Cross Country Team Challenge returns for 23/24 season

Friday 6th October 2023

The Lindsays National XC Relays are part of the Team Challenge (photo by Bobby Gavin)

scottishathletics is pleased to announce the continuation of the Cross Country Team Challenge (Short Course).

Building upon the success of the scottishathletics Cross Country Grand Prix series, the Challenge is focused on team performance in the three short course events (4K) at the beginning of the Cross Country Season.

The challenge is open to Senior/U20 teams from Scottish clubs, both Men and Women.

Entry is automatic for clubs participating in the following events:
District CC Relays – 7 Oct – East (Livingston), North (Nairn), West (Glasgow)
National CC Relays – 21 Oct (Cumbernauld)
National 4k Champs – 4 Nov – (Lanark)

The scoring system is as follows:
District CC Relays – 1st (10 points) reducing by 1 to 10th (1 point)
National CC Relays – 1st (20 points) reducing by 1 to 20th (1 point)
National 4K Champs – 1st (20 points) reducing by 1 to 20th (1 point)

After each stage of the competition, clubs will be ranked based on their team placing, culminating in final Challenge standings after the Scottish 4k Cross Country Championships.

Full details and previous results can be found on the Cross Country Team Challenge page