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What is the 3-Counties League

The 3 Counties league is a local league of 12 teams. The beauty of the 3 Counties league is that there is no pressure and there are plenty of fun runners taking part. The distance of each race is not usually more than 5 miles and there isn?t a race clock in sight. The post race social includes a roll, a cake and a cuppa (much more useful than a medal).

It?s great not knowing beforehand whether you will be changing in an International Sports Centre (like ours) or a cow shed! The suspense continues until you are out on the course, sometimes trampling knee deep through mud, other times running along a pretty country track. Hills may be a feature but nothing too strenuous. Part of the fun is finding out whether the showers are still hot when you get back! (The other part is???....have they got any showers?) All in all an exiting way to spend a Sunday morning, supporting your running club at the same time.

-Questions Frequently Asked About Cross Country-

Will I need special clothing and foot wear?

A club vest is essential as part of the rules, but what you wear with it is up to you and dependant on the weather e.g. gloves, thermals, long sleeved tee shirt, tracksters etc. Off road running shoes or studded trainers are certainly beneficial but normal trainers are worn by many of the runners.

What is a cross country course like?

The routes will be on grass, tracks, shingle paths, and mud but definitely no roads.

How long are the races?

Check on the 3 Counties website for each race distance.

I am not a fast runner, is it worth me coming?

YES!!! The beauty of cross country is that you are running for your club, how fast you go is irrelevant. Placing is important right down to the last scorer in each of the teams. You may be the 200^th runner to finish, but if the runner behind you is the last scorer of his team then he will score 201, pushing up their points score.

How does the scoring system work?

Men and women all run together but score for their gender in the Male and Female competitions. The first 8 men and the first 4 women score for their team. Three of the men MUST be vets and two of the women MUST be vets.
In the Combined Team and new for the 2016/17 season team, Male and Female runners race against each other for Team points. Every runner will be given a finishing number (points), so you will be racing against everyone else irrespective of gender.
Once the results for the Men and Women scoring teams have been determined, their points are then added together to give the Combined Team score. A much fairer system so that the ladies efforts contributes.
Once our scoring runners cross the line if the next few runners to cross the line were also Harriers, even though they wouldn’t score for the team, they would be ensuring that the next runner to score for another club would have a far higher number. So our team will have attackers (scorers) and defenders (non-scoring) and the club with the lowest score wins. The more Harriers we have running in each race gives us the ability to push up the other club’s scores!! (If this isn’t clear, then please ask a coach to explain it to you.)

How can I get to races if I don?t drive or don?t want to travel on my own?

Runners will be invited to meet at the club so that we can car share.

How do I enter?

A sheet will go up on the notice board in due course for you to put your name on to register for the league. Before each individual race another sheet will go up asking for names of people going to that race.

We will meet at the club at 9.10am for car sharing or at the venue at 9.30am. There will be a notice on the board nearer the time to advise of the arranged meeting place.

And finally ?????????

3 Counties Cross Country league is for ALL runners; fast, slow or intermediate. The bottom line is that they are fun events with a great feeling of camaraderie and NO PRESSURE.

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In order to gain your Cross Country Colours you are required to run or score ALL the 3 Counties Cross Country League races or ALL but one of the 3 Counties Cross Country League races, plus one other qualifying race.

Qualifying Cross Country races are team events including:-
The Nationals, Parliament Hills, The Southerns, The Vets XC, Olney Squeaky Bone or the Counties. Other team cross country events will be considered by the Team Management by request, these must be made before the
end of the Cross Country Session.

In the event of a 3 Counties Cross Country cancellation, a runner will automatically credited with this race, unless the cross country is rescheduled for another date. In the event of an additional qualifying event being cancelled runners will be credited with the race provided a race application form has been posted.

Any questions? Speak to Angie Kay or Gary Finch

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3-Counties Race Results

-2016-2017-

Venue	Date	Harriers in Race	Mens Result	Ladies Result	Combined team
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough	23rd October	51	3rd	1st	1st
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	20th November	58	3rd	3rd	1st
3-Counties XC @ Wing	27th November	58	2nd	1st	1st
3-Counties XC @ Standalone Farm	18th December	48	2nd	3rd	2nd
3-Counties XC @ Sharnbrook	22nd January	45	3rd	3rd	3rd
Overall Season Results			3rd	2nd	1st

-2015-2016-

Venue	Date	Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough	25th October	66
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	8th November	60
3-Counties XC @ Leighton	29th November	51
3-Counties XC @ North Herts	20th December	66
3-Counties XC @ Bedford	3rd January	55

-2014-2015-

Venue	Date	Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ W ellingborough	26th October	51
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	9th November	56
3-Counties XC @ Leighton	23rd November	41
3-Counties XC @ North Herts	21st December	49
3-Counties XC @ Dunstable	11th January	49

-2013-2014-

Venue	Date	Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough	27th October	69
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	10th November	85
3-Counties XC @ Wing	24th November	53
3-Counties XC @ East Hadden	15th December	46
3-Counties XC @ Dunstable	12th January	53

-2012-2013-

Venue	Date	Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ W ellingborough	28th October	88
3-Counties XC @ Wing	11th November	83
3-Counties XC @ East Haddon	25th November	63
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley	16th December	68
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	3rd February	44

-2011-2012-

		Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	15th January	65
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley	18th December	72
3 counties @ North Herts	27th November	78
3-Counties XC @ Biggleswade	13th November	126
3-Counties XC @ Wellingborough	30th October	97

-2010-2011-

		Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC @ East Haddon	23rd January	45
3-Counties XC @ Wootton	28th November	58
3-Counties XC @ Dunstable	14th November	82
3-Counties XC @ Stopsley	24th October	87

-2009-2010-

		Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at Bedford	28th February	49
3-Counties XC at Ampthill	14th February	52
3-Counties XC at Northampton	24th January	58
3-Counties XC @ Leighton	22nd November	71
3-Counties XC at Stopsley	25th October	72

-2008-2009-

		Harriers in Race
3-Countries@ East Haddon	1st March 2009	34
3- Counties XC at North Herts	21st December 2008	65
3-Counties XC at Leighton	23rd November 2008	62
3-Counties XC at Dunstable	26th October 2008	61

-2007-2008-

		Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at East Haddon	10th February	39
3-Counties XC at Ampthill	13th January	65
3-Counties XC at North Herts	16th December	55
3-Counties XC at Biggleswade	11th November	67
3-Counties XC at Dunstable	28th October	53

-2006-2007-

		Harriers in Race
3-Counties XC at Wootton	29th October	32
3-Counties XC League at Biggleswade	12th November	47
3-Counties XC at North Herts	17th December	25
3-Counties XC at East Haddon	14th January	24
3-Counties XC at Dunstable	11th February	15

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