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Cross Country Presentations (22nd Mar)

by Nick Dolden | May 11, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The final Bicester AC outdoor Winter session took place recently at Bicester School. This was combined with the outdoor Winter presentation. Emma Gould, Bicester AC’s Cross Country Manager reflected on what has been a very successful season in her...

Inter County XC Championships – Nottingham (7th Mar)

by Nick Dolden | March 19, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Eight Bicester AC athletes were selected to compete for Oxfordshire at the recent CAU Inter County Cross Country Championships held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, bringing together the cream of Britain’s top cross country runners. Teams could field up to 8...

Oxon XC League – Finmere (1st Mar)

by Nick Dolden | March 16, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

A new venue was arranged at short notice for the final curtain raiser event of the Oxfordshire Cross Country League season. The original venue, Henley Showground, was under water but a course at Finmere became available at short notice. There were 32...

National XC Championships – Sedgefield (21st Feb)

by Nick Dolden | March 7, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

This year’s national cross country championships took place recently in Sedgefield which is in the North east of England. This area was a bastion of UK long distance running in the 70’s and 80s notably through the efforts of Steve Cram, Brendan Foster,...

Chiltern XC League – Luton (7th Feb)

by Nick Dolden | February 20, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The final round of the 2025/26 Chiltern Cross Country League took place recently in Luton. Eleven Bicester AC athletes took part on the day and as this was the final fixture of the season, League individual and team award winners were decided. Eleven...

Oxon XC League – Cotswold Farm Park (1st Feb)

by Nick Dolden | February 13, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

There was a superb turnout of 38 Bicester AC athletes for round 4 of the recently held Oxfordshire League cross country event at Cotswold Farm Park. There were 5 individual Bicester top 10 places amongst the various age category races. Bicester had 9 in the...

Oxon Schools XC Champs – Witney (20th Jan)

by Nick Dolden | February 7, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

A number of Bicester AC athletes represented their respective schools in the recently contested Oxfordshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Cokethorpe School, Witney. This also acts as a selection race for the English Schools Cross Country...

Chiltern XC League – Watford (10th Jan)

by Nick Dolden | January 19, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC had 14 runners competing at the recently held 4th round Chiltern Cross Country League fixture held at Cassiobury Park in Watford. It was a successful meet for Bicester with three of their number making the top 3 division 2 race positions in their...

Oxon XC League Including Oxon County Champs – Oxford (4th Jan)

by Nick Dolden | January 9, 2026 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s athletes competed on the familiar territory of Horspath for the 2nd time within a month as they took part in the third round of the Oxfordshire Cross Country League, which also incorporated the Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships. Bicester had...

Oxon XC League – Horspath (13th Dec)

by Nick Dolden | December 27, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The 2nd round of the Oxfordshire Cross Country League took place recently at Horspath. Rather unusually the event was held on a Saturday and not on the first Sunday in a month. This was because Horspath had stepped in to host at short notice as the...

Chiltern XC League – Milton Keynes (6th Dec)

by Nick Dolden | December 14, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

There was a good turnout of 18 Bicester AC athletes for round 3 of the latest Chiltern League cross country event held last Saturday at Campbell Park. The Bicester AC team acquitted themselves well with some outstanding performances. It was a case of déjà vu in...

SEAA Inter County XC Champs – Greenford (29th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | December 14, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The South of England Inter County Cross Country Championships took place recently at Horsenden Hill. Four Bicester AC athletes were selected to represent Oxfordshire. Competition was fierce across the range of events with the some of the cream of cross...

BBO Cross Country – Reading (23rd Nov)

by Nick Dolden | December 10, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Three Bicester AC athletes took part in the recent Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (BBO) Cross Country Championships held at Englefield House, Reading. This is a long established event and all three Bicester athletes made their mark. Two...

Cross Challenge – Liverpool (28th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | December 5, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Bicester AC’s Leo Blyton competed recently in his second English Cross Challenge event held in Liverpool. The English Cross Challenge is a series of cross country races for elite runners that are held during the winter season. The first round was held in...

Chiltern XC League – Oxford (15th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | November 20, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Twenty one Bicester AC athletes braved the damp conditions for round 2 of the Chiltern League held last Saturday at Horspath. Fresh from his superb 2nd place effort from round 1 and his 4th place in the under 15 boy’s race in the recent cross...

Oxon XC League – Cornbury (2nd Nov)

by Nick Dolden | November 14, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

There was a good Bicester AC turnout for the recently held round 1 Oxfordshire Cross Country League fixture held at Cornbury. There were 34 Bicester AC athletes in total and some of their number produced some standout performances. Bicester AC’s senior team were...

Chiltern XC League – St Albans (11th Oct)

by Nick Dolden | October 19, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The first round of the winter long Chiltern League Cross Country League took place last Saturday at a new venue, Verulamium Park, St Albans. This is a highly competitive league attracting clubs and athletes from as many 7 counties which include Bedfordshire,...

SIAB International Schools XC Champs – Falkirk (22nd Mar)

by Nick Dolden | April 15, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Leo Blyton made his England debut in the recently held SIAB Schools Cross Country International cross country event held in Falkirk. And it was England who came out on top in this annual competition between the home countries winning all 4 team titles. The...

ESSA Cross Country Champs – Sussex (15th Mar)

by Nick Dolden | March 27, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Two Bicester athletes, Leo Blyton and Owen Stocker, made the Oxfordshire team for this year’s English Schools Cross Country Championship held recently at the Ardingly Showground, Sussex. Conditions at Ardingly were bright and breezy, if a...

XC Inter Counties – Nottingham (8th Mar)

by Nick Dolden | March 17, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Two Bicester AC athletes were selected to compete for Oxfordshire at the recent CAU Inter County Cross Country Championships held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, bringing together the cream of Britain’s top cross-country runners. Teams could field up to 8 athletes...

Oxon XC League – Henley (2nd Mar)

by Nick Dolden | March 4, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

It’s a busy few weeks in the cross country calendar as runners start to have their last hurrah in the winter mud for this season. Bicester AC took 33 athletes to Henley Showground for the final event of the 2024/25 season. Bicester AC’s Leo Blyton...

National Cross Country Championships – Parliament Hill (22nd Feb)

by Nick Dolden | March 4, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Fifteen Bicester athletes made the journey to London for the recent English National Cross Country Championships held at the iconic venue of Parliament Hill Fields. Many of these along with family and supporters travelled up by coach on the morning of the...

Chiltern XC League – Horspath (8th Feb)

by Nick Dolden | February 18, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The final round of the Chiltern League Cross Country League took place recently at Horspath. For some of the Bicester contingent, this was their second visit to Horspath within a matter of weeks. Eleven Bicester AC athletes competed in 7 races but it was a...

Oxon XC League – Cotswold Farm Park (2nd Feb)

by Nick Dolden | February 18, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The penultimate round of the Oxfordshire Cross Country League took place recently at Cotswold Farm Park. There was a bumper entry of 43 athletes from Bicester AC with good advancement in form from some of the Bicester runners. After his fine effort at the last...

Chiltern XC League – Watford (11th Jan)

by Nick Dolden | January 20, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The penultimate round of the Chiltern Cross Country League took place recently at Cassiobury Park. Seven Bicester AC athletes made the journey to Watford. Owen Stocker continues to perform at a high level in the senior race and he again ran strongly for...

Oxon XC League – Oxford (5th Jan)

by Nick Dolden | January 20, 2025 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

The 3rd round of the Oxfordshire League Cross Country League took place recently at a very wet and muddy Horspath. This race also doubles up as the Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships and some of the races appeared more competitive than normal. ...

Oxon XC League – Cirencester (1st Dec)

by Nick Dolden | December 6, 2024 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Round 2 of the Oxfordshire Cross Country League took place last Sunday at the notoriously tough terrain of Cirencester Park. With the recent bout of wet weather Cirencester was even muddier than normal and getting to the venue proved almost as challenging as the...

Chiltern XC League – Luton (30th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | December 6, 2024 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Just two Bicester AC athletes made the journey to Luton for the recently held third round of the Chiltern Cross Country League. With an Oxfordshire League fixture the following day most athletes decided to keep their powder dry for that event. There was another big...

BBO XC Champs – Broughton Castle (17th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | November 26, 2024 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

Two Bicester AC athletes contested the recent Berks, Bucks and Oxon Cross Country Championships held near Banbury at Broughton Castle. There was field of 96 runners in the under 20, Senior and Vet Men race contested over an approximate 5 mile course. Owen Stocker...

Chiltern XC League – Teardrop Lakes, MK (9th Nov)

by Nick Dolden | November 14, 2024 | All News, Cross Country News | 0 Comments

A total of 19 Bicester AC athletes made the journey to Milton Keynes for the 2nd round of the Chiltern League Cross Country League held at a chilly Teardrop Lakes. One of the performances of the day was provided by St Albans Strider’s Olympian Phoebe Gill who...