Cross Country
Come and join in the fun at a Cross Country (XC) race, it’s a great way to keep running throughout winter. Often muddy, you’ll need trail shoes or XC spikes.
All abilities are welcome, in fact the further back you are, the more team there will be to cheer you at the finish line!
Sunday League
For the North-West Sunday Cross-Country League (NWSCCL), the more runners we have the better. All the races are free to enter – you just need to turn up in your Pensby Runners vest.
Races are all approx. 8km (5 miles) and there’s often cake at the end.
| Sunday 26 October 2025 @ 10am: | Clarke Gardens, Liverpool |
| Sunday 16 November 2025 @ 10am: | Beacon Park, Skelmersdale |
| Sunday 21 December 2025 @ 10am: | Arrowe Park, Wirral |
| Sunday 28 December 2025 @ 10am: | Victoria Park, Warrington |
| Sunday 11 January 2026 @ 10am: | Town Park, Runcorn |
| Sunday 8 February 2026 @ 10am: | Croxteth Park, Liverpool |
Championship Races
If you fancy more of a challenge and testing yourself against some elite runners, we also include these Championship races in our calendar. They take place on Saturdays and require advance registration; the club will pay your entry fee for these races.
The dates for this year’s races are as follows:
| Saturday 22 November 2025 |
Sefton Park Cross Challenge |
| Saturday 13 December 2025 | Merseyside Championships at Sherdley Park, St Helens |
Annual intra-club Cross Country competition
Last but not least, we have an annual intra-club Cross Country competition across a series of races. Points are accumulated for each Pensby Runner according to how many races they do and their finish position in each race.
Final results for the 2024/25 season (.pdf)
Winners for the last few years were:
| 2024-25 | Ralph Pawling & Claudia Pagoulatou |
| 2023-24 | Oliver Chadwick & Wendy Lee |
| 2022-23 | John Simpson & Claudia Pagoulatou |
| 2021-22 | Ben Taylor & Carole Morrison |
| 2020-21 | no series |
| 2019-20 | Ben Taylor & Claudia Pagoulatou |
| 2018-19 | Rob Beech & Lucy Partridge |
| 2017-18 | Rob Chalmers & Helen Measures |
| 2016-17 | Alastair Malpas & Lucy Partridge |
I look forward to seeing you at some XC races soon! Don’t hesitate to get in touch at hello@pensbyrunners.co.uk if you have any queries.
Rob Chalmers, Pensby Runners Cross Country Captain
