Cross Country

Cross-Country 2023-24 Fixture List

Sandra has put together a handy list of all the cross-country races for the 2023-24 season:

XC Fixtures Flyer 2023-24

Gender Equality - Cross Country (Including Chingford League) 2023/24 - EAST LONDON RUNNERS

East London Runners supports the running of equal distance for Men and Women in all cross country races. While some races/leagues/counties/nations/vets have equalised distances, some have not, as yet, done so.

East London Runners also respects the right of each individual Club Member to decide for themselves what races they wish to run in and we will NOT obstruct in any way a member running in a race or League that does not have equal distances.

It remains the Club policy that all members will run for FREE in Cross Country Leagues that the Club are members of (e.g Chingford League and the Run Herts Sunday XC League) and the County/Regional/National races whether of equal distance or not. The Club does pay League fees on members behalf in addition to any fees for entering our County, Regional and National Championships.

The views of members expressed on Facebook and other types of Social Media are considered to be of a personal nature and may differ from those of the Club expressed above.

Sunday 19th February 2023 - Sunday Cross Country League Race 5 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30m start.

Meet at Wanstead Leisure Centre at 8.30am for car share to Cassiobury Park. â€¨â€¨Venue: Cassiobury Park, Watford, WD18 7LG. â€¨

Hosted by Watford Joggers. â€¨â€¨This race is free to all members of East London Runners. Turn up on the day to run. No pre race entry required. So that we can get an idea of numbers, please add your name to race entries, or email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk if you are going to run.

Race Instructions:â€¨â€¨The start will be in the middle of the park, with the finish situated near the top of the park. Temporary toilets will be available near the finish. Meeting point and team tents at the finish and jog to the start, c.5 mins away. Apart from the changes to the start and finish locations the course will be as in previous years; two laps in the wood plus an out and back section. Â The course will be marked and marshalled.

The course comprises of tracks, woodland paths and parkland grass. Â There is a short section of tarmac over the canal and River Gade bridges, both out and on the return leg.
Start: What3Words: wool.crisis.mobile
Finish: flame.parks.cling

Car Parking.
There are car parks in the town and also The Avenue car park (spend.manage.fully) WD17 4NR. There is parking available on local roads but please be considerate to local residents.

Public Transport.
The Metropolitan Line will be working but there is no Overground between Euston and Watford Junction. Â The mainline from Euston will be working unless there is strike action.

Toilets.
Temporary toilets will be available at the finish. There are also toilets in the park at the Hub, which near the paddling pools. Â The Hub is close to the start. Â The Cha CafÃ© is closed and the toilets there are not available.

Refreshments.
At West Herts Sports Club: (branch.smile.belly) 8 Park Avenue, WD18 7HP. Â We have the function room booked where hot drinks and food can be purchased.

We wish you all a great run.
Colin Taylor, Watford Joggers

â€¨We are looking forward to this race in Cassiobury Park and hope to see you there.
Please speak Karan or Mike if you have any questions.

â€¨â€¨Karan Gadhia and Mike Wilson â€¨Winter League Captains â€¨â€¨â€¨

ELR Winter Leagues Co-Captains for 2023/24

Mike Wilson

John OBrien

---------- 2020-21 SEASON ----------

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Team Results

Notes:
- I: Missed race due to injury, illness, self-isolation or exceptional circumstances. Time calculated based on relative performance in other races (see rules below for details). The calculated time will change as the runner completes more races.
- M: Missed race for any other reason. Time = slowest time of the race plus 1 second.
- H: Handicap applied - replacement for a runner who withdrew (see ELR Virtual Cross-Country Teams below).
- G: Ghost runner - replacement for a runner who withdrew (see ELR Virtual Cross-Country Teams below).

Team	Runner	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Total
*1. Wildebeest*		*5:17:30*	*4:27:32*	*4:34:15*	*5:00:33*	*19:19:50*
	Calvin Bobin	43:47	40:44	40:36	45:33
	Dave Hallybone	74:06 M	45:31	48:54	52:39
	Fabrizio Stefanoni	36:18	33:46	33:20	35:10
	Gareth Davies	47:01	38:02	39:26	42:57
	Karen Atkinson	68:51	60:19	68:57	70:07
	Mark Moir	47:27	49:10	43:02	54:07
*2. Gazelles*		*5:06:52*	*4:21:40*	*4:35:38*	*5:18:38*	*19:22:48*
	Cath Perry	49:26	42:01	48:02	52:15
	Frank Brownlie	63:19	56:45	58:08	66:25
	Patrick Brown	38:25	33:22	34:02	35:13
	Robert Dixon	37:56	33:28	34:55	35:15
	Susannah McLaren	74:05	52:09	53:35	57:18
	Vinesh Kumar	43:41	43:55 I	46:56	72:12 M
*3. Wombats*		*5:02:59*	*4:31:26*	*4:48:07*	*5:15:27*	*19:38:00*
	Catriona Hoult	54:45	49:26	50:06	49:01
	Jacob Stevens	44:57	40:35	44:16	44:55
	James Nichols	45:40	40:50	40:57	54:45
	John Atkinson	70:30	61:53	68:57	69:43
	Tom Howourth	37:04	33:20	34:22	41:44 I
	Ghost 2	50:03 G	45:22 G	49:29 G	55:19 G
*4. Springboks*		*5:15:47*	*4:42:40*	*4:42:29*	*5:02:57*	*19:43:54*
	Chloe Millan	53:00	61:54 M	45:09	48:06
	John Henry	38:42	33:29	35:35	35:12
	Michael Wilson	49:02	44:32	47:55	56:17
	Peter Hatley	74:06 H	60:24 H	68:58 H	72:12 H
	Sandra Preston	64:34	49:21	48:53	50:57
	Ghost 1	36:23 G	32:59 G	35:59 G	40:13 G
*5. Cheetahs*		*5:00:31*	*4:31:32*	*5:00:23*	*5:33:16*	*20:05:42*
	Alex Ward	63:25 H	61:54 H	60:36 H	63:33 H
	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	63:02	58:00	67:31	67:36
	Grant Conway	48:35	43:01	47:57	72:12 M
	Joe Gunn	35:47	32:06	33:48	41:11 I
	Jonathan Wooldridge	53:32	44:51	57:19	54:14
	Robert Spread	36:10	31:40	33:13	34:30
*6. Kangaroos*		*5:19:10*	*4:42:35*	*5:07:31*	*5:27:14*	*20:36:30*
	Billy Rayner	42:25	33:38	35:11	37:30
	Caroline Frith	43:08	38:19	40:52	43:28
	Fiona Day	69:34	57:47	66:32	72:11
	Richard Cravitz	54:43	53:14	55:30	55:41
	Sallyann Eyles	62:17	57:19 I	62:31 I	64:18
	Shahib Ali	47:03	42:17	46:55	54:06

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Individual Series Results (Time)

Notes:
- M: missed race. Time = slowest time of the race plus 1 second.

Pos.	Name	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Total
1	Caroline Frith	37:47	43:08	38:19	40:52	43:28	3:23:34
2	Cath Perry	43:05	49:26	42:01	48:02	52:15	3:54:49
3	Catriona Hoult	46:34	54:45	49:26	50:06	49:01	4:09:52
4	Chloe Millan	42:31	53:00	61:54 M	45:09	48:06	4:10:40
5	Sandra Preston	52:41	64:34	49:21	48:53	50:57	4:26:26
6	Susannah McLaren	58:50	74:05	52:09	53:35	57:18	4:55:57
7	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	52:58	63:02	58:00	67:31	67:36	5:09:07
8	Sallyann Eyles	53:13	62:17	61:54 M	68:58 M	64:18	5:10:40
9	Fiona Day	54:03	69:34	57:47	66:32	72:11	5:20:07
10	Karen Atkinson	62:45	68:51	60:19	68:57	70:07	5:30:59

Pos.	Name	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Total
1	Robert Spread	31:30	36:10	31:40	33:13	34:30	2:47:03
2	Fabrizio Stefanoni	30:45	36:18	33:46	33:20	35:10	2:49:19
3	Patrick Brown	30:42	38:25	33:22	34:02	35:13	2:51:44
4	Robert Dixon	32:17	37:56	33:28	34:55	35:15	2:53:51
5	John Henry	31:05	38:42	33:29	35:35	35:12	2:54:03
6	Billy Rayner	31:34	42:25	33:38	35:11	37:30	3:00:18
7	Alex Ward	35:50	39:40	45:27	37:54	39:45	3:18:36
8	Joe Gunn	32:19	35:47	32:06	33:48	72:12 M	3:26:12
9	Tom Howourth	31:07	37:04	33:20	34:22	72:12 M	3:28:05
10	Calvin Bobin	37:42	43:47	40:44	40:36	45:33	3:28:22
11	Gareth Davies	45:18	47:01	38:02	39:26	42:57	3:32:43
12	Jacob Stevens	38:19	44:57	40:35	44:16	44:55	3:33:02
13	James Nichols	36:05	45:40	40:50	40:57	54:45	3:38:17
14	Shahib Ali	41:10	47:03	42:17	46:55	54:06	3:51:31
15	Mark Moir	41:10	47:27	49:10	43:02	54:07	3:54:56
16	Michael Wilson	40:24	49:02	44:32	47:55	56:17	3:58:10
17	Jonathan Wooldridge	43:06	53:32	44:51	57:19	54:14	4:13:01
18	Grant Conway	42:06	48:35	43:01	47:57	72:12 M	4:13:51
19	Peter Hatley	43:06	59:34	43:19	57:20	53:43	4:17:02
20	Richard Cravitz	44:53	54:43	53:14	55:30	55:41	4:24:01
21	Dave Hallybone	45:13	74:06 M	45:31	48:54	52:39	4:26:23
22	Vinesh Kumar	41:46	43:41	61:54 M	46:56	72:12 M	4:26:29
23	Frank Brownlie	52:51	63:19	56:45	58:08	66:25	4:57:28
24	John Atkinson	62:45	70:30	61:53	68:57	69:43	5:33:48

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Individual Series Results (Age Grading)

Notes:
- M: missed race. Age grade = lowest grade of the race minus 0.1%.

Pos.	Name	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Average
1	Caroline Frith	65.3%	64.2%	61.8%	61.6%	60.2%	62.6%
2	Sandra Preston	53.6%	49.1%	54.9%	59.0%	58.9%	55.1%
3	Cath Perry	56.5%	55.2%	55.5%	51.7%	49.4%	53.7%
4	Catriona Hoult	54.3%	51.9%	49.1%	51.5%	54.8%	52.3%
5	Fiona Day	57.0%	49.7%	51.2%	47.9%	45.9%	50.4%
6	Susannah McLaren	48.0%	42.8%	52.0%	53.8%	52.3%	49.8%
7	Chloe Millan	55.0%	49.5%	38.1% M	52.8%	51.6%	49.4%
8	Karen Atkinson	47.3%	48.4%	47.2%	43.9%	44.9%	46.3%
9	Sallyann Eyles	49.0%	47.0%	38.1% M	36.9% M	43.0%	42.8%
10	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	46.2%	43.6%	40.5%	37.0%	38.5%	41.2%

Pos.	Name	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Average
1	Fabrizio Stefanoni	74.0%	70.3%	64.6%	69.6%	68.6%	69.4%
2	Robert Spread	68.3%	66.8%	65.2%	66.1%	66.2%	66.5%
3	Calvin Bobin	70.6%	68.3%	62.7%	66.9%	62.0%	66.1%
4	John Henry	69.8%	62.9%	62.1%	62.2%	65.4%	64.5%
5	Patrick Brown	68.0%	61.0%	60.0%	62.6%	62.9%	62.9%
6	Robert Dixon	64.6%	61.7%	59.8%	61.0%	63.1%	62.1%
7	Billy Rayner	66.1%	55.2%	59.5%	60.8%	59.3%	60.2%
8	Joe Gunn	64.0%	64.9%	61.8%	62.4%	38.4% M	58.3%
9	Gareth Davies	52.3%	56.6%	59.8%	61.3%	58.6%	57.7%
10	Tom Howourth	66.3%	62.5%	59.4%	61.3%	38.4% M	57.6%
11	Michael Wilson	62.9%	58.2%	54.8%	54.1%	47.9%	55.6%
12	Jacob Stevens	58.0%	55.9%	52.9%	51.6%	52.9%	54.3%
13	Alex Ward	57.6%	58.4%	43.6%	55.6%	55.1%	54.1%
14	James Nichols	58.4%	51.8%	49.5%	52.5%	40.9%	50.6%
15	Grant Conway	56.3%	54.8%	52.9%	50.4%	38.4% M	50.5%
16	John Atkinson	50.3%	50.3%	48.9%	46.7%	48.0%	48.8%
17	Frank Brownlie	52.4%	49.1%	46.8%	48.6%	44.2%	48.2%
18	Jonathan Wooldridge	53.6%	48.5%	49.5%	41.2%	45.2%	47.6%
19	Shahib Ali	50.7%	49.8%	47.3%	45.4%	40.9%	46.8%
20	Vinesh Kumar	52.3%	56.2%	38.1% M	47.5%	38.4% M	46.5%
21	Dave Hallybone	49.5%	42.4% M	47.2%	46.7%	45.1%	46.2%
22	Peter Hatley	52.4%	42.5%	50.0%	40.2%	44.6%	45.9%
23	Mark Moir	50.2%	48.8%	40.3%	49.0%	40.5%	45.7%
24	Richard Cravitz	47.3%	43.5%	38.2%	39.0%	40.4%	41.7%

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 5

The final race of the ELR virtual XC competition was held in Epping Forest in the Pole Hill / Chingford area, during the month of March. Course details here.

Results:

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Caroline Frith	43:28	60.2%	1
2	Chloe Millan	48:06	51.6%	5
3	Catriona Hoult	49:01	54.8%	3
4	Sandra Preston	50:57	58.9%	2
5	Cath Perry	52:15	49.4%	6
6	Susannah McLaren	57:18	52.3%	4
7	Anna Dingle	60:13	44.6%	9
8	Sallyann Eyles	64:18	43.0%	10
9	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	67:36	38.5%	11
10	Karen Atkinson	70:07	44.9%	8
11	Fiona Day	72:11	45.9%	7

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Robert Spread	34:30	66.2%	2
2	Fabrizio Stefanoni	35:10	68.6%	1
3	John Henry	35:12	65.4%	3
4	Patrick Brown	35:13	62.9%	5
5	Robert Dixon	35:15	63.1%	4
6	Billy Rayner	37:30	59.3%	7
7	Alex Ward	39:45	55.1%	9
8	Gareth Davies	42:57	58.6%	8
9	Jacob Stevens	44:55	52.9%	10
10	Calvin Bobin	45:33	62.0%	6
11	Dave Hallybone	52:39	45.1%	14
12	Peter Hatley	53:43	44.6%	15
13=	Shahib Ali	54:06	40.9%	18
13=	Mark Moir	54:06	40.5%	20
15	Jonathan Wooldridge	54:14	45.2%	13
16	James Nichols	54:45	40.9%	19
17	Richard Cravitz	55:41	40.4%	21
18	Michael Wilson	56:17	47.9%	12
19	Kirk Johnson	59:25	43.8%	17
20	Frank Brownlie	66:25	44.2%	16
21	John Atkinson	69:43	48.0%	11

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 4

The fourth race of the ELR virtual XC competition was held in Claybury Park during the month of February. Course details here.

Results:

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Caroline Frith	40:52	61.6%	1
2	Chloe Millan	45:09	52.8%	4
3	Cath Perry	48:02	51.7%	5
4	Sandra Preston	48:53	59.0%	2
5	Catriona Hoult	50:06	51.5%	6
6	Susannah McLaren	53:35	53.8%	3
7	Fiona Day	66:32	47.9%	7
8	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	67:31	37.0%	9
9	Karen Atkinson	68:57	43.9%	8

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Robert Spread	33:13	66.1%	3
2	Fabrizio Stefanoni	33:20	69.6%	1
3	Joe Gunn	33:48	62.4%	5
4	Patrick Brown	34:02	62.6%	4
5	Tom Howourth	34:22	61.3%	8
6	Robert Dixon	34:55	61.0%	9
7	Billy Rayner	35:11	60.8%	10
8	John Henry	35:35	62.2%	6
9	Alex Ward	37:54	55.6%	11
10	Gareth Davies	39:26	61.3%	7
11	Calvin Bobin	40:36	66.9%	2
12	James Nichols	40:57	52.5%	13
13	Mark Moir	43:02	49.0%	16
14	Jacob Stevens	44:16	51.6%	14
15	Shahib Ali	46:55	45.4%	22
16	Vinesh Kumar	46:56	47.5%	18
17	Michael Wilson	47:55	54.1%	12
18	Grant Conway	47:57	50.4%	15
19	Dave Hallybone	48:54	46.7%	21
20	Richard Cravitz	55:30	39.0%	26
21	Jonathan Wooldridge	57:19	41.2%	24
22	Peter Hatley	57:20	40.2%	25
23	Frank Brownlie	58:08	48.6%	17
24	John White	58:30	47.3%	19
25	Nat Dye	59:43	35.7%	27
26	Kirk Johnson	59:51	41.8%	23
27	John Atkinson	68:57	46.7%	20

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 3

The third race of the ELR virtual XC competition was held in Epping Forest near Oak Hill, Woodford in January. Course details here.

Results:

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Caroline Frith	38:19	61.8%	1
2	Cath Perry	42:01	55.5%	2
3	Sandra Preston	49:21	54.9%	3
4	Catriona Hoult	49:26	49.1%	6
5	Susannah McLaren	52:09	52.0%	4
6	Anna Dingle	53:53	44.6%	8
7	Fiona Day	57:47	51.2%	5
8	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	58:00	40.5%	9
9	Karen Atkinson	60:19	47.2%	7

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Robert Spread	31:40	65.2%	1
2	Joe Gunn	32:06	61.8%	5
3	Tom Howourth	33:20	59.4%	10
4	Patrick Brown	33:22	60.0%	6
5	Robert Dixon	33:28	59.8%	7
6	John Henry	33:29	62.1%	4
7	Billy Rayner	33:38	59.5%	9
8	Fabrizio Stefanoni	33:46	64.6%	2
9	Gareth Davies	38:02	59.8%	8
10	Jacob Stevens	40:35	52.9%	12
11	Calvin Bobin	40:44	62.7%	3
12	James Nichols	40:50	49.5%	15
13	Shahib Ali	42:17	47.3%	18
14	Grant Conway	43:01	52.9%	13
15	Peter Hatley	43:19	50.0%	14
16	Michael Wilson	44:32	54.8%	11
17	Jonathan Wooldridge	44:51	49.5%	16
18	Alex Ward	45:27	43.6%	21
19	Dave Hallybone	45:31	47.2%	19
20	Mark Moir	49:10	40.3%	23
21	Richard Cravitz	53:14	38.2%	24
22	Frank Brownlie	56:45	46.8%	20
23	Kirk Johnson	56:54	41.4%	22
24	John Atkinson	61:53	48.9%	17

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 2

The second race of the ELR virtual XC competition was held in Hainault Forest in December. Course details here.

Results:

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Caroline Frith	43:08	64.2%	1
2	Cath Perry	49:26	55.2%	2
3	Chloe Millan	53:00	49.5%	5
4	Catriona Hoult	54:45	51.9%	3
5	Sallyann Eyles	62:17	47.0%	8
6	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	63:02	43.6%	9
7	Sandra Preston	64:34	49.1%	6
8	Karen Atkinson	68:51	48.4%	7
9	Fiona Day	69:34	49.7%	4
10	Susannah McLaren	74:05	42.8%	10

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Joe Gunn	35:47	64.9%	4
2	Robert Spread	36:10	66.8%	3
3	Fabrizio Stefanoni	36:18	70.3%	1
4	Tom Howourth	37:04	62.5%	6
5	Robert Dixon	37:56	61.7%	7
6	Patrick Brown	38:25	61.0%	8
7	John Henry	38:42	62.9%	5
8	Alex Ward	39:40	58.4%	9
9	Billy Rayner	42:25	55.2%	14
10	Vinesh Kumar	43:41	56.2%	12
11	Calvin Bobin	43:47	68.3%	2
12	Jacob Stevens	44:57	55.9%	13
13	James Nichols	45:40	51.8%	16
14	Gareth Davies	47:01	56.6%	11
15	Shahib Ali	47:03	49.8%	18
16	Mark Moir	47:27	48.8%	20
17	Grant Conway	48:35	54.8%	15
18	Michael Wilson	49:02	58.2%	10
19	Jonathan Wooldridge	53:32	48.5%	21
20	Richard Cravitz	54:43	43.5%	22
21	Peter Hatley	59:34	42.5%	23
22	Frank Brownlie	63:19	49.1%	19
23	John Atkinson	70:30	50.3%	17

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 1

The first race of the ELR virtual XC competition was held in Wanstead Park in November. Course details here.

Results:

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Caroline Frith	37:47	65.3%	1
2	Chloe Millan	42:31	55.0%	5
3	Cath Perry	43:05	56.5%	3
4	Rebecca Green	44:14	56.2%	4
5	Catriona Hoult	46:34	54.3%	6
6	Sandra Preston	52:41	53.6%	7
7	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	52:58	46.2%	12
8	Sallyann Eyles	53:13	49.0%	8
9	Fiona Day	54:03	57.0%	2
10	Helen McGuinness	57:18	44.6%	13
11	Susannah McLaren	58:50	48.0%	10
12	Sandra Hiller	60:06	48.8%	9
13	Karen Atkinson	62:45	47.3%	11

Pos	Name	Time	Age grade	AG.pos
1	Patrick Brown	30:42	68.0%	5
2	Fabrizio Stefanoni	30:45	74.0%	1
3	John Henry	31:05	69.8%	3
4	Tom Howourth	31:07	66.3%	6
5	Robert Spread	31:30	68.3%	4
6	Billy Rayner	31:34	66.1%	7
7	Mark Boulton	32:10	65.2%	8
8	Robert Dixon	32:17	64.6%	9
9	Joe Gunn	32:19	64.0%	10
10	Alex Ward	35:50	57.6%	14
11	James Nichols	36:05	58.4%	12
12	Calvin Bobin	37:42	70.6%	2
13	Jacob Stevens	38:19	58.0%	13
14	Michael Wilson	40:24	62.9%	11
15=	Mark Moir	41:10	50.2%	23
15=	Shahib Ali	41:10	50.7%	21
17	Vinesh Kumar	41:46	52.3%	19
18	Grant Conway	42:06	56.3%	15
19=	Jonathan Wooldridge	43:06	53.6%	16
19=	Peter Hatley	43:06	52.4%	18
21	Richard Cravitz	44:53	47.3%	25
22	Dave Hallybone	45:13	49.5%	24
23	Gareth Davies	45:18	52.3%	20
24	Frank Brownlie	52:51	52.4%	17
25	John Atkinson	62:45	50.3%	22

Sunday 16th January 2022 - Cross Country League Race 4 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30am start.

Sunday 16th January 2022 - Cross Country League Race 4 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30am start..

Meet at Wanstead Leisure Centre at 8.30am for car share to Cassiobury Park.

Venue: Cassiobury Park, Watford, WD18 7LG.
Hosted by Watford Joggers.

This race is free to all members of East London Runners. Turn up on the day to run. No pre race entry required. So that we can get an idea of numbers, please comment below or add your name to race entries if you are going to run.

RACE INSTRUCTIONS:

Dear Runners,

The next race this season is at Cassiobury Park, Watford. Sunday January 16th. Start 10:30.

Car Parking:

Parking is available either in the (small) park car park or on local roads. The roads on the opposite side of the park to the Cha cafe offer the best guarantee of getting a space. Please park considerately. There are also car parks in the town centre, which are a modest walk away, and at Watford Met Line station in Cassiobury Park Avenue (WD18 7LE) where there are 70 spaces and the cost is £3

Toilet Facilities.

Temporary toilets will be available and there are flush toilets available near the Hub (Daisy's) cafe at the paddling pool complex. The toilet facilities at the Cha cafe are for customers only.

We are again running in the shadow of Covid. Please do not travel if you have symptoms or have tested positive. Hand sanitising gels will be available near the temporary toilets.

In Cassiobury Park we have the benefit of a wide start, so please give each other a little space and courtesy as you line up awaiting the start.

The Course (Approx 6 Miles).

The course will be the same as in recent years, out to the woods, 2 laps, then return back to finish adjacent to the start. The attached map is slightly incorrect in that on the opening "out and back" section you will run down and up on the grass and not on the footpath. This will be clearly marked and marshalled, as indeed the rest of the course will be. For those who haven't run here before, in terms of footwear, please be aware that there's a tarmac section over the "rustic" and canal bridges and the path beyond that, between MP6 and MP9 (the top of 5 Ways Hill) is a firm trail type surface.

We are excited to be able to put this race on and look forward to seeing you.

Good luck and kind regards,
Colin Taylor
On behalf of Watford Joggers

We are looking forward to this race in Cassiobury Park and hope to see you there. Please speak Karan or Mike if you have any questions.

Karan Gadhia and Mike Wilson
Winter League Captains

MAP OF COURSE.

This is a very good course. Downhill from the start into the woods, then two laps whilst in the picturesque woods and back uphill to the finish.

---------- 2019-20 SEASON ----------

Sunday League 2019-20 Final Results

Well done to all members who ran in this winter's Sunday Cross-Country League.

The club finished in good positions in all categories:
- Men overall: 7th, vets: 8th
- Women overall: 11th, vets: 11th
Out of 19 clubs.

The following members finished in the top 10 of the individual categories:
- Maud Hodson: 5th VW45
- John Henry: 7th VM40

See you all again at Cheshunt in October 2020!

Michael Wilson and Jacob Stevens
Winter League Captains

ELR Winter League Competition

For the 2019-20 season, we have introduced a new internal ELR competition, where runners are given scores based on a combination of participation and age-adjusted performance in the Chingford and Sunday League races (see Scoring Method below for details). Trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed runner of each gender at the end of the season.

Final Standings
Here are the final results of the 2019-20 competition.

Some interesting stats:
- 109 ELR members took part at in at least one Winter League race. Almost certainly a club record!
- 9 members ran in all Chingford League races: Euan Brown, Fiona Day, Becky Evans, Maud Hodson, Catriona Hoult, Mark Moir, Billy Rayner, Jacob Stevens & Michael Wilson.
- 7 members ran in all Sunday League races: Karan Gadhia, John Henry, Maud Hodson, Mark Moir, James Nichols, Jacob Stevens & Michael Wilson.
- The 5 women with the highest age-adjusted performance score (omitting volunteering) were Becky Evans, Paula Bedford, Caroline Frith, Emily Clarke & Ellie Wilkinson.
- The 5 men with the highest age-adjusted performance score (omitting volunteering) were Euan Brown, Calvin Bobin, John Henry, Rhys Edwards & Thomas Grimes.
- 31 members ran in only one Winter League race.

Columns:
Part. - Participation score
Perf. - Overall performance score
Race perf. - Performance score in last race
Score - Overall score
Pos.chg. - Position change (N: new runner/volunteer)

Pos.	Name	Part.	Perf.	Race perf.	Score	Pos.chg.
1	Maud Hodson	100	110	108	104.0	-
2	Fiona Day	91	112	107	99.2	-
3	Catriona Hoult	91	101	100	94.8	-
4	Kasia Stachowiak	82	105	101	90.9	-
5	Becky Evans	64	124	123	87.9	+1
6	Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera	82	87	87	83.9	+2
7	Carolyn Edwards	73	96		82.2	-2
8	Chloe Millan	64	103		79.4	-1
9	Sandra Preston	55	109	100	76.1	-
10	Caroline Frith	45	113	100	72.5	-
11	Kathryn Hertzberg	55	94	96	70.2	-
12	Paula Bedford	36	114	100	67.6	-
13	Katie Whitton	36	98		61.0	-
14	Veronica Carrasco	36	94	100	59.3	+4
15	Emily Clarke	18	115		56.9	-1
16	Sarah Burns	27	101	100	56.7	+4
17	Ellie Wilkinson	18	114		56.4	-2
18	Janet Bywater	18	109		54.7	-2
19	Lydia Merrett	27	95	100	54.3	+8
20	Tina Bennett	27	94		54.1	-3
21	Lauren Kelly	18	103		52.3	-2
22	Kate Brett	18	99		50.7	-1
23	Filipa Soares	18	98		50.2	-1
24	Susannah McLaren	9	110		49.4	+1
25	Grace Turner	27	82		49.1	-2
26	Claire Emery	18	95		49.1	-2
27	Debbie Shearing	18	93		48.1	-1
28	Rachel Le Roux	18	90	100	46.8	+9
29	Anne-Marie Kennedy	18	89		46.5	-1
30	Alice Barrett	9	100	100	45.5	N
30	Katrina Betteridge	9	100	100	45.5	N
30	Liz O'Donnell	9	100	100	45.5	N
30	Suzanne Taylor	9	100	100	45.5	N
34	Lauren Stevenson	18	86		45.2	-5
35	Sallyann Eyles	18	81		43.3	-5
36	Jo Neville	9	92		42.2	-5
37	Helen McGuinness	9	90		41.4	-5
38	Anna Dingle	9	85		39.4	-5
39	Maya Goodwin	9	83		38.7	-5
40	Joanna Qiu	9	81		37.8	-5
41	Isabella Allan	9	80		37.3	-5

Pos.	Name	Part.	Perf.	Race perf.	Score	Pos.chg.
1	Jacob Stevens	100	111	111	104.3	-
2	Mark Moir	100	110	109	104.1	-
3	Michael Wilson	100	106	107	102.6	-
4	Karan Gadhia	91	103	100	95.8	-
5	Billy Rayner	82	114	116	94.6	-
6	John Henry	73	126	123	94.2	-
7	Euan Brown	64	128	132	89.5	-
8	Calvin Bobin	64	124	100	87.7	-
9	Alex Jameson	82	94	98	86.8	-
10	James Nichols	64	109	101	81.9	-
11	Thomas Grimes	45	125	122	77.3	-
12	Patrick Brown	45	125	122	77.1	-
13	Amit Marks	45	104	109	68.9	+3
14	Warren Ibrahim	36	115		68.0	-1
15	Peter Craik	36	115	100	67.7	-
16	Michael Bamford	36	112	100	66.8	+1
17	Stuart Hodson	45	97	97	66.1	+3
18	Peter Hatley	36	107	100	64.6	+3
19	Neil Gage	36	107	106	64.6	+3
20	Ciaran Canavan	36	106		64.4	-6
21	Nick Hoult	36	104	100	63.5	+4
22	Andrew Howard	36	104	100	63.3	+4
23	Vinesh Kumar	36	101		62.4	-5
24	Gareth Davies	27	112		61.3	-5
25	Andrew Baxter	18	122	124	59.7	+10
26	Arthur Diaz	36	93	100	59.1	+7
27	Lance Fuller	27	107		59.1	-4
28	Samir Younsi	36	93	89	58.9	+1
29	Mark Durrant	36	91		58.2	-5
30	Joe Gunn	18	112	119	55.7	+16
31	Rhys Edwards	9	125		55.5	-4
32	Liviu Ionita	9	124		55.2	-4
33	Mark Boulton	9	124		54.9	-3
34	Paul Thompson	9	123		54.5	-3
35	Med Dahbi	9	122		54.1	-3
36	Nick Clarke	18	105		53.0	-2
37	Regis Martin	18	103		52.1	-
38	Cathal Lynch	27	89		52.0	-2
39	Clive Stephenson	9	116		51.9	-1
40	Jose Rodriguez	9	115		51.7	-1
41	Jonathan Wooldridge	18	99	99	50.4	+15
42	Craig Livermore	9	112		50.3	-
43	Mounir Dahbi	18	98		50.0	-3
44	Louis Le Roux	18	98		50.0	-3
45	Jimmy Dale	18	96		49.2	-2
46	Ged Browne	9	105		47.7	-2
47	Tom Howourth	9	105		47.4	-2
48	Grant Conway	9	104		47.2	-
49	John Healy	18	90		46.8	-2
50	Emmet Fitzgibbon	9	102		46.2	-
51	Martin Quinlan	18	88		46.2	-2
52	Ramesh Pala	9	101		45.9	-1
53	Andrew Jackson	9	101		45.9	-1
54	Ford Cadiogan	9	100		45.5	-1
55	Viktor Szabadi	9	100	100	45.5	N
56	Carlton D'Souza	9	100	100	45.5	N
56	Don Bennett	9	100	100	45.5	N
56	Stuart Barton	9	100	100	45.5	N
59	Shahib Ali	9	99		45.1	-5
60	William O'Donoghue	9	99		44.9	-5
61	George Georgiou	9	96		43.7	-4
62	Brian Crowther	9	94		43.0	-4
63	Edward Barnard	9	94		43.0	-4
64	Kirk Johnson	18	77		41.7	-4
65	Jason Levy	9	87		40.3	-4
66	Marc Akers	9	85		39.3	-4
67	Frank Brownlie	9	82		38.3	-4
68	Imran Mustak	9	65		31.5	-4

ELR Winter League Competition - Scoring Method

Summary
For each runner, we calculate a participation score and a performance score. The participation score is the percentage of Chingford and Sunday XC League races that the runner has taken part in. The performance score is calculated by taking the runner's time for each race, applying a gender/age adjustment (similar to parkrun age grading) and then comparing that to the median time of all runners in the race; this is then averaged over the races they took part in. The overall score is a weighted average of the two scores: 60% of participation score plus 40% of performance score.

All Winter League races are included in the competition, both cross-country and tarmac, including the Chingford League relays in March. Volunteers at the relays (organised by ELR) also score points: a fixed race performance score of 100 is used.

Detailed Calculation
For anyone interested in the details, the scores are calculated as follows:

Time = Runner's race time (individual time in the relay)
CatFactor = Conversion factor from gender/age category standard to mid-point between SM & SF standards - see below.
AdjTime = Time * CatFactor
MedianTime = Median time of all runners in race (all clubs, all categories)
RacePerfScore = MedianTime / AdjTime * 100 (or fixed value of 100 for relay volunteers)
PerfScore = Mean RacePerfScore for runner over season
PartScore = (Number of races attended by runner) / (Total number of races) * 100
Score = PerfScore * 40% + PartScore * 60%

Category factors are calculated using WMA age factors and male/female 5 mile road race records (similar to the data used for parkrun age grading).

Factors for 5y Chingford League categories:
SM 1.0676 SW 0.9404
M40 1.0076 W40 0.9017
M45 0.9690 W45 0.8630
M50 0.9304 W50 0.8156
M55 0.8917 W55 0.7674
M60 0.8531 W60 0.7192
M65 0.8145
U18M 1.0523

Factors for 10y Sunday League categories:
SM 1.0676 SW 0.9404
M40 0.9883 W35 0.9144
M50 0.9110 W45 0.8393
M60 0.8338 W55 0.7433

Example (for one runner, one race):
Time = 20:50
AdjTime = 20:50 * 1.0076 (M40) = 20:59
MedianTime = 24:15
RacePerfScore = 24:15 / 20:59 * 100 = 115.52
Score = 115.52 * 0.4 + 100 * 0.6 = 106.21

Sunday Cross-Country League Fixtures 2019-20

Sunday 20th October 2019
Event 1 Cheshunt Park, Cheshunt - Hosted jointly by Broxbourne Runners and Garden City Runners. 11am start.

Sunday 1st December 2019
Event 2 Trent Park, Cockfosters - Hosted by Trent Park RC. 10.30am start.

Sunday 22nd December 2019
Event 3 Fairland Valley Park - Hosted by Fairlands Valley Spartans. 10.30am start.

Sunday 12th January 2020
Event 4 Cassiobury Park, Watford - Hosted by Watford Joggers and supported by Ealing Eagles. 10.30am start.

Sunday 9th February 2020
Event 5 Royston - Hosted by Royston Runners. 10.30am start.

Sunday League website: http://www.runherts.com/xc.htm

Mike Wilson and Jacob Stevens
Winter Leagues Captains

Sunday 12th January 2020 - Cross Country League Race 4 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30am start.

Sunday League Race 4 details below! Please add your name to the Race Entries page of this Website if you are keen to represent ELR ! If you are going and can offer or need a lift, please meet at Wanstead leisure centre at 8.30am.

Race Venue: Cassiobury Park, Watford WD18 7LG

Once again, this race is free to enter and no pre-entry is required - just turn up on the day to run.

Hosted by Watford Joggers.

Date: Sunday 12th January 2020.
Start time: 10:30am.

Trains: There are two rail stations in close proximity.
Watford Junction - overground.
Watford Metropolitan - underground.

Car parking:
There are car parks in the town. Nearest are behind the Town Hall and in the middle of the roundabout near the Swimming Pool, the Avenue postcode is: WD17 4AJ. There is ample street parking on the local roads adjacent to the park. Please park considerately.

Toilet facilities:
Close to the park, there are facilities in the underpass under the roundabout in front of the town hall. A short walk from The Avenue car park. Toilet facilities in the park are limited but we hope that we may be able to provide some temporary toilets.

The course is Approx 5.9 Miles.
The race starts & finishes near the Cha cafe. The course will be a run out to Whippendell Woods - two laps then back to the park. The course will be marshalled and marked throughout.
The route remains unchanged from previous years. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ATHLETES ARE AWARE THAT AFTER DESCENDING INTO THE WOODS THEY WILL RUN TWO laps before returning up the hill and retracing the route back to the finish.
The course is a variety of grass, parkland, stony paths, gravel tracks, and muddy paths. There are also the two bridges to cross with tarmac to head out of and return to the park.

Please speak to Mike Wilson or Jacob Stevens if you have any questions. We look forward to another good turnout for this penultimate race of the Sunday League season.

Sunday 25th February 2018 - Cross-country is the new battleground as women step up bid for equality - by Nick Hoult

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2018/02/24/cross-country-new-battleground-women-step-bid-equality/

February 2018 - Thomas Grimes wins the Overall Title in the Sunday League!

Cross Country Captain Mike Wilson reports.

With the Cross Country season drawing to a close, I would like to congratulate Thomas Grimes who was crowned overall winner of the Sunday League title. He achieved this with a top five finish at the final fixture at Royston. This is a great achievement with record attendances of over 500 runners at some of the races. I am pleased with the turnout from the club in both Leagues, with numbers increasing from last year. We had 10 enjoyable races in total on on a variation of surfaces and conditions, appealing to novices and experienced athletes alike.

In the Chingford League we had a record 54 runners compete on a cold autumn evening at Hog Hill in October. The ladies and men's 'A' teams finished 4th and 5th in this League respectively.

I would like to thank everyone who took part in 2017/18 and look forward to welcoming new and old members again, when the season starts again in October.

Cross Country

Cross-Country 2023-24 Fixture List

Gender Equality - Cross Country (Including Chingford League) 2023/24 - EAST LONDON RUNNERS

Sunday 19th February 2023 - Sunday Cross Country League Race 5 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30m start.

ELR Winter Leagues Co-Captains for 2023/24

---------- 2020-21 SEASON ----------

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Team Results

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Individual Series Results (Time)

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Individual Series Results (Age Grading)

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 5

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 4

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 3

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 2

ELR Virtual Cross-Country: Race 1

Sunday 16th January 2022 - Cross Country League Race 4 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30am start.

---------- 2019-20 SEASON ----------

Sunday League 2019-20 Final Results

ELR Winter League Competition

ELR Winter League Competition - Scoring Method

Sunday Cross-Country League Fixtures 2019-20

Sunday 12th January 2020 - Cross Country League Race 4 - Cassiobury Park, Watford - 10.30am start.

Sunday 25th February 2018 - Cross-country is the new battleground as women step up bid for equality - by Nick Hoult

February 2018 - Thomas Grimes wins the Overall Title in the Sunday League!

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