Cross Country Team Challenge

Central AC men won at Cumbernauld in 2025 on way to retaining the Team Challenge title (photo by

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Tables after the first round of the 2026 Cross Country Team Challenge

CCTC 2026 R1

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scottishathletics are pleased to announce the continuation of the Cross Country Team Challenge (Short Course) for 2026.

The Challenge is focussed 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 and both Men and Women teams.

Entry is automatic for clubs participating in the following events:

Fixture	Date	Venue
District CC Relays	10 Oct	East (Livingston), North (Inverness), West (Kilmarnock)
National CC Relays	24 Oct	Cumbernauld
National 4K Champs	7 Nov	Kirkcaldy

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.

In the event of a tie for 1st place – then the positions at the 4k Championship will determine the final standings.

Clubs’ ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, etc teams will be eligible for the Challenge. In the 4K championships 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 Challenge from 2022 to 2025 and Edinburgh University HH won the Women’s in 2025

Previous results

CCTC 2025 R3

CCTC 2025 R2