Cross Country Championship

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A club cross-country championship was established in 2024 to encourage members to participate in cross-country events, especially those team events with club-subsidised entries, and to recognise the contributions made to club representation.
The championship comprises 10 cross-country events, with the athlete’s best six events scoring, of which a minimum of three must be Birmingham and District Invitation Cross-County League (men) or Midlands Women’s Cross-Country League (women) events.
The events included are:

  1. Midland Counties Women’s League (women)
  2. Birmingham and District Invitation Cross-Country League (men)
  3. Warwick University Relays
  4. Warwickshire Championships
  5. Midlands Cross-Country Championships
  6. National Cross-Country Championships
  7. Midlands Cross Country Relays
  8. Midlands 5 & 7 Stage Cross-Country Relays

For details of these events go to the Cross-Country page.

Scoring
The average pace per individual in each cross-country race is scored as a percentage against their average pace across the Northbrook Summer Handicaps Races*. Whichever runner has the best time relative to their handicap average pace gets the most points for that race.
For example:
Runner A has a baseline handicap average pace of 8:00 minutes per mile and runs cross-country race 1 at an average pace of 8:15. Runner A has a relative % score of 97% (against their handicap average pace).
Runner B has a baseline handicap average pace of 9:15 minutes per mile and runs cross-country race 1 at an average pace of 8:55. Runner B has a relative % score of 104% (against their handicap average pace).
Runner B records the better % pace against their baseline handicap average pace.
Runner B scores 100 points, Runner A scores 99 points.
A championship shield will be presented to the top scoring man and woman, and trophies to the runners up.