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Results for the B’ham & District XC league race 1 (Burbage Common), 12-Nov-2016

Thanks to Wayne for the following report:

So it’s that time again, when the summer handicaps are fading into the distant memories, the 1st xc league race is upon us , for the first time the league split the divisions, so only Sphinx ladies got to sample newbold common this time as Sphinx men made the short trip up the m69 to Burbage common,

At great turnout for the men in blue & gold, with 13 running, with xc league debuts for Michael and Kev ,

With Michael having a great run finishing in 32nd place and the first Sphinx home followed by Allen only a few places behind, strong runs also for Dave and Colin ,

Well done to all that took part today which has given us a good start for the season, which hopefully we can follow it up in the other races,

The next league race is Plock court , Gloucester on Saturday 3rd December, yes its abit of a drive , but we will have a good social day out anyway, and sample some of another county recovery beers

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Results for the Midland Police And Services Cross Country League – Race 2 (Newbold Revel, Rugby), 02-Nov-2016

Mitch and Jackie Timms joined Tom Marchi for race 2 of the Midland Police And Services Cross Country League.

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Results for the Warwick University XC relays, 05-Nov-2016

Thanks to captain Wayne for the following report:

A good way to warm up before our 1st xc league race next Saturday, and that is to take on the best that Warwick uni has to offer!!!! Over a 2 mile course around the sports grounds

Well that was the plan till our solitary Sphinx team rolled up and witnessed something called a warm up ( whatever one of them is )

Being carried out by a lot of very fast moving ¹⁹⁄₂₁ yr old s

Oh dear said rob fearing an almighty kicking, but then we spotted a more realistic target a full herd of northbrook rolled into view ,

One of Which was well in our sights till the captain on the last leg went well off course and ended up looking at a barn full of sit on grass mowers

( someone needs to by that bloke a map and compass)

Good fun , good sights and good cake what more do you need from a Saturday morning, and no where near Leicester!!!!!

Hopefully we can also get a full herd out next week for the 1st league race at burbrigde common, I will send email out later this week with times and directions

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Results for the XC Relays, Wolverhampton, 22-Oct-2016

Four teams represented Sphinx at these Midlands XC Relays, 2 ladies’ teams and 2 men’s. Thanks to Fiona for the following report, support and photos.

The cross country relays took place at the Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton. The weather stayed dry which was great for me as I was spectating but it did mean that the runners got off lightly as there was hardly any mud on the course. The course consisted of two laps with a couple of hills but nothing as challenging as cardiac hill (Leamington cross country course coming soon!!!).

Thank you to everyone who took part in the race and especially Barry, Rachael and Vicki who all chose this one as their first cross country for the team. As Vicki was completing her first lap and shouted over to me ‘I hate you and I hate this course’ (with a smile on her face of course!!!) I thought her cross country time was over at the first hurdle, however by the end of the day Vicki had the cross country bug and was asking about the league races!!!! Vicki – I have already signed you up for them all!!!

If you would like to enter the cross country league races then please do let me know. It doesn’t matter how fast you are, it is just a chance to enjoy the races and they are great team events.

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Results for English National Cross Country Championships, 27-Feb-2016

4 ladies and 2 men represented Sphinx well at the National cross-country championships, held at Donington Park. The focus was on running but the first outing of the new club shelter came a close second!

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Results for the Junior Cross Country League (fixture 5 of 5), Perry Park, 14-Feb-2016

5 Sphinx juniors competed in the final cross-country league fixture of the season. Well done to Daniel, Caden, Michael, Sam, Annie and every junior (and coaches and parents) that represented the club throughout the season.

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Results for the Ladies’ Cross Country League (fixture 4 of 4), Wolverhampton, 13-Feb-2016

Sue, Lisa and Natalie took a trip up the M6 to Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton to compete in the final league race of the season. Final league standings are yet to be published but well done to everyone that represented the club throughout the season.

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Results for the Men’s Cross Country League (fixture 4 of 4), Gloucester, 13-Feb-2016

Both cars turning the wrong way out of Copsewood could have been mistaken for bad navigation but it was to pick up a spare club vest and a forgotten Garmin (to paraphrase Imran: if it’s not recorded, it didn’t happen). After that false start, both cars were on the way to Gloucester without any further wrong turns.

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Result for the BUCS XC Championship, 06-Feb-2016

Catherine Gough competed well in this UK Championship. Catherine said:

I did the BUCS (British Universities & college sport) cross country championships on Saturday 6th February at Oxstalls Sports Park Gloucester. The race was 6.1k (2 laps) with almost 600 in my race (I came 173). It was a great experience. The course was very flat, but muddy and waterlogged in the rainy and windy conditions.

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Results for the Midland Cross Country Championships, 30-Jan-2016

7 ladies and 3 men represented Sphinx at the Midland XC Championships, held at Loughborough.

The next cross-country fixtures take us back to the league on the 13th February, with the ladies travelling to Wolverhampton and the men to Gloucester. Please contact the respective captains if you want to take part.

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