East Anglian Cross Country League (EACCL)
Cross Country league of ten races run from late October and mid March at various locations through Norfolk and Suffol
Our Crew
The past few years has seen a healthy rise in the number of NNBR participating in the East Anglian Cross Country League. Along with some success but also a huge amount of fun.
The 2019/2020 season, the club was represented by a dedicated group of Beach Runners. Races taking place at West Runton Beach, Whittlington Country Park, Caister on Sea, Whitwell Station, Blickling Park, Thetford Rugby Club, Chilton Fields, Sandringham Centre, Nowton Country Park, whilst we await the final race at Catton Park as soon as normality resumes. NNBR had a particularly hard core of runners from the male contingency. Notably Martin Eden and Jonathan Phillips who have competed in 9 events, Phil King, Fish Sadler, Andy Toogood, Sam Weller, Garry Hobart, Kevin Smith and Dean Howard.
NNBR excelled at the Blickling Park event. Neil Adams coming in first to win the event, followed Tony Witmond, Dean Howard, Chris Parker, John Gay, Jonathan Phillips, Sam Weller and Martin Eden. The Ladies were regularly represented by Angie Smith and Rachel Robson, with appearances from Lesley Winston, Kirsty Hobart, Elizabeth Goodliffe, Sal Ryder, Sarah Mapes and Karen Balcombe.
Team and individual results can be found on the
EACCL website.
East Anglian Cross Country League (EACCL)
East Anglian Cross Country League (EACCL). A Cross Country league run through the winter months at various locations through Norfolk and Suffolk. Originating as a forces league with events at various Army and RAF bases. This has now expanded to include local domestic running clubs and groups. It has been running since the early 1960's. It was initially set up on a Wednesday as this was when the forces were encouraged to do sporting activities, a lot of colleges also adopted this practice. The series is open as team or as individual.
The series consists of around ten races per season. This can vary per season depending on availability of clubs, venues and weather. Two races per season can be dropped individually to be eligible to participate in the awards for the season or as a team they have to have participation in all races
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