#LindsaysXC: Cross Country Team Challenge starts this weekend

Wednesday 8th October 2025

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

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	11^th Oct	East (Livingston), North (Inverness), West (Kilmarnock)
National CC Relays	25^th Oct	Cumbernauld
National 4K Champs	8^th 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.

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