Cross Country (XC) 2025–2026 Season
Whether you’re an experienced cross-country runner or trying XC for the first time, here’s your complete guide to the 2025/26 cross country season with Tiptree Road Runners.
Important: You must wear an official red and black Tiptree Road Runners club vest or t-shirt (not a Tiptree 10 race t-shirt or TRR fluorescent training tops). This is an organiser requirement and failure to comply may lead to disqualification.
Essex Cross Country League (Saturdays)
Website: Essex Cross Country League
Facebook: Essex Cross Country League Facebook Group
2025/26 Fixtures
- 25 October 2025 – One Tree Hill
- 8 November 2025 – Hainault (hosted by Ilford AC)
- 22 November 2025 – Hadleigh (hosted by Leigh-on-Sea Striders & SS Athletics)
- 10 January 2026 – Hilly Fields, Colchester (hosted by Colchester Harriers AC & Colchester & Tendring AC)
- 7 February 2026 – Gloucester Park (hosted by Basildon AC, Billericay Striders and City of Southend AC)
Race Information
- Ladies: 4 miles – 12:00pm start
- Men: 5 miles – 12:45pm start
How It Works
- Race entry for all fixtures is via the Roster Athletics portal.
- If you competed last season, you may already be registered. Check the participants list before registering again.
- If you’re new, register through the portal. You’ll receive one race bib for the season, which must be used at every fixture.
- Tiptree Road Runners pays the league entry fee, so members can run any league fixture.
- An official red and black TRR club vest or t-shirt must be worn.
- Your race number must be worn at every fixture.
NESS Cross Country League (Sundays)
Website: NESS Cross Country League
Facebook: NESS Cross Country League Facebook Page
2025/26 Fixtures
- 26 October 2025 – Ipswich Jaffa (Race Day Information)
- 16 November 2025 – Springfield Striders (Race Day Information)
- 30 November 2025 – Great Bentley RC (Race Day Information)
- 25 January 2026 – Braintree & District AC (Race Day Information)
- 15 February 2026 – Halstead Road Runners (Race Day Information)
- 22 February 2026 – Harwich Runners (Race Day Information)
Further race-day information will be published before each fixture.
Race Information
- Start time: 10:45am
- Distance: Approximately 5 miles
- Men and women race together with separate finish funnels.
- Please hand your finish token to the TRR scorer after finishing.
- Tiptree Road Runners covers the entry fee for members who run.
- An official red and black TRR club vest or t-shirt must be worn.
NESS Scoring Explained
- Individual scoring: 1 point for first finisher, 2 for second, 3 for third, and so on.
- Pool A teams comprise 8 men and 4 women.
- Pool B teams comprise 6 men and 3 women.
- Team scores are the combined finishing positions of the scoring runners.
- Incomplete teams receive penalty points equal to the number of finishers plus one point for each missing runner.
Essex Cross Country Championships
Essex Athletics organises three county cross country championship events each season: the Cross Country Relays, the Veterans Championships and the Essex Cross Country Championships.
Further information is available on the Essex Athletics website.
2025/26 Championship Fixtures
- 11 October 2025 – Cross Country Relay Championships, Hylands Park, Chelmsford
- 13 December 2025 – Veterans Cross Country Championships, Epping Forest, Chingford
- 3 January 2026 – Essex Cross Country Championships, Gloucester Park, Basildon