Midlands Women’s Cross-Country League
Spa Striders Women have been promoted back to Division 1 for the 25/26 season
Cross Country is for everyone! The Cross Country (XC) season runs from Oct-Feb, with a mix of league races, one-off races and relays all on offer!
Generally the ladies run approx 4 miles. The courses are all off-road, mainly around fields, with some beautiful scenery and the odd patch of mud...
These races are huge fun, full of camaraderie, and there is a strong trend for Prosecco and cake post-race. We want huge numbers of Striders out there, so everyone is encouraged to get the dates in your diaries!
Ladies races are at 1:30pm on a Saturday unless otherwise stated.
Every runner can make a difference in XC. First over the line gets one point, second place gets two points and so on. The top four (three for the Masters competition) striders points are added together to get our final score. Even if you don’t finish in the top four you can knock down competing runners by finishing ahead of them, so get practising your sprint finish!
Full rules can be found here
2024/2025 Season Counters
Race 1 -
Lauren Turner, Kat Robertson, Laura Peake, Lucy Newell
Masters - Laura Peake, Claire Davidson, Anne Hurrell
Race 2 -
Kat Robertson, Claire Davidson, Lucy Treleaven, Fiona Ferguson
Masters - Claire Davidson, Fiona Ferguson, Anne Hurrell
Race 3 -
Lauren Turner, Kat Robertson, Rowena Conway, Claire Davidson
Masters - Claire Davidson, Fiona Ferguson, Anne Hurrell
Race 4 -
Kat Robertson, Rowena Conway, Laura Peake, Lucy Treleaven
Masters - Laura Peake, Claire Davidson, Fiona Ferguson,
2023/2024 Season Counters
Spa Striders Women Finished in 18th Place overall with the Masters Women finishing in 5th Place
Race 1 - 11/11/2023 - Cheltenham
Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Charlotte Everard, Lauren Turner
Masters Finished 6th Place - Jo Fleming, Charlotte Everard, Claire Davidson
Race 2 - 02/12/2023 - Wolverhampton
Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Mel Venables, Carolyn Wilkinson
Masters Finished 8th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Carolyn Wilkinson
Race 3 - 13/01/2023 - University of Birmingham
Finished 17th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Laura Peake, Claire Davidson
Masters Finished 8th Place - Jo Fleming, Laura Peake, Claire Davidson
Race 4 - 10/02/2023 - Spa Striders @Burton Dassett
Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Kat Robertson, Paz Torres Noblejas
Masters Finished 4th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Laura Peake,
2022/2023 Season Counters
Spa Striders Women Finished in 12th Place overall with the Masters Women finishing in 3rd Place
Race 1 – 12/11/22 – Betley Court Farm, Crewe
Finished 16th Place - Charlotte Everard, Kat Robertson, Laura Peake, Lucy Duncan
Masters Finished 7th Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Kate Gadsby
Race 2 – 03/12/22 – Clopton Park, Stratford
Finished 11th Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Kat Robertson, Anne Hurrell
Masters Finished 3rd Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Anne Hurrell
Race 3 – 14/01/23 – Warley Woods, Smethwick
Finished 13th Place - Charlotte Everard, Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Lauren Turner
Masters Finished 3rd Place - Charlotte Everard, Jo Fleming, Laura Peake
Race 4 – 11/02/23 – Burton Dassett Hills
Finished 14th Place - Kat Robertson, Jo Fleming, Lauren Turner, Laura Peake
Masters Finished 7th Place - Jo Fleming, Laura Peake, Anne Hurrell