Finding out more about competitions
Area Associations
England Athletics is responsible for providing national level athletics championship competition but is delighted to work with the 3 Area Association partners to provide Area Level Competition for a variety of ages and across a variety of disciplines.
For further details of Area Level Competition, please click on the logos for Northern, Midland Counties and Southern Competition to visit their websites.
UK Counties Athletics Union
England Athletics also supports the work of the UK Counties Athletics Union (UK CAU) and County Associations. You can find out more about their work, and the member counties, at www.englandathletics.org/ukcau.
2013
Note that those marked * are competition opportunities for selected England teams.
| 12th January* | England XC Team | Antrim |
| 12th & 13th January | SEAA U17/U15 Indoor Pentathlons and Individual Championships | Lee Valley |
| 12th & 13th January | NEAA Senior/U20 | Sheffield |
| 13th/19th & 20th Jan | South All Age Group Champs | |
| 20th January | McCain Cardiff XC Challenge | Cardiff |
| 20th January | Gloucester 50k (IAU Trophy Series Race) | Gloucester |
| 26th & 27th January | London Indoor Games | Lee Valley |
| 26th January | Area XC Championships | Various |
| 26th & 27th January | Schools International | |
| 27th January* | Elan Indoor Meeting | Bratislava |
| 29th January* | Vienna Indoor Classic | Vienna |
| 31st January* | Gugl Indoor Meeting | Linz |
| TBC January* | England XC Team | Hannut Belgium |
| 2nd & 3rd February | Birmingham Games - Midland Counties AA | NIA, Birmingham |
| 9th & 10th February | Midland Championships | NIA, Birmingham |
| 9th & 10th February | British Athletics European Trials & UK Indoor Champs | Sheffield |
| 17th February | Midland Open | NIA, Birmingham |
| 23rd February | Saucony English National Cross Country Champs | Gateshead |
| 23rd & 24th February | BUCS | |
| 1-3rd March | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg |
| 23rd March | Area 12-6 Stage Relays | Various |
| 17th March* | New York Half Marathon | New York |
| TBC March* | EAA Race Walking | - |
| 10th March* | Celtic Cup, U20 International | Cardiff |
| 31st March | UKA 10Km Championship incorporate Anglo Celtic Plate Home International Team Race | Perth, Scotland |
| 13th April | National 12 Stage men & 6 Stage Women Relays | Sutton Park, Bham |
| 14th April | ERRA Young Athlete Relays (replacing the event which as cancelled Autumn 2012) |
Sutton Park, Bham |
| 27th April | UKA Trail Championship Highland Fling 53 Mile | Milngavie to Tyndrun, Scotland |
| 27th April | IAU 100Km European Championship | Belves,France |
| 3rd -5th May | BUCS Championships | Bedford |
| 4th May* | Lillibealt Half Marathon | Denmark |
| TBC May* | Halle Throws International | Steenbergen, Holland |
| 11th/12th May | IAU 24 Hour World/European Championship | Halle, Germany |
| 19th May* | Loughborough International | Loughborough |
| 19th May | Great City Games | Manchester |
| 25th-26th | County Champs | Various |
| 27th May | BIG 2013 | Bedford |
| 22nd & 23rd June | Area Senior & U20 Championships | Various |
| TBC June* | World Long Distance Mountain Race | Slovenia |
| 29th June | Mencap Athletics Nationals Download entry form |
Woodside Stadium, Watford |
| 29th June | ESAA English Schools' Cup Final | Birmingham |
| 5th-6th July | ESAA English Schools' Track and Field Championships | Birmingham |
| 6th July | IAU World Trail Championship | Anglesey,North Wales |
| 11th-14th July | European U23 Championships | Finland |
| July | Area U20/U17 & U15 Championships | Various |
| 20th July* | SIAB Schools U17 international | Ireland |
| 18-21st July | European Junior Championships | Italy |
| 20th July | McCain Birmingham Games | Alexander Stadium |
| 31st July* | Welsh International, Under 20 International | Cardiff |
| 10th-18th August | World Athletic Championships | Moscow |
| 17th & 18th August | Area U17/U15 Championships | Various |
| 24th & 25th August | CAU Inter County Championships | |
| 15th September | Great North Run | Newcastle |
| 21st & 22nd September | ERRA Mens 6 Stage/4 Stage Women | Sutton Park, Bham |
| 21st & 22nd September | English Schools' Combined Events Final inc Race Walking Championships | Birmingham |
| 22nd September* | Odense HC Anderson Marathon | Denmark |
| 24th September* | Swansea 10K | swansea |
| TBC September* | Open British & Irish junior Hill Running Champs inc. Senior Home Int Uphill Course | - |
| 12th October | National 6 Stage Men and 4 Stage Women | Sutton Park |
| 13th October | Young Athletes Relays | Sutton Park |
| 13th October | IAU 100Km World Championship | IAU 50km World Trophy Final |
| TBC October* | U23 Development Race | Smarna Gora Slovenia |
| TBC October* | Toronto Marathon | Toronto |
| 27th October* | Great South incorp. England 10 Mile Champs | Portsmouth |
Teams and selection
Forthcoming representative matches and selection criteria are shown here. This is broken into sections for each section of athletics, click on the one you wish to view.
Road running competition
Including events where we work with our partners the English Road Running Association, national championship races and representative opportunities. For details please click here.
Championship results
For results of events in past seasons please click here.
Records
National and championship records are available here.
Schools
Information on competition for young athletes in clubs and schools are available here.




