Cross Country

In the winter months, Leighton Buzzard AC athletes brave the elements and take to fields and parks in local cross country league matches and sometimes in far flung locations for regional and national competitions.

New member Info:

  • There is no cost to club members to run in the league events as the club pays an overall membership fee to the league.
  • Members are asked to retain their league number for the season as they contain an electronic timing chip.
  • The club will also pay individual entry fees to the championship races below, but will ask for reimbursement if you do not run.

Chiltern League

We compete in the Chiltern Cross-Country League which involves races for all age groups across five fixtures each winter. Having been promoted back to Division 1 at the end of the 2009/10 season, the club had it’s highest ever finish of 5th in both the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons.

All of the events are on Saturdays and the fixtures for the 2025/26 season are as follows:

  • October 11th – Verulamium Park, St Albans
  • November 15th – Shotover Park, Horspath, Oxford
  • December 6th – Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
  • January 10th – Cassiobury Park, Watford
  • February 7th – Stopsley Common, Luton

We will be expected to provide marshals/help for one fixture this year.

A link to the Chiltern Cross Country League Website can be found below

Chiltern League Cross Country

Teams and individual winners for Leighton Buzzard AC in the Chiltern Cross-Country League

Championship Races

Many club members compete in County, Southern and National cross-country championships. These are all great events and give you the chance to test yourself against people from across the regions.

The fixtures for 2024-25 will be added below:

  • November 1st – English National XC Relays – Berry Hill, Mansfield
  • November 15th – Eastern Champs – Horseheath, Haverhill (clashes with CCCL)
  • November 29th – Southern Masters Championships – Horsenden Hill, Greenford
  • TBC – Beds & Bucks County Champs – TBC
  • January 24th – Southern Champs – Beckenham Palace Park, Beckenham, BR3 1SY
  • February 21st – English National Champs – Sedgefield, County Durham

It should be noted that Chiltern League fixtures and the Southerns, Counties and Nationals count towards Club Championship points.