"A fun morning at Queen Elizabeth Country Park"... said Jenna, who was in the Club's Ladies A Team... unfortunately all on her own. Well done to Jenna and the rest of the guys that tackled the hills and the mud of QECP.

The next SCCL race is on Sunday the 10th of December at the Bourne Wood... hopefully we can get a few more ladies along for this one.  

The Hedgie Results for QECP are as follows....
Women:
178 - Jenna Shergold
Men:
  64 - Mark Smallwood
115 - Keith Spiers
132 - Charlie Cooper
143 - Stephen Kivlochan
149 - Nathon Palmer
168 - Kevin Blann
​185 - Chris Brooks
241 - Ian Bowers
247 - Ian Pierce
307 - Rob Jones
327 - Martyn Judd

The Men's team were 16th, the Women's team (aka Jenna) were 24th, and overall the Club was placed 19th. 

What : Southern Cross Country League - Race 2
When: Sunday 12th November 2017 @ 11.00am
Where: Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Queen Elizabeth Country Park: Portsmouth Joggers invite you to SCCL Race 2 at QECP on Sunday 12th November. The course is in the lovely country park with plenty of hills and forest trails. The race will be a single lap with a long flat(ish) start before a nice steep hill to take you into the forest section.
As this is Remembrance Sunday there will be a minutes silence at 11am followed by the start just after 11:01am. The course distance is 5 miles.
 
Race Meet: The meeting area / finish, is in lower field which you get to by walking past the park visitor centre. There is no shelter in lower field unless your club brings it, so please wear suitable clothing. The start line is a short 2 minute walk up hill from the finish area.
This year we have again contracted a catering company to supply hot drinks, soup and a roll for you to enjoy post race for £2.50
The club will be also be selling cake for 50p in a tent on the bottom field by the finish.
Please stay if you can at the end, provisional race results will be announced at the end – subject to weather conditions.
 
Facilities: There are limited toilets in the visitor centre – with 500 runners expected the queues could be lengthy – you may want to bring your own tissue paper. There are no showers / changing facilities. If you go into the visitor centre / café please ensure you do not drop mud.
 
Due to the high risk of trip hazard on the course we have professional first aid for your additional safety. All runners run at their own risk however.
 
Competition Rules: All runners must wear a Club Vest. No ipods / MP3 permitted. Full race rules (including pace eligibility) at http://www.bobayer.com/trwl/rules/.
The race referee’s decision on a contested line finish is final. Please stay in finish order in the funnel. Take your finish token to your club captain who will complete your team results sheet to be returned with the token to the race scorer who will be in a PJC gazebo in lower field.
 
Directions: QECP is very easily located off the A3 just south of Petersfield – there are large signs on the A3. Post code PO8 0QE

Car park: Competitors must park in the race car park – there is plenty of space if you park considerately. It will be an enormous help if you can car share where possible. Please do not park in the visitor centre car park or drive down to lower field. The QECP require all cars to pay £1.50 and display a parking ticket. Please help us by bringing the correct change.
Failure to display a car park ticket will result in a parking penalty being applied by QECP.
The race car park is just off the northbound carriageway on the slip road (please do not park on the slip road which is exceptionally dangerous). If you are heading south follow the slip round under the road bridge and up to the car park.

Enquiries: Race Director: Pip Wright email pips159@hotmail.co.uk phone 07742 171051

ARC Race Permit applied for.

What : Southern Cross Country League - Race 1
When: Sunday 6th October 2017 @ 11.00am
Where: Pamber Forest, Basingstoke

Pamber Forest: Basingstoke and Mid-Hants Athletic Club invite you to Pamber Forest (the Start is grid reference SU 612 618), a 479-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest, a few miles north of Basingstoke, near Tadley off the A340. The race will be a single lap through forest and fields along undulating tracks and footpaths.
It will start at 11:00am; distance 5 miles.

Race Parking: Following an issue with street parking in 2016, we have organised additional off-street parking in 2017. Please arrive a bit earlier and aim for the car park on the John Stacey land (also used by a small Sunday market) that is shortly before the Pamber Heath Road turning. The walk to the Start is 1150 metres, so please allow 20 minutes (or less if jogging!). Parking is also available in the Memorial Hall car park (the walk to the start is 600 metres – 11 minutes) prioritised for runners with families/children or club-reps carrying tents, flags, etc. We have agreed with John Stacey that we will offer a charity contribution to Basingstoke Hospice, so a suggested donation of £1 per parked car will be greatly appreciated. We would also appreciate a similar donation at the Memorial Hall car park, thank you, it’s a very good cause.

Directions: (From South): From M3 J6 join the Basingstoke Ring Road north (signposted A339 Newbury), and exit following the A340 signs for Aldermaston, Tadley and Sherbourne St. John (and the District Hospital). Keep on A340 for 6-miles until you reach the Sainsburys traffic lights, and then another set of lights a further 50 metres along. Turn right at these, into Silchester Road towards Pamber Heath. After 900m the parking for the main car park is on the left. For those travelling to the Memorial Hall, this is 400m after the right turn at Pamber Heath Road.
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Race HQ: The Race HQ is at Pamber Heath Memorial Hall, Post Code RG26 3TQ
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Refreshments: After the race, at the Memorial Hall there will be hot food (freshly-cooked locally produced sausages from Sherfield-On-Loddon in bread rolls from Bramley Bakery) plus vegetarian options, and home-baked cakes by BMHAC club members, and tea/coffee, at a price of £2.00 per head.
Please stay on afterwards if you can (provisional race results will be announced at the Hall asap after the finish).To speed the results service, can all club team captains please return their completed race results envelopes as soon as possible to the race results coordinator (John Bigg) who will be based near the right-hand corner of the Memorial Hall after you walk in the entrance to the hall after the kitchen.

Facilities: Limited toilets, changing, and clothing dump are available at the Hall.

Competition Rules: All runners must wear a Club Vest. There may be sheep in the farmers field near Little London (the southern edge of the course), so no dogs, sorry.
Full race rules (including pace eligibility) at http://www.bobayer.com/trwl/rules/

Race Start: The start and finish will be in the open field adjacent to the forest entrance. The walking route will be marked from the Memorial Hall. There is plenty of space for club tents and/or flags.

IMPORTANT: As always, please display courtesy to others members of the public on the day, including whilst running. Please use the toilets in the Memorial Hall, or (if needs must) not in public view, particularly near the start.

Enquiries: tim.fowler@hotmail.co.uk, 07595 486930.

Hedge End Running Club participates in the Southern Cross Country League.

The League has 23 running clubs who compete in 6-7 multi-terrain events held between October and February. There are some 300-400 runners at each race and a team comprises 5 men and 3 women. No need to enter in advance, just turn up on the day, along with your club shirt, and run

​All races start at 11.00am.

The details of the race programme for 2017/18 are as follows:
Sun 08 Oct  - Basingstoke &Mid-Hants AC - Pamber Forest
Sun 12 Nov - Portsmouth Joggers - Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Sun 10 Dec - Farnham Runners - The Bourne Woods
Sun 31 Dec - Hart Road Runners - Lord Wandsworth College
Sun 21 Jan - Stubbington Green Runners - Manor Farm Country Park
Sun 25 Feb - Haslemere Border AC - Polecat Valley - date to be confirmed

Club Reps: Martyn Judd and Keith Sheppard 

Website: http://www.bobayer.com/trwl/