A regularly updated calendar of the Chingford and Sunday league and additional XC races can be found on line here All the races are free to enter as they are included in your membership fees except for the one in Loughton AC. You will be informed when they are open on our Facebook group and website. For Championship events, please advise your Winter League captains Michael Wilson and Jacob Stevens in advance that you are willing to run, so that you can be entered for those races. You do not need to pre-enter the Chingford League and Sunday XC League races, as you can turn up on the day to run. For more information, contact your XC captains or your ELR race secretary Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera directly or by e-mail: racesecretary@eastlondonrunners.org.uk Have a great winter filled with running!
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. A trophy will be awarded to the woman and man with the highest score at the end of the season. 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 (24:15 for this Hog Hill 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. Scoring Method - Details For anyone interested in the details, the scores are calculated as follows: Time = Runner's race time 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 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 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
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 Runner - 10.30am start. Mike Wilson and Jacob Stevens Winter Leagues Captains
Cross Country (Inc Chingford League) 2018/19 - 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 22nd December 2019 - Cross Country League Race 3 - Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage SG2 8RH. 10.30am start. Meet at Wanstead Leisure Centre at 8.30am for car share to Fairlands Valley Park. This race is free to all members of East London Runners. Turn up on the day to run. Hosted by Fairlands Valley Spartans. The course is 4.9 miles/8K of parkland and consists of three laps around the Showground side of Fairlands Valley Park. It is a grass surface and trail shoes are recommended. Portaloos will be available near the start. Belongings can be left in an unsupervised area around the start and finish. Parking is available within the showground car park. Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 8RH. This is directly opposite Stevenage Football Club and the Lamex Stadium. 1.1 miles from the train station. There is a cafe at the other side of the park which will be open from 9.30am until 2.30pm. The use of headphones is not permitted and Runners wearing them will be disqualified. Please be mindful that this is a public park and we therefore share it with many other users including cyclists and dog walkers. First aid will be present. Please report any issues to the nearest Marshall, who will call the first aiders and they will come to you. Do not run if you feel unwell or have any injuries. We look forward to another big turnout from the club. Please speak to Mike Wilson or Jacob Stevens (Winter League Captains) if you have any questions.
Race Venue: Gloucester Park, Crane Farms Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3DE. Entries open to all first claim members of East London Runners. Closing date for entries - 20th December 2019. Start Time: 11.15am Senior Women - 12.15pm Senior Men. Distance - 10KM (Women and Men).
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.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2018/02/24/cross-country-new-battleground-women-step-bid-equality/
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.
East London Runners supports the movement to bring about Gender Equality in Cross Country Running at all ages and levels. We also recognise and respect the rights of Individual Club Members to choose to run in cross country races that do not currently have gender equality.