Cumbernauld bound for Lindsays National XC Relays

Thursday 19th October 2023

Action from the Lindsays National XC Relays at Cumbernauld last year (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Key info for Saturday

Cumbernauld is our regular venue for the Lindsays National XC Relays – and the event returns to North Lanarkshire this weekend.

It’s always an eagerly-anticipated event as clubs from the length and breadth of Scotland descend on the familiar course.

Four races will deliver the Lindsays National XC Relay champions and we’re delighted to have no fewer than 504 teams entered with 2904 athletes listed.

It’s pleasing to see the Senior Women’s race have the second highest entry numbers ever.

We’ve got our fantastic digital programme available so that you can have all the info you need to hand on the day – click/tap the image below to open it!

Thank you to athletes, clubs, coaches and team managers for your support of the Lindsays Cross Country season and our national championship events.

Look out for lots of coverage from Cumbernauld across our channels.

The Competition format is very familiar to many of you but the key info is listed below as a reference point or for newcomers to Cumbernauld . . .

Competition Information

Teams in the Young Female and Young Male 3-lap races should be made up of athletes from different age groups as follows:

• Lap 1 – U13
• Lap 2 – U13 or U15
• Lap 3 – U15 or U17

Teams in the Sen/Jun races will be made up of athletes from the U20, Senior or Masters age groups:

• Sen/Jun Women will run four legs. Masters and W50 will run three legs.
• Sen/Jun and Masters Men will run four legs. M50 will run three legs.

Details of age group dates for the 2023-24 competition year can be found on our website here.

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