Race Series 2010
There are no prizes for taking part in the race series: it's simply about entering a race knowing that other members will be there as well. The races tend to be between 10km and 10 miles. The remaining dates in the 2010 series are shown below:
| Sun 26 September 2010 | Dry Hill 10 | Multi-terrain 10 mile race from Lingfield over Dry Hill and back. New starting point at NYCPE in St Piers Lane. |
| Sun 17 October 2010 (TBC) | Crawley 10K | Multi-terrain 10K from K2 leisure centre. |
| Sun 5 December 2010 | Crowborough 10K | Popular local road 10K. |
Recommended Races
Recommended upcoming 10K-10 mile races:
| Sun 25 July 2010 | Elmbridge 10K | Popular clubby race at Walton on Thames. |
| Wed 28 July 2010 | Gatton Summer 10K | Friendly low-key hilly XC race in Gatton Park, Redhill. 7pm start. |
| Saturday 14 August 2010 | Hard As Snails 10K | Tough scenic off-road race highly recommended by David Millen. In support of Surrey Wildlife Trust. |
| Sun 5 September 2010 | Weald St Georges 10K | Weald village, SW of Sevenoaks. |
| Sun 12 September 2010 | Eridge Park Trail Challenge 10 | Highly rated, tough 10 mile XC in deer park S of Tunbridge Wells. |
| Sun 19 September 2010 | Tunbridge Wells 10K | Popular road 10K starts and finishes in Tunbridge Wells. |
| Sun 26 September 2010 | Switchback 5 | Small multi-terrain in Lloyd Park, Croydon. |
| Sun 31 October 2010 | Oxshott 10K | Road 10K around Oxshott, Surrey. |
Some good local half marathons and marathons coming up:
| Sun 19 September 2010 | Pilgrims Marathon & Half Marathon | New XC run in west Surrey. Looks interesting. |
| Sun 23 October 2010 | Beachy Head Marathon | NOW FULL. Highly rated. Very hilly. |
| Sun 31 October 2010 | Barns Green Half Marathon | Ever-popular road half-marathon in the country lanes south of Horsham. |
Details of all these races and a lot more besides are to be found in our rolling race calendar.
Cross-Country Fixtures 2010-11
Click here for the men's fixtures. Click here for the ladies' fixtures.
Oxted Runners co-operates with sister club Holland Sports AC in the Surrey cross-country leagues. In the case of the ladies' league, the two clubs field a combined team, which finished 9th at the end of the 2009-10 season - a good result. The men's team, running as Holland Sports AC, finished 7th in Division 3 of the men's league, a good outcome in a competitive division.