Cross Country Season 2025/26

The Manchester Area Cross Country League (MACCL) season is planned to start on 11th October 2025. A whole £7.50 (tbc) gets you all 5 races (or as many as you want to). Don't worry about being fast, we are all about having a laugh and eat a lot of cake!  

The provisional race calendar and start times are listed below: -

Race Dates:

• Match 1: Saturday 11th October 2025: Venue TBC

• Match 2: Saturday 22nd November 2025: Sefton Park (Liverpool Harriers/UKA) 

• Match 3: Saturday 6th December 2025: Woodbank Park (Stockport Harriers)

• Match 4: Saturday 10th January 2025: Tatton Park (Sale Harriers/Wilmslow RC)

• Match 5: Saturday 7th February 2025: Heaton Park (Manchester Harriers) 

 Race times:

• 12 noon U11 GIRLS & U11 BOYS* - 2,400 metres [*U11’s do not compete in Match One]

• 12:15 pm U13 GIRLS & U13 BOYS - 3,500 metres max=3,500

• 12.30 pm U15 GIRLS & U15 BOYS – 5,000 metres max=5,000

• 12:50 pm U17 GIRLS & U17 BOYS – 6,500 metres max=6,500

• 1:30 pm SENIOR, U20 & VET LADIES – 8,000 metres max=10,000

• 2:30 pm SENIOR, U20 & VET MEN - 9,600 metres max=10,000

Individual online entries will be available via https://www.race-results.co.uk when this opens. 

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Full details & rules are available at https://maccl.co.uk/affiliations-and-entries/

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Bonus: Details of the 2026 National Championships will be published here when confirmed