Overview
The Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships
The Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships return to Priory Park, St Neots, on Sunday 13 December 2026. The event offers a full county championship programme for juniors, seniors and masters, with individual and team medals across all age groups. Races are run under UK Athletics rules.
The Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships serve as the main selection event for the County team to be entered into the National Inter-County Cross Country Championships.
The December 2026 event will be the first to be run under the new England Athletics age groups. The prospectus gives further details of the new timetable, team structure and age group categories. Please also see the new course routes for each age group.
The Championships will benefit from chip timing with results recorded from "Gun time". There will also be enhanced first aid cover to comply with new England Athletics guidance.
Event essentials
- Date: Sunday 13th December 2026
- Venue: Priory Park, Huntingdon Road, St Neots, PE19 1RF
- First race: 09.50
- Entries: Online only via Sublime Entries
- Entry fee: £10.00 per athlete (Unattached seniors and Masters must also pay the £2 England Athletics levy or their entries will be void). Under 10s: £7.00.
- Entries open: 1 October 2026
- Closing date: 8 December 2026. No late entries and no entries on the day
Eligibility
- The championships are limited to Cambridgeshire athletes eligible by birth, residence, or armed forces.
- Athletes whose first claim club is outside the county but who qualify by birth or residence may enter and score for their second claim club if it is affiliated in Cambridgeshire.
- Athletes may not compete in, or represent, more than one county during the competition year.
- Club or school vests must be worn, and numbers displayed clearly on the front. Incorrect kit may lead to disqualification.
- All entrants are deemed to have read and accepted the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping.
Age groups
- U10 – age as at 31 August 2027 (School year 3 or 4)
- U12 - age as at 31 August 2027 (School year 5 & 6)
- U14 - age as at 31 August 2027 (School year 7 & 8)
- U16 - age as at 31 August 2027 (School year 9 & 10)
- U18 - age as at 31 August 2027 (School year 11 & 12)
- U20 - age as at 31 August 2027
- Senior athletes – aged at least 20 as at 31 August 2027
- Masters athlete – age on the day of competition
Teams and medals
- County medals for the first three individuals and the first three teams in each age group, including senior men.
- Clubs must be affiliated to Cambridgeshire AA for team eligibility.
- Scoring:
- Senior Men: three to score (team can consist of Seniors and Masters)
- Senior Women: three to score (team can consist of Seniors and Masters)
- All other age groups: three to score
- B, C. D teams are allowed where numbers permit.
- Masters teams may include all Masters age categories.
School Teams
- Junior athletes who are not competing on behalf of a recognised running club are invited to represent their school.
- Where both a club name and a school name are provided, the athlete will by default be entered to compete for their club, and will not be eligible to represent their school in the team competition.
Race day information
- Numbers will be issued to club representatives at registration on the day.
- First aid will be available.
- Changing facilities are at Priory Park Pavilion.
- Parking: Please use Almond Road (PE19 1DZ) and designated areas only. Do not park in nearby housing estates. Additional parking is available at Longsands School.
- Event Secretary: Colin Pettit
Timetable and distances
Age- group | Race Time | Distance |
| U10 Boys and Girls | 9:50 | 1.1K |
| U12 Girls | 10:00 | 2.75K |
U12 Boys
| 10:10 | 2.75K |
U14 Girls
| 10:20 | 3.75K |
| U14 Boys | 10:45 | 3.75K |
U16 Women U16 Men | 11:10 | 5K |
U18 Men U20 Men U18 Women U20 Women Senior Women Masters Women | 11:40 | 7.4K
|
Senior Men/Masters Men | 12:40
| 10K
|
Cambridgeshire team selection for CAU Inter Counties
The County Championships will be the main basis for team selection.
- There can be 8 athletes in each age group/gender team (9 for seniors).
- For U14, U16, and U18 age groups, the first 6 finishers at the Championships are guaranteed selection. Remaining team members will be chosen from 7th/8th finishers and athletes with valid reasons for absence.
- U20s competing at the Championships will be strongly considered, but must be of a suitable standard for Inter Counties level. U20s not competing at the Championships may also be considered if places are available.
- Seniors will be selected using the same approach as U14–U18.
All participants, athletes and support personnel are bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules, which apply for 12 months from the date of entry, regardless of nationality or residence.
Results
Live individual results will be displayed online at Sublime Timing Results. Team results will be made available on the day for the award of medals, with full team results published online after the event.
Further information
Full details, including updates, can also be found on the Cambridgeshire AA website:
www.cambsathletics.org.uk/cross-country
Parking information
Full parking details can be found here:
Anti-doping rules
All participants (including athletes and athlete support personnel) in any licensed event are bound to UK Athletics’ anti-doping rules and must make themselves familiar with these rules. Organisers of licensed events are expected to cooperate with UK Anti-Doping with regards to any code-compliant anti-doping investigations and proceedings linked to their event or participants in their event, and to include the following statement regarding anti-doping compliance, provided by UKAD, within their event registration process:
“An entrant shall be deemed to have made himself/herself/themself, familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules. The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the date of entering the event, whether or not the participant is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK.
Links
Choose your entry
From Under 10 Boys.Fees and add-ons are confirmed on the entry form. Full fee table
Full fee table
| Name/Distance | Start time | Entrants |
|---|---|---|
|
Under 10 Boys (1.1K)
Age: 8-9 (as at 31/08/2027) |
09:50 am |
|
| Under 10 Boys. | £7.00 | |
|
Under 10 Girls (1.1K)
Age: 8-9 (as at 31/08/2027) |
09:50 am |
|
| Under 10 Girls | £7.00 | |
|
Under 12 Boys (2.75K)
Age: 10-11 (as at 31/08/2027) |
10:10 am |
|
| Under 12 Boys | £10.00 | |
|
Under 12 Girls (2.75K)
Age: 10-11 (as at 31/08/2027) |
10:00 am |
|
| Under 12 Girls | £10.00 | |
|
Under 14 Boys (3.75K)
Age: 12-13 (as at 31/08/2027) |
10:45 am |
|
| Under 14 Boys | £10.00 | |
|
Under 14 Girls (3.75K)
Age: 12-13 (as at 31/08/2027) |
10:20 am |
|
| Under 14 Girls | £10.00 | |
|
Under 16 Men (5K)
Age: 14-15 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:10 am |
|
| Under 16 Men | £10.00 | |
|
Under 16 Women (5K)
Age: 14-15 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:10 am |
|
| Under 16 Women | £10.00 | |
|
Under 18 Men (7.4K)
Age: 16-17 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:40 am |
|
| Under 18 Men | £10.00 | |
|
Under 18 Women (7.4K)
Age: 16-17 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:40 am |
|
| Under 18 Women | £10.00 | |
|
Under 20 Men (7.4K)
Age: 18-19 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:40 am |
|
| Under 20 Men | £10.00 | |
|
Under 20 Women (7.4K)
Age: 18-19 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:40 am |
|
| Under 20 Women | £10.00 | |
|
Senior Men (10K)
Age: 20-34 (as at 31/08/2027) |
12:40 pm |
|
| Affiliated | £10.00 | |
| Unaffiliated | £12.00 | |
|
Senior Women (7.4K)
Age: 20-34 (as at 31/08/2027) |
11:40 am |
|
| Affiliated | £10.00 | |
| Unaffiliated | £12.00 | |
|
Masters Men (10K)
Min age: 35 (as at 13/12/2026) |
12:40 pm |
|
| Affiliated | £10.00 | |
| Unaffiliated | £12.00 | |
|
Masters Women (7.4K)
Min age: 35 (as at 13/12/2026) |
11:40 am |
|
| Affiliated | £10.00 | |
| Unaffiliated | £12.00 | |
Course
- Location
- Priory Park, St Neots, St. Neots PE19 1RF
- Distance
- 5K · 10K
- Licence
- UKA
- Under 10 Boys (1.1K)
- 09:50
- Under 10 Girls (1.1K)
- 09:50
- Under 12 Boys (2.75K)
- 10:10
- Under 12 Girls (2.75K)
- 10:00
- Under 14 Boys (3.75K)
- 10:45
- Under 14 Girls (3.75K)
- 10:20
- Under 16 Men (5K)
- 11:10 5K
- Under 16 Women (5K)
- 11:10 5K
- Under 18 Men (7.4K)
- 11:40
- Under 18 Women (7.4K)
- 11:40
- Under 20 Men (7.4K)
- 11:40
- Under 20 Women (7.4K)
- 11:40
- Senior Men (10K)
- 12:40 10K
- Senior Women (7.4K)
- 11:40
- Masters Men (10K)
- 12:40 10K
- Masters Women (7.4K)
- 11:40
Race-day info
Deferrals & transfers
Entries are non-refundable and unfortunately cannot be deferred but transfers to another participant are available until midnight on 11/12/2026. Login to transfer your entry.