Who said cross country is dead in Europe? More than 8,000 have entered 2019 English xc champs

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GR said: since there is no high school cross country in the UK

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On top of that you need to add all the NCAA Regional Championships since there is no university cross country either in the UK.

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rojo wrote:

And that number is down from more than 9k last year. For comparison's sake, just 422 people ran in all the various races at the 2019 USA XC Champs.

From Fastrunning: "This year’s championships is the 131st edition of the senior men’s event, while the senior women race the for the 86th time, with 8027 runners entered across the 10 races. The figure is down on last year’s record figure of 9565 at Parliament Hill."

I guess it's just dead for the pros who largely appear to be afraid to race the Africans when they know they a) will get crushed and b) not make much money.

https://www.fastrunning.com/cross-country/englands-runners-to-battle-for-national-cross-country-honours/23537

Hell, tiny Scotland, population of 5.3 million, is crushing the US in terms of entrants as they have nearly 1000 (970).

https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/events-news/chase-is-on-for-scottish-cross-country-glory/23594

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notintheuk wrote:

Are there qualifying standards, or can any hobbyjogger run in the Junior/Senior races?

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GR wrote:

rojo, it's deceptive because it covers U-15 as well. The 8000 are over the following 10 race

Timetable
11.00am: Under-17 women – 5km
11.25am: Under-15 boys – 4km
11.45am: Under-13 girls – 3km
12.05pm: Under-17 men – 6km
12.30pm: Under-13 boys – 3km
12.45pm: Under-15 girls – 4km
1.05pm: Junior women – 6km
1.35pm: Senior women – 8km
2.20pm: Junior men – 10km
3.00pm: Senior men – 12km

Basically, you need to add up all the Foot Locker Regionals and NXN Regionals + the State high school meets since there is no high school cross country in the UK. On top of that you need to add all the NCAA Regional Championships since there is no university cross country either in the UK.

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Thanks, Rizzo. wrote:

Probably helps that it's a small country in terms of geography and traveling to the meet doesn't require spending a ridiculous amount on airline fares and for many it doesn't require nearly as much time spent on travel. Going from Boston or Denver to Spokane or Tally requires a bit more than just getting on the train to head up the afternoon before the race.

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Apples wrote:

I do think it's worth mentioning that at Club XC in Spokane in December there were 1229 total finishers in the six races. Obviously this pales in comparison to England's 8000 (and I didn't see masters listed on the schedule in England), but it might be closer to comparing apples to apples as I assume the vibrant club system is well represented at the English Championships. Also, I didn't bother to do the math, but that same December day in Reno there were hundreds of juniors competing as well. I don't know if Scotland or England, etc. have multiple "national championships" (i.e. Club XC Nationals in December and US Nationals in February) like the US does, but I thought this was worth consideration as comparisons are thrown about.

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GR wrote:

rojo, it's deceptive because it covers U-15 as well. The 8000 are over the following 10 race

Timetable
11.00am: Under-17 women – 5km
11.25am: Under-15 boys – 4km
11.45am: Under-13 girls – 3km
12.05pm: Under-17 men – 6km
12.30pm: Under-13 boys – 3km
12.45pm: Under-15 girls – 4km
1.05pm: Junior women – 6km
1.35pm: Senior women – 8km
2.20pm: Junior men – 10km
3.00pm: Senior men – 12km

Basically, you need to add up all the Foot Locker Regionals and NXN Regionals + the State high school meets since there is no high school cross country in the UK. On top of that you need to add all the NCAA Regional Championships since there is no university cross country either in the UK.

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