SW Cross-Country Championships


  • South-West Cross-Country Championships
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    • The 2025-26 venue will be RNAS Merryfield again (8 miles south-east of Taunton), on Saturday 3rd January. The Entry form can be found Here.

      Note that, following a security issue at the base in 2024, ALL THOSE ATTENDING, whether competitors, parents, volunteers, or whoever, will be required to register their intention to attend. For those bringing athletes, this can be done via the athlete's entry; provision for other attendees will be stated shortly.

      All athletes who declare themselves as Avon-qualified will be considered as Avon Team Members (some other counties have different policies).

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    • The organisers have denied that officials will use the transportation normally seen at Merryfield:

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    • Despite the lack of water in the above image, RNAS Merryfield and the nearby RNAS Yeovilton are classed as "HMS Heron" (in naval terms, a "Stone Frigate").
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    • In a normal season:
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      • Inter-Club competition: U13/15/17: 4 to score. Senior Men (U20/Masters eligible): 5 to score . Senior Women (U20/Masters eligible): 4 to score.
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      • Inter-County Competition: The seven South-West counties compete against each other. U13/U15/U17/U20: 4 to score. SW/SM: 6 to score.
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    • Who competes? U13/U15/U17/U20/Senior athletes for each gender
    • (there are also Development races for Under-11's, although there is no County team involvement)
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    • London Mini Marathon Teams: The 2026 London Marathon will be held on Sunday April 26th, with the London Mini-Marathon being held the previous day.

      The first two South-West finishers in each of the U13/U15/U17 races will receive automatic selection for the South-West team for the 2026 London Mini Marathon. There will also be a Trial Race (Road/Paths, over the 2.4km of the LMM race), scheduled for Sunday February 15th in the Exeter area (details to follow). The first three finishers in each category (U13/U15/U17, M/F) will be selected for the LMM teams. The sixth LMM place, plus the two reserve slots, will be at the SW Team Managers' discretion.

      SW Results from London Mini Marathon 2025
      SW Results from London Mini Marathon 2024
      SW Results from London Mini Marathon 2023

Organising a major Cross-Country meeting? That's simple, you just shove up some stakes and marker tape and recruit a few marshals, don't you? Er, not quite. Here is a link to the Tender Document for those who might have wanted to stage the 2014 South-West Cross-Country Championships.