Injuries and late holiday bookings depleted the Claremont contingent for this year’s North East Cross-Country Championships, and our original entry of 14 was down to 8 runners on the day. …

What started as a bitterly cold day had turned into a beautiful sunny afternoon that, whilst still a bit nippy, was perfect for cross-country. The course has plenty of stretches …

Thanks to Howard, Heidi and an unknown photographer (with Howard’s camera for the men’s race) for some great photos.  The rubbish ones are mine!

This event is very much an introduction to the cross-country season with a short 1.8 mile course and, as cross-country is more fun when it is wet(!), the weather decided …