MACCL Season 2026/7
Information of the forthcoming Cross Country season are as follows, including dates and venues:
Saturday 10 Oct- Woodbank Park, Stockport.
Saturday 14 Nov- Sherdley Park, StHelens
Saturday 28 Nov- Sefton Park- X-Challenge, Liverpool.
Saturday 16 Jan- Tatton Park, near Knutsford, Cheshire.
Saturday 13 Feb- Heaton Park, near Prestwich.
The club covers the entry cost for all athletes, and the series is open to everyone. All events are very sociable and inclusive, with all abilities welcome. If you would like to compete, you must be a paid up member and run in a club vest.
As with last year’s series, the race at Sefton Park is part of the UK athletics X challenge. This is a separate entry and you will be given a new number of this race, however, results are counted towards the whole series. Please note you must enter the MACCL series to be able to run at Sefton Park.
See below for the proposed timetable and max distances for each age group.
TIMETABLE AND RACE DISTANCES
12.00 U12 Boys and U12 Girls – Maximum of 3000m
12.15 U14 Boys and U14 Girls – Maximum of 4000m
12.30 U16 Boys and U16 Girls – Maximum of 5000m
12.50 U18 Men and U18 Women – Maximum of 6500m
13.30 U20, Senior & Veteran Women – Maximum of 8000m
14.30 U20, Senior & Veteran Men – Maximum of 10000m
Details of the age categories are as follows:
AGES as at midnight 31 August 2027*
U12 – aged 10 or 11 as at above date*;
U14 – aged 12 or 13 as at above date*;
U16 – aged 14 or 15 as at above date*;
U18 – aged 16 or 17 as at above date*;
U20 – aged 18 or 19 as at above date*.
Seniors – at least 20 as at above date*;
Vets – age as on 10/10/2026.
If you would like to run, please can you email the respective individual depending on your age by FRIDAY 2nd OCTOBER. You will be automatically entered into all five races, however, if you cannot make the race in Sefton Park, please indicate this, so we do not enter you into this race. There is an additional cost for this race.
Entries to:-
U20, Senior, Vet male and females: Oliverhigby@gmail.com
U12s, U14s, U16s and U18s male and female: nugentjess@hotmail.com
Coaches- The entry window for the series is open between races, so please pass this email onto new athletes if they want to run in the series.
