feature but nothing too strenuous.  Part of the fun is finding out whether the showers are still hot when you get back!  (The other part is………....have they got any showers?)  All in all an exiting way to spend a Sunday morning, supporting your running club at the same time. 

-Questions Frequently Asked About Cross Country-

Will I need special clothing and foot wear?

A club vest is essential as part of the rules, but what you wear with it is up to you and dependant on the weather e.g. gloves, thermals, long sleeved tee shirt, tracksters etc.  Off road running shoes or studded trainers are certainly beneficial but normal trainers are worn by many of the runners.

 What is a cross country course like?

The routes will be on grass, tracks, shingle paths, and mud but definitely no roads.

 How long are the races?

Each race distance is approximately 4.5 to 5 miles.  All race organizers have agreed the distances will be no longer than 5 miles.

 I am not a fast runner, is it worth me coming?

YES!!!  The beauty of cross country is that you are running for your club, how fast you go is irrelevant.  Placing is important right down to the last scorer in each of the teams.  You may be the 200th runner to finish, but if the runner behind you is the last scorer of his team then he will score 201, pushing up their points score.

 How does the scoring system work?

Men and women all run together but score for their gender.  The first 7 men and the first 3 women score for their team.  Two of the men MUST be vets and one of the women MUST be a vet.  So, imagine a race where the first 7 men and the first 3 women are Harriers (with the requisite number of vets).  The placings for the men are totaled (1+2+3+4+5+6+7 =28) and the placings for the women (1+2+3=6) and the two scores are added together, so our score for the race would be 34.  Then, if the next few runners to cross the line were also Harriers, even though they wouldn’t score for the team, they would be ensuring that the next runner to score for another team would have a far higher number.  The team with the lowest score wins.  The more Harriers we get running in each race the more chance we have of pushing other scorers further down the line.  (If this isn’t clear on paper, ask a coach to explain it to you.)

 How can I get to races if I don’t drive or don’t want to travel on my own?

Runners will be invited to meet at the club so that we can car share.

 How do I enter?

A sheet will go up on the notice board in due course for you to put your name on to register for the league.  Before each individual race another sheet will go up asking for names of people going to that race. 

 We will meet at the club at 9.10am for car sharing or at the venue at 9.30am.  There will be a notice on the board nearer the time to advise of the arranged meeting place.

 And finally ………………………

3 Counties Cross Country league is for ALL runners; fast, slow or intermediate.  The bottom line is that they are fun events with a great feeling of camaraderie and NO PRESSURE. 
 

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Gaining your Cross County 
COLOURS

is open to everybody in the club.

 
The idea behind the colours is to reward 
and encourage attendance of 
Cross Country Running with the 
emphasis on the 3 Counties League.

 
You can gain your colour year on year.
 

In order to gain your Cross Country Colours you are required to run or score ALL the 3 Counties Cross Country League races or ALL but one of the 3 Counties Cross Country League races, plus one other qualifying race.
 

Qualifying Cross Country races are team events including:- 
The Nationals, Parliament Hills, The Southerns, The Vets XC, Olney Squeaky Bone or the Counties. Other team cross country events will be considered by the Team Management by request, these must be made before the 
end of the Cross Country Session.
 

In the event of a 3 Counties Cross Country cancellation, a runner will automatically credited with this race, unless the cross country is rescheduled for another date. In the event of an additional qualifying event being cancelled runners will be credited with the race provided a race application form has been posted.

 Any questions?   Speak to Angie Kay or Alastair Fadden
 

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3-Counties Race Results

-2011-2012-

  Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ Wootton 15th January 65
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley 18th December 72
3 counties @ North Herts 27th November 78
3-Counties XC @ Biggleswade 13th November 126
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough 30th October 97

-2010-2011-

Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ East Haddon 23rd January 45
3-Counties XC @ Wootton 28th November 58
3-Counties XC @ Dunstable 14th November 82
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley 24th October 87

-2009-2010-

  Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at Bedford 28th February 49
3-Counties XC at Ampthill 14th February 52
3-Counties XC at Northampton 24th January 58
3-Counties XC @ Leighton 22nd November 71
3-Counties XC at Stopsley 25th October 72

-2008-2009-

Harriers in Race
3-Countries@ East Haddon 1st March 2009 34
3- Counties XC at North Herts 21st December 2008 65
3-Counties XC at Leighton 23rd November 2008 62
3-Counties XC at Dunstable 26th October 2008 61

-2007-2008-

Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at East Haddon 10th February 39
3-Counties XC at Ampthill 13th January 65
3-Counties XC at North Herts 16th December 55
3-Counties XC at Biggleswade 11th November 67
3-Counties XC at Dunstable 28th October 53

-2006-2007-

Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at Wootton 29th October 32
3-Counties XC League at Biggleswade 12th November 47
3-Counties XC at North Herts 17th December 25
3-Counties XC at East Haddon 14th January 24
3-Counties XC at Dunstable 11th February 15