English National Cross Country Championships


The English National Cross Country Championships is an annual English cross country running event which takes place in late February following the regional championships which all take place on the same weekend usually in late January. The English, Welsh and Scottish National Cross Country Championships are all usually held on the same day.
There are categories for senior men and women, junior men and women, U17, U15, U13 and club teams. The course is 12 km for men and 8 km for women and the fact that the distances for senior men and senior women is different has recently been a topic for discussion and review. Following a review of various surveys the English Cross Country Association voted to keep the race distances at 12km for the senior men and 8km for the senior women for the 2019 championship.
The event is organised by the English Cross Country Association and currently sponsored by Saucony UK.
As well as individual competition, senior athletes represent their athletics club for points scoring and team awards. Club teams consist of six senior men or four senior women.

Venues

The venue for the English National Cross Country Championships is not fixed and is usually hosted in turn by the regional associations. Parliament Hill in London has hosted the championships on a number of occasions.

Winners

The senior event winners are shown in the table. Up to 1994, the women's event was run separately at a different location from the men's race.
YearLocationMen's Senior teamSenior ManWomen's Senior teamSenior Woman
1990LeedsValli HarriersRichard Nerurkar Parkside ACAndrea Whitcombe
1991LutonBingley H & ACRichard Nerurkar Parkside ACAndrea Whitcombe
1992NewarkTipton HarriersEamonn Martin Parkside ACLisa York
1993Parliament HillBingley H & ACRichard Nerurkar Parkside ACGillian Stacey
1994South ShieldsBlackheath HarriersDave Lewis Parkside ACPaula Radcliffe
1995LutonBlackheath HarriersSpencer Duval Parkside ACKaty McCandless
1996NewarkBingley H & ACJohn Nuttall Parkside ACAlison Wyeth
1997HavantTipton HarriersSteffan White Leeds City ACAndrea Whitcombe
1998LeedsBingley H & ACDominic Bannister Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersMara Myers
1999NewarkTipton HarriersJustin Pugsley Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersAngela Newport
2000StoweTipton HarriersGlynn Tromans Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersTara Kryzwicki
2001DurhamBingley H & ACMike Openshaw Sale H ManchesterLiz Yelling
2002BristolBingley H & ACSam Haughian Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersLiz Yelling
2003Parliament HillLeeds City ACMatt Smith Chester-le-Street & District ACHayley Yelling
2004LeedsBelgrave HarriersGlynn Tromans Bristol ACBirhan Dagne
2005BirminghamSalford H & ACGlynn Tromans Bristol & West ACHayley Yelling
2006Parliament HillLeeds City ACPeter Riley Charnwood ACElizabeth Hall
2007SunderlandLeeds City ACFrank Tickner Winchester & District ACLiz Yelling
2008Alton TowersLeeds City ACTom Humphries Winchester & District ACLiz Yelling
2009Parliament HillNewham & Essex BeaglesFrank Tickner Charnwood ACHatti Dean
2010LeedsAldershot, Farnham and DistrictAndy Vernon Charnwood ACStephanie Twell
2011Alton TowersLeeds City ACSteve Vernon Charnwood ACLouise Damen
2012Parliament HillLeeds City ACKeith Gerrard Hallamshire HarriersGemma Steel
2013SunderlandMorpeth Harriers and ACKeith Gerrard Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLouise Damen
2014NottinghamBedford & County ACSteve Vernon Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictGemma Steel
2015Parliament HillNotts ACCharlie Hulson Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLily Partridge
2016Donington ParkMorpeth Harriers and ACJonathan Hay Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictLily Partridge
2017NottinghamTonbridge ACBen Connor Aldershot, Farnham and DistrictJessica Judd
2018Parliament HillTonbridge ACAdam Hickey Sale Harriers ManchesterPhoebe Law
2019Harewood House, LeedsLeeds City ACMahamed Mahamed Leeds City ACEmily Hosker Thornhill