Manchester XC League – Junior Season Review
Now that the cross country season is coming to close it's time to reflect on how the season has gone and how we are progressing as a club. As the Manchester XC is our local regular competition, it is an important indicator. To start with let's go into Mark Twain...
Wythenshawe Mud Pie
The rain was beating down hard on the window. The street was full of puddles. Do I really have to go out in that? That was me being soft. Imagine young athletes wanting to go out in that? Just try and stop them! Wythenshawe Park is one of the flatter courses in...
Juniors Medal and Show Strength in Depth at Greater Manchester Schools XC Championships
Despite a typically dank, wet and cold February morning, spirits and hopes were high amongst our junior athletes as they donned their spikes and tackled a tough, muddy, Heaton Park course. Last year’s junior girls performances had been excellent with very impressive...
U13 Girls 25th Team in Northern XC
For this year's Northern XC we went to Harewood House, north of Leeds. Little was known about the course beforehand, but we should have been able to guess - lots of hills and mud! It was a good course for spectating, providing opportunity for non-runners to destroy...
U11 Girls in top 3 teams at Woodbank Park
I'm coming to the conclusion that Woodbank Park is the toughest of the Manchester XC League courses for the juniors. This year not only did it have the killer hill and 'the cliff', but it was full of mud. Several of our athletes lost their footing during the run...
Aisling Wins Greater Manchester XC Championship
2018 has begun brilliantly for our juniors with a great turnout for the Greater Manchester XC Championships, particularly from our U13 girls. The clear highlight was the performance of Aisling McHale, who managed to beat tough competition to win the U13 girls crown. ...
Juniors Impress in M’cr League XC
We had 18 juniors in action at Wythenshawe Sports Ground this weekend. We managed to field full teams in four age categories, despite illness and conflicting events claiming a few of our athletes. A mention must go to Aisling McHale who continues to rise up the ranks...
Aisling Wins Inter Schools North West Regional Final
Aisling McHale produced another stunning Cross Country performance at the weekend to win the inter schools North West regional final. She claimed the scalps of several runners who had been faster than her over the course of the track season. This is inherently a team...
Great Junior Turnout at Boggart XC with Holly Newton 3rd and U11 girls 2nd team
I don't know what our record junior attendance is in the Manchester XC League, but the numbers that took part in the event at Boggart Hole Clough were way in excess of those in recent years. In total we had 21 taking part, 23 if you include our two U20 lads, Dan...
U13 Girls National XC Relay Team Finish 28th
After a top 40 finish in the National Road Relays and some very promising early season cross country performances, our promising U13 girls team took on the best in the country at the National XC Relays in Mansfield. We had the same A team as at Sutton Park, with...