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Performance round-up - October collage

October 2024: Performance round-up

Welcome to our October performance round-up! This month has been all about endurance with England teams representing across both mountain running and cross country.
Jessica Gibbon wins Roeselare cross country 2024

England team kick off their cross country season

The Roeselare CrossCup series was a great opportunity for some of our top cross country athletes to kick start their winter.
Graphic showing athlete successes in September

September 2024: Performance round up

Now the 2024 track and field season has drawn to a close, let’s look back on all the athletics and running action from September. The Paralympic Games in Paris concluded the 2024 track and field season in style, and England athletes have seen success on the roads and in the mountains and the delayed National Cross Championships kick started the cross country season! 
Hugo Milner - National XC

Cross Country season kickstarted at the delayed National Cross

September hosted this year's delayed National Cross Country on a warm Shropshire day. Read all about it in our round-up.
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English Cross Country Association announces 2024 Annual Open Meeting

The 17th Annual Open Meeting of the ECCA will be held on Thursday 9 May at 11am in Nottingham. This will be a face-to-face meeting and tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided.
March 2024 performance round up graphic

This month's performance round up

There has been lots of action indoors and on the roads for our England athletes this month. From our Age Group Indoor Combined Events and Junior Para Championships to the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100km, there are lots of successes to celebrate.
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Notice of ECCA Annual Open Meeting

The 17th English Cross Country Association Annual Open meeting will be held on Thursday 9 May 2024, at the Leonardo Hotel (formerly known as the Jury’s Inn, Nottingham), Waterfront Plaza Station St, Nottingham NG2 3BJ.  All Clubs affiliated to England Athletics for cross country running are eligible to attend and vote. The meeting will start at 11am.
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ECCA English National Cross Country Championships postponed

Our partners at the English Cross Country Association (ECCA) have taken the difficult decision postpone tomorrow's planned National Cross Country Championships at Weston Park in Shropshire.
Junior men's podium at Diest XC

England shine at Lotto Cross Cup in Belgium 

The final round of the EnergyVision CrossCup in Diest provided the perfect conclusion to the series of European cross country events. On an unseasonably mild day in Belgium, fifteen athletes across both the junior and senior aged groups toed the line flying the flag for England. 
UK Cross Challenge 2024

England team selected for the Lotto Cross Cup in Belgium

We are pleased to announce a strong team of 16 athletes for the Lotto Cross Cup in Diest, Belgium. Typically held in January or February, the Cross Cup competition was created as a men's only event in 1941 before introducing the women’s competition in 1977. Historically attracting top athletes from Europe and Africa, England have been representing at the Cup for the last two seasons. The teams have enjoyed a range of successes including victories across all age groups at the various Cross Cup venues.