The new Lindsays Cross Country Season is upon us!
And we know athletes, clubs and volunteers can’t wait for the races to start on Saturday at three venues.
It’s the Lindsays District XC Relays with the East event at Livingston, Kilmarnock our hosts in the West, and Nairn the venue for the North fixtures.
Entry numbers are particularly strong in the East with Record numbers of teams entered for the Women’s race and the Girls race.
Follow the links below for full information on each of the events at Livingston, Kilmarnock and Nairn.
The West District Relay races are at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena, Kilmarnock.
The East District Relay races are at Deans Community School in Livingston.
The North District Relay races are at Nairn Links, Nairn.
The Lindsays District XC Relays are quickly followed by two more key events:
*Lindsays National XC Relays at Cumbernauld on Saturday 19 October (entries close 5pm on Thursday 3 October)
*Lindsays Short Course XC Champs at Kirkcaldy on Saturday 2 November (entries close 5pm on Thursday 17 October).
The events at Cumbernauld and Kirkcaldy are part of the Lindsays Trophy – where finisher numbers from each club are added up over the season within a three-tier league division set-up.
Ian Beattie with Daniel Scroop as the Garscube Harriers president accepts the Lindsays Trophy (Tier One) – photo by Jamie Simpson
Ian Beattie MBE, Chief Operating Officer at Lindsays, said: ‘On the back of all of the excitement around the Olympics and Paralympics – along with the news that the Commonwealth Games are returning to Glasgow – there is a real buzz around the sport in Scotland.
‘We know that the success of our elite athletes inspires competitors at all levels, encouraging the up-and-coming generation who dream of emulating their sporting heroes.
‘That is why we are pleased to be able to play our part in helping give them the platform to race – as well as encouraging healthy and active lifestyles – through the Lindsays XC season.
‘The season gets stronger every year, so we are looking forward to another great winter of running.’
Big thank you to Lindsays for their unstinting support of cross country in Scotland and thank you to our clubs for great engagement – 99 Scottish clubs were involved in the three main Lindsays events last winter by fielding at least one finisher at the Lindsays National XC…
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