Fixtures

VRAC Current Fixture List.

Date	Day	Event	Venue	Open to	Other information
		See separate details for Trafford, Cheshire T&F League and link to BMC website
12/10/24	Sat	Manchester XC League	Heaton Park	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
19/10/24	Sat	Northern Cross Country Relays	Graves Park, Sheffield	All age groups	Speak to your coach to express an interest to be included in a team
02/11/24	Sat	National Cross Country Relays	Berry Hill Park, Mansfield	All age groups	Speak to your coach to express an interest to be included in a team
09/11/24	Sat	Manchester XC League	Kenworthy Woods	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
09/11/24	Sat	British Cross Challenge	Cardiff	All age groups	See Cardiff Cross Challenge website for closing date and entry details
23/11/24	Sat	British Cross Challenge	Liverpool	All age groups	Entry details are not yet available
07/12/24	Sat	Manchester XC League	Woodbank Park	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
04/01/25	Sat	Cheshire County Cross Country Championships (Includes selection for UK CAU Inter Counties in March)	Betley Court Farm	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
11/01/25	Sat	Manchester XC League	Tatton Park	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
25/01/25	Sat	Northern Cross Country Championships	TBC	U13/U15/U17/U20/Senior	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
01/02/25	Sat	Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships	TBC	School Years 7 to 13 (Years 8 to 13 can qualify for English Schools Cross Country in March)	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
08/02/25	Sat	Manchester XC League	Kenworthy Woods	All age groups	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
22/02/25	Sat	National Cross Country Championships	Parliament Hill, London	U13/U15/U17/U20/Senior	Speak to your coach to get details of how to register to compete
08/03/25 (Provisional)	Sat	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships	Wollaton Park, Nottingham (Provisional)	U13/U15/U17/U20 (IAAF dates apply)/Senior	Based on selection from Cheshire County Cross Country Championships
15/03/25	Sat	English Schools Cross Country Championships	Ardingly Show Ground, West Sussex	School Years 8 to 13	Based on selection from Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships

Local Events

This is a list of some local events that may be of interest to club members.

If you’re organising or involved with an event please email us to have it included here.
Items marked * are open to U11s

* Parkrun at Delamere Forest (5K) - Every Saturday at 9:00am

More details / registration

A further list of races/track meetings within Cheshire and the North West can be accessed at the
Cheshire Amateur Athletics Association Web Site.

Trafford AC Grand Prix Meetings (Tuesday or Wednesday evenings) 2024

(Distance, field and hurdles) at Longford Park for over 15’s only. U15’s can compete in special races so please speak to your coach if interested (alternate 800m and 1500m at 6.15pm)

Dates – Not available until 2025

See Trafford AC Website for entry details:-

https://www.traffordac.co.uk/php/index.php?script=home.php
Trafford AC Medal Meetings Inc Senior Sprints 2024
BMC Trafford Gold Standard
BMC All Dates 2024
Cheshire T&F League
VRAC funded events for members

The club pays a registration fee to the North Staffs and Manchester XC Leagues. This allows any VRAC member to run for free.

These leagues are great for gaining experience and are open to all age groups, including U11s.

The Club also pays the entry fee to the Road and XC Relays plus Cheshire XC, Northern XC and National XC Championships

Road Relays

Road relays are usually run in a park setting on hard paths.

Please talk to your coaches to determine which events you can/should compete in.