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Well, the weather held true to form and gave us a wet day! Moreover, the grassy areas of the course were saturated and boggy, providing some ‘proper’ cross-country conditions for us on the day! 244 turned out to represent their clubs over this 7.1km, 2 lap course. Leading the men home was Jack England ofContinue reading “Race 7 report: Itchen Valley #2”

Sunday 1st March 2026, Race Start: 9.30am Hedge End, Eastleigh and Itchen are hosting the 7th race of the CC6 Season at Itchen Valley Country Park, Allington Lane, West End, Southampton, SO30 3HQ.  Parking will be at the site – it is a ticketed barrier on entry, and you will need to pay for parking at aContinue reading “CC6 Race 7 Instructions: Itchen Valley Country Park”

Race 6 of the season saw 190 runners turn out to represent their clubs and compete over this 7.4k course. Well done everyone and especially to those who also raced the HCCL fixture the previous day. Despite the seemingly never ending rain, the course was in good condition other than a few small muddy patches.Continue reading “Race 6 report: Badger Farm”

Sunday 8th February 2026 COURSE CONDITIONS UPDATE – 7th February 2026 “Evening all, Just a quick note – following a recce of Sunday’s CC6 course today, the ground is heavily saturated and muddy in some sections. We are happy to go ahead, but please share with your runners that good trail shoes are essential andContinue reading “CC6 Race 6 instructions: Whiteshute Ridge, Winchester”

Race 5 and our first of 2026 and we had some unseasonably mild weather on the day. Lots of rain in the run up to the event meant the ground was slippery and boggy in places – by all accounts a ‘proper’ cross-country race this one! 281 runners turned out to represent their clubs andContinue reading “Race 5 report: Itchen Valley 1”

Race 4 and final race of 2025 and we were met by rather pleasant mild weather which was of course a big relief after last year’s storm forced cancellation of the race. The course was in pretty good nick thanks to some last-minute spring cleaning and branch clearing! A good mix of road and trailContinue reading “Race 4 report: Holmsley”

New Forest Runners, Lymington Triathlon Club & Lymington Athletics invite you to Race 4 of the CC6 series on 14 December 2025. The venue is located around the Holmsley Campsite, BH23 7EQ. What3Words: //surveyors.nuggets.improvise The race begins promptly at 09:30hrs. Please arrive in good time as we are on the west side of Hampshire, althoughContinue reading “Race 4 Instructions: Holmsley”

Race 3 of the season and we are still seeing unseasonably mild weather. The course was in good condition with even the grassy track section remaining a track, rather than bog like previous years! A good mix of road and trail shoes being chosen amongst the runners. 310 runners turned out to represent their clubs,Continue reading “Race 3 Report: Roundhill”

Halterworth Harriers, Romsey Road Runners and Southampton Tri Club welcome you to the third CC6 race of the season at Roundhill. Parking and race HQ will be at Roundhill Campsite – Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7QL. What3Words is ///guardian.collected.orange Parking will be strictly at the campsite. Please car share if possible. The car park willContinue reading “Race 3 Instructions: Roundhill Campsite”

It was a surprisingly warm autumnal day for Race 2 of the season. The course was in unseasonally good condition with only a couple of mud patches meaning road shoes were the choice of the day. 230 runners turned out to represent their clubs, which was sadly 43 down on last year though this isContinue reading “Race 2 Report: Ocknell Campsite”