Please find attached in the file section the provisional dates and venues for the 2024/2025 Cross Country season. For those new to cross country the season starts with two relay races and a short course championship, these three events are over shorter courses, typically for Juniors around 2.5km, Seniors around 4km.

We then have three East District League Races, placings from each race determine the outcome for each team in each age category. The races gradually go up in distance as you move from U11 (1.6km) to Senior Women (6km) to Senior Men(8km). We also have a one off East District Championship, again with team outcomes, a top performance at these championships may lead to an invite to represent East Of Scotland at the inter area Champs.
The season finishes with the National Championships at Callendar Park, Falkirk, typically for Seniors this is 10km and is a grand day out.

For each race team scores are calculated by adding up the placings of the best counters from each club, lowest score wins. So if it is say 4 to count and we only have 3 finishers we do not have a team. If it is 4 to count and we have 4 finishers, even if one of them is last, we have a team! If you are not a team counter you can still play a part by beating the team counters of rival clubs, forcing them to have a higher score. In cross country the more runners we have the better we do. Last season we finished top of tier three with 55 finishers at the three National Events.

Cross Country is always an adventure, each course is different and unique. There is always someone to race, whether it is for a medal or not to to be last. Even if you are last you still did so much better than those sat on the couch. Cross Country is great for keeping and improving fitness, did I mention character building.

For me the best part is the banter and camaraderie in the club tent. This is what you train for!