Cross Country Calendar

13/09/2009 by Dick.

Only four weeks to go! The XC season starts on Sunday 11 October with the first Gwent League fixture at Bridgend. This event will also be the next Club Championship race…And will also be the East Wales Championship…And the chance to gain selection to the East Wales team for the Welsh Intercounties at Builth Wells on 13 Dec. So four good reasons for doing this one.

For those new to our XC programme, we are a member of two leagues: the Gwent League (GL) and the Leisure Centre League(LCL).

The simplest way to explain them is that the LCL is a small league of 7 teams all based in the county. You may have taken part in one of the LCL road races this Summer. All races start at 11am on a Sunday, and men & women run together tho’ the women run less laps (about 4 miles) than the men (about 6 miles).

The GL (despite its name!) is a bigger league of clubs from all over South Wales and South West England. This winter we will be running at venues as far apart as Bridgend and Taunton. Men and women run separately and there are also races for junior age groups. Events can be on Saturdays or Sundays. and start times can vary from late morning to 3pm.

The Club pays all fees, and all you have to do is turn up in Club kit in time for Team Captains to register you. We always meet at the Leisure Ctre to share cars, but the website will also provide a map for those making their own way.

The dates and venues for both leagues will appear on the Club Events page on our website and in the monthly Wots On. For your diary, here are the dates:

Sun 11 Oct – GL Bridgend

Sun 1 Nov – LCL Cwmbran (Oasis Club)

Sun 8 Nov – GL Bath Uni

Sun 29 Nov – LCL Fairwater, Cwmbran

Sun 6 Dec – GL Taunton

Sun 10 Jan – LCL Bryn Bach, Tredegar

Sat 13 Feb – GL Brecon

Sun 21 Feb –LCL Chepstow

Sat 6 Mar – GL Blaise, Bristol

Sun 14 Mar – LCL Rogerstone, Newport

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