Cross-Country League
Calling all mud lovers...... these events are for you!
The club is a member of the Manchester Area XC league which includes 5 matches over the winter. The leagues website is:
where you will find further information and results about each of the matches.
2011/12 will be our fifth season entering the League. It will be a great way to keep (or find!) your running fitness over the winter. There was a fantastic MTC turnout last year and we were probably the best supported club out on the course at each race. Last season the Men's 'Vets' team were 2nd in Division 2 which should hopefully have secured promotion. The emphasis is firmly on having fun all standards, ages etc welcome.
When are the events?
The dates and times for the 2011/2012 are as follows
MATCH 1*: SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2011* [not for U11s]
Heaton Park, Manchester.
MATCH 2 : SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2011
Sherdley Park, St Helens.
MATCH 3 : SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2010
Wythenshaw Park, Manchester.
MATCH 4 : SUNDAY 15th JANUARY 2011
Woodbank Park, Stockport.
MATCH 5: SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2011
Clayton Vale, Manchester.
How far are the events?
How far you run is dependant on how old you are and whether your male or female.
Start Times and maximum distances for each event are as follows:
- 12.00 - U11 girls (2,200m)
- 12.15 - U11 boys and U13 girls (2,400m)
- 12.30 - U13 boys and U15 girls (3,000m)
- 12.50 - U15 boys and U17 girls (4,500m)
- 13.20 - U17 youths and U20 ladies (6,000m)
- 13.40 - SNR and VET ladies (8,000m) EARLIER THAN LAST SEASON
- 14.30 - SNR, U20 and VET men (9,600m) - I think VET is 35 for women and 40 for men
*Note: U11 boys and U11 girls will not run in match number 1
Ages:
- U11-aged 9 or 10 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11
- U13-aged 11 or 12 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11;
- U15-aged 13 or 14 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11;
- U17-aged 15 or 16 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11;
- U20-aged 17, 18 or 19 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11;
- Seniors-at least 20 as at midnight 31 Aug/1 Sept 11;
- Veterans-age on 22/10/11.
examples of Course Maps
Wythenshawe Park
Organisation
The running coordinator will sort out affiliation, deal with the league and keep everyone update on how we are doing.
We would like a volunteer to be captain at each event, give out uncollected numbers and generally make sure everyone know what to do.
Please email running@man-tri-club.org.uk if you would like to help out.
The league requires us to submit a list of MTC members who are going to compete. (Additional people can be added at each race but to ease the burden on the organisors they would prefer to get people registered in advance. They have also asked that we don't just register all runners in the club as this will create unnecessary work too.)
Each of these runners will be assigned ONE number for use in ALL races.
These numbers will be collected at the first race (by the team captain) and given to each runner. The runner will be responsible for presenting themselves at each match with their number.
For anyone who isn't competing in the first race the team captain will bring your number to the next race. Once you have competed the number is yours to look after. (The league will charge for any reissuing of numbers)
Team Captain for each event:
(See further below for responsibilities of Team Captain)
- Match 1: Sonia Harris
- Match 2:
- Match 3:
- Match 4:
- Match 5:
How do I register? and What does it cost?
Essentially it will cost you £4.99. It costs £40 to affiliate the club to the league and then we are charged 50p retrospectively for each runner for each race they compete in. We have decided in the interest of keeping it simple we are charging £4.99 for anyone registering for the league. This will cover the cost of registration and the retrospective race charges (It's a one off £4.99 whether you race all 5 races or once). Any profit made will not be kept by the club. We are suggesting we should split any profit between charity and some fun prizes.
NOTE: This season the club will be charged an addtional fee of 50p per unused entry will if we don't achieve a 75% or greater return on entries (this year we had 23% of people who paid but didn't race). So if you sign up you must race at least one race.
This year we will be taking online payment in advance via the website. http://www.man-tri-club.org.uk/Members/purchase.php?product=26
At the end of the season we will be sent a list of who has competed for the club. We will check this list against who has paid their £4.99 online and request payment from anyone who hasn't paid. We will also check everyone who has raced for the club against those who have affiliated with England Athletcis for the season and request payment from anyone who hasn't paid.
Can I still race if I didn't register before the 8th of October?
Yes - It is possible to register yourself on race day. This is not ideal for both the league or MTC so please try and register online.
Is there any other information I need to know?
- You should be registered with UK Athletics for insurance purposes
- You need to wear a MTC running vest to compete. (It's league requirement)
- These are available from Sweatshop in Hyde. As far as I'm aware they have them in stock. Best call ahead / discuss with our club kit officer for more information.
- I think that just about covers everything......
- If you have any questions get in touch on running@man-tri-club.org.uk
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEAM CAPTAIN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- Collect outstanding numbers from previous Match Captain.
- Start a thread on events section of forum with all details for the day including - Directions, Meet time, meet place.
- Add your contact details to the forum thread so that competitors can contact you on the day
- Arrive before 1pm at the pre-arranged meeting place as listed on forum (if all Juniors have already picked up numbers). This gives time for senior men and women who haven't raced to pick up numbers.
- Give out race number. Inform people that numbers have to be kept for all races, SO DON'T THROW THEM AWAY.
- Point any one who hasn't pre-registered in the direction of the registration desk. Ask them to return with their number so it can be recorded and advise them to to pay outstanding money to a value of £4.99 online at the earliest available opportunity.
- Team organisers will update the original forum post with additional registrations.
- Write a brief race report