Alton Towers Host ECCA National Cross Country Championships

Today (Saturday 19th February 2011), Alton Towers played host to the English Cross Country Athletics (ECC) National Cross Country Championships. Athletes arrived by the bus load to take part in the event, making entry to the park very busy for most of the day.

Tents, caravans, marquees and hundreds of people we present in the park’s overflow car park, near the priority parking area, which looked like more of a mud pit by the end of the day.
Athletes were seen running, warming up all over the park; if you were at Alton Towers today, you’d have been hard pushed to miss the hundreds of people covered in mud from top to toe!

Here’s the event schedule:

Under 17 Women Championship (5K) at 11.00 am.

Ages 15 & 16 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Under 15 Boys Championship (4.5K) at 11.25 am.

Ages 13 & 14 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Junior Women Championship (6K) at 11.45 am.

Ages 17, 18 & 19 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
THREE to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Under 13 Girls Championship (3K) at 12.15 pm.

Ages 11 & 12 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010 (11 years on the day of competition).
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Under 17 Men Championship (6K) at 12.35 pm.

Ages 15 & 16 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Under 15 Girls Championship (4K) at 1.00 pm.

Ages 13 & 14 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Junior Men Championship (10K) at 1.20 pm.

Ages 17, 18 & 19 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Under 13 Boys Championship (3K) at 2.05 pm.

Ages 11 & 12 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010 (11 years on the day of competition).
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Senior Women Championship (8K) at 2.20 pm.

Age must exceed 20 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
FOUR to score – all accepted entrants may run.

Senior Men Championship (12K) at 3.00 pm.

Age must exceed 20 years as at 31st August/1st September 2010.
SIX to score – all accepted entrants may run.