#LindsaysXC: Clubs will contest Team Challenge over three events
scottishathletics are pleased to announce the return of the Cross Country Team Challenge for 2026.
The Challenge is focussed on team performance in the three short course events (4K), at the beginning of the Lindsays Cross Country Season.
The Challenge is open to Senior/U20 teams from Scottish clubs and both Men’s and Women’s teams.
Entry is automatic for clubs participating in the following events:
Lindsays District XC Relays on October 10: East (Livingston); North (Inverness); West (Kilmarnock)
Lindsays National XC Relays on October 24: Cumbernauld
Lindsays Short Course Champs on November 7: Kirkcaldy
The scoring system is as follows:
District Relays: First 10 points reducing by one to tenth (one point)
National Relays: First 20 points reducing by one to 20th (one point)
Short Course: First 20 points reducing by one to 20th (one point)
After each stage of the competition, clubs will be ranked based on their team placing, culminating in final Challenge standings after the Short Course XC Championships.
In the event of a tie for first place – then the positions at the Short Course XC will determine the final standings.
Club teams B, C, D etc will be eligible for the Challenge. In the Short Course XC they will only be calculated for the purposes of the CCTC but will not contend in the Championships themselves.
The winning clubs (Men and Women) will be eligible for the 1st prize of £250.
*Central AC have won the Men’s Team Challenge from 2022 to 2025 and Edinburgh University HH won the Women’s in 2025*
Central AC men won at Cumbernauld in 2025 on way to retaining the Team Challenge title (photo by Bobby Gavin)
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