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Belete powers to a convincing win at the Diekirch IAAF permit meeting, Freya Murray at the Fukuoka International XC, Ritzenhein out of world cross and new Kenyan coach Leting gets a grip with his charges… Read more…
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Dathan Ritzenhein won his third senior USATF xc title in Indianapolis today, running away from a select group with around 3km to go. With many top athletes choosing to sit the race out ‘Ritz’ was always going to be head and shoulders above the rest… Read more…
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Northern off-road specialist Steve Vernon is getting his sights set on landing the big prize in English cross country this winter at the National XC champs in Leeds later this month. He can expect a tough challenge as ‘the National’ is on the shopping list of many an XC racer… Read more…
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Halloween 2009 additionally marks a special occasion for the glorious Berry Hill Park in Mansfield as this year, the Nottinghamshire venue will be celebrating as they reach their 20-year milestone of hosting the annual Saucony English Cross-Country Relays Read more…
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Ten athletes have been pre-selected by Athletics New Zealand for 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland which takes place on 28 March 2010. The selections are: Kimberley Smith, Fiona Crombie, Kellie Palmer and Sarah Biss… Read more…
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From Kent to Gwent, from the Chilterns to the Highlands. From local league, to big league and everything in between. If you are a cross country league, race, series organiser… Read more…
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It is the policy of the English Cross Country Association, backed by England Athletics, to send teams to International XC events to help athletes to develop and gain experience of travelling and competing against good quality athletes… Read more…
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Meeting two of the McCain UK Cross Challenge Series- Liverpool (incorporating the European Cross Country Trials) on Saturday 28th November – is now open for online entry 2009/2010 … Read more…
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With temperatures predicted to hit the low 20’s in some parts of the UK this weekend it’s gonna be dust rather than mud that awaits some the hardy XC runners up and down the country. Read more…
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An interesting October 2009 Running Times article from Roger Robinson on the origins of certain names and terms in this most historic of sports. Did you know that the word “harriers” – as in club name – derives from “hare hunters”? I didn’t… Read more…
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That’s right, its National weekend! ‘The oldest cross country race in the world’ at the most famous of venues – Parliament Hill – takes place this Saturday. Spikesmag beat us to a history of story, which we were planning to write today (honest!) Read more…
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As we get into the sharp end of the season for many leagues throughout the UK, there were a flurry of meets all going ahead despite the weather. From Bovey Tracy in the South West to the Scottish Master Champs in Irvine. Read more…
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Great article on Italy’s big XC race – the Cinque Mulini – over on spikesmag.com “It is known as one of the world’s greatest cross country races. Athletes scramble over banks and through ditches…during five grueling 2km laps”. Read more…
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90 minutes of top coverage from yesterday’s event is now up online. With interviews from Andy Baddeley and Steph Twell, before and after. Plus a nice measured interview with new UK Endurance Coach Ian Stewart – oh, and all of the action of course… Read more…
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With an injection of pace akin to many of his Ethiopian endurance running forefathers, Abebe Dinkesa upstaged the favourites at today’s Great North Winter Run cross country event at a windswept Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Read more…
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If you were out on Sunday and missed the rare live European cross country action on the Beeb, the BBC iPlayer comes up trumps and lets you have a full hour and three-quarters of top-notch cross country action from this weekend’s event. Read more…
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A bit of rarity these days I know, but there will be some mud, sweat and tears on telly this Sunday as the Beeb screen the 2008 European Cross Country Championships from Belgium. Coverage will be show on BBCi “press the red button” and BBC2. Read more…
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In an article in the East African newspaper the Daily Nation 5-time World XC champ Paul Tergat and Athletics Kenya secretary David Okeyo are more than displeased that the lack of home quality at the Kenyan AK series races so far. Read more…
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After another busy weekend of cross country around the world, MST brings you highlights from the IAAF‘s comprehensive global reporting. From the heat of Kenya to the cold of Belgium the movers and shakers are starting to show their hands… Read more…
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Freezing conditions and witty Scouse humour didn’t dampen the spirits of Britain’s best cross country runners this weekend as bright stars Andy Vernon and Steph Twell saw off their elders at the UK trials for this years European XC Champs in Brussels. Read more…
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In a story that first emerged after the Beijing games, the subject of cross-country running at the Olympics has moved one step closer to reality after the IAAF approved the idea at a meeting in Monaco last Friday. Read more…
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Its crunch time for those athletes with Brussels aspirations as this Saturday sees the Euro XC trials take place in sunny Liverpool. As well as being round two of the McCain Cross Challenge series the event doubles-up as the official trial race for the European XC Champs in two weeks time. Read more…
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Where would we be without them? Yes they can be a real pain when they hurry you on after you finish in a crumpled mess at the end of that strength-sapping race, when all you want to do is find the nearest spot to cough your lungs up. But let’s face it officials, organisers and marshalls make our world go round. Read more…
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MST tip-for-top this season Steph Twell took the curtain raiser in this year’s McCain Cross Challenge Series at a sunny Gateshead. We think that the Aldershot youngster will clean up this year, domestically. Her run against esteemed, world-class company earlier this year also shows that she has what it takes to take the honours at the European Cross-Country Championships in Brussels in a few weeks time. Read more…
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As a new service (so as you dont have to leave the comfort of your seat!) the nice people at the IAAF (thanks Chris) have agreed to a direct MST link for breaking cross-country news stories from around the world. So, each week we’ll bring you the rich pickings from their site, fresh-filtered, so you get only the best beans! Read more…
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The first steps of the long road to stardom started for many up-and-coming Kenyan athletes this weekend. On Saturday the Eastern Kenya town of Machakos staged Meet 1 of the AK XC Series, and the link-report from Elias Makori on IAAF.org is a reminder that the future of Kenyan cross country is in very good hands. Read more…
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You’re probably sick and tired of ‘lists’ these days – so we thought we’d do one! The World XC champs have thrown up a number of legends over the years and whilst crewing the end off my biro I thought you might like to get involved and have your say, as always no prizes, its just for fun… Read more…
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Its that time of year again as gloves and tracksters get dusted off, the metronomic sound of clattering spikes crossing tarmac roads awakens the soul; and the sight of steam rising from the hoards of hopefuls lining up in the mud, brings anticipation. Rubbing shoulders with stars, local leaguers in worn out vests that tell the tales of years of sweat, and weathering; another summer – gone, another cross country season – dawning. Read more…
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When former athletes decide to “put something back into the sport” you normally have to cover your eyes and ears – as it invariably entails them wanting to hog the limelight, again. Enter former French great and two time World Champ, Annette Sergent. Read more…
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The Halcyon days – its enough to make a grown man cry! When I recently stumbled across this photo I saw two things. Read more…
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We all like a prediction, lets face it. Whether its over a pint, a coffee or facebook, people everywhere like to pontificate on the the next US president, or the winner of Strictly frickin Come Dancing (I am glad that I’m not the only one who hates that programme). Read more…
