Fixtures

VRAC Fixtures List

Date	Day	Event	Venue	Open to	Other information
		See separate details for Trafford Summer Grand Prix & Medal Meetings, BMC Events and Cheshire Track & Field
28th August	Friday	Mid Cheshire 5K	Kingsley
12th September	Saturday	North West Road Relays	Heaton Park, Manchester	Speak to your coach regarding teams	VRAC enter teams on your behalf
20th September	Sunday	Northern Road Relays	Sunderland	Speak to your coach regarding teams	VRAC enter teams on your behalf
26th September	Saturday	NSCCL/England Masters XC Trials	Betley	See Englandmasters Website for details
27th September	Sunday	Knutsford 10K	Knutsford	See Run North West Website for details
3rd October	Saturday	National Road Relays	Solihull	Speak to your coach regarding teams	VRAC enter teams on your behalf
4th October	Sunday	Manchester Half Marathon	Trafford	See Manchester Half Marathon Website for details
10th October	Saturday	Manchester XC League	Stockport	Speak to your coach regarding entries and payment details
17th October	Saturday	Northern XC Relays	Sheffield	Speak to your coach regarding teams	VRAC enter teams on your behalf
24th October	Saturday	BMAF (Vets) XC Relays	Oxford	Speak to your coach regarding teams	Vet age groups only
7th November	Saturday	National XC Relays	Mansfield	Speak to your coach regarding teams	VRAC enter teams on your behalf
14th November	Saturday	Manchester XC League	Heaton Park	Speak to your coach regarding entries and payment details
22nd November	Sunday	Wilmslow 10K	Wilmslow	See Run North West Website for details
28th November	Saturday	UK Cross Challenge including Manchester XC League	Sefton Park, Liverpool	Speak to your coach regarding entries and payment details
29th November	Sunday	Abbey Dash 10K	Leeds	See Run For All Website for details
6th December	Sunday	Yule Yomp 10K	Knutsford	See Run North West Website for details
13th December	Sunday	Telford 10K	Telford	See Active Training World Website for details

This is only a selection of races that you may be interested in.

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.

Sports City Indoor Series 2026/2027
Trafford AC Summer Grand Prix Meetings (Tuesday evenings) 2027

(Distance, field and hurdles) at Longford Park for U18’s and above. U16’s (not U14’s) can compete in special races so please speak to your coach if interested (alternate 800m and 1500m at 6.15pm)

Dates – Not yet available

See Trafford AC Website for entry details.
Trafford AC Summer Medal Meetings Inc Senior Sprints 2026
BMC Meetings incl. Grand Prix 2026

All dates and entry details can be found on the British Milers Website (BMC)

Grand Prix dates are listed below but please see the BMC website for further dates/events.

16th May – Trafford, 31st May – Birmingham, 13th June – Loughborough Uni, 11th July – Watford, 8th August – Bury
Cheshire - Summer T&F Grand Prix 2026
VRAC funded events for members

The club pays a registration fee to the North Staffs XC League (Manchester XC Leagues is no longer funded by the club). 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.