KENT FITNESS CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

The club participates annually in the Kent Fitness Cross-Country League, a series of seven races held across the county from through the autumn/winter seasons.

The 2010/11 season begins on Sunday October 24th 2010 at Blean Woods, Rough Common, Canterbury, and the full list of fixtures is shown below. For race location directions, full results, reports and the latest standings please visit the Kent Fitness League page at the Canterbury Harriers website.

24th October 2010 Rough Common, Canterbury
14th November 2010 Swanley Park, Swanley
28th November 2010 Fowlmead, Sholden, Deal
19th December 2010 Knole Park, Sevenoaks
9th January 2011 Minnis Bay, Birchington
16th January 2011 Nurstead Court, Meopham
20th February 2011 Oxleas Woods, Eltham


If you've never run cross country before then please come along and give it a try if you can! The Kent Fitness League is specifically for runners of any ability, and the courses are on average around 5 miles long. There are individual and team prizes for each race and the season overall, and in addition there is a free raffle at the end of each race.

There's no need to enter in advance, simply turn up on the day and let Club Chairman David Hattersley know you're there, so he can make sure you name is entered and to collect your £2 entry fee (That's the fee for 2009/10, it's been £2 for a few years now, so it probably won't change.)

Apart from a club vest, you will need either a good pair of off road or trail running shoes, or preferably a pair of spikes. Locally the best place for these is Sweat Shop at Newnham Court, Bearsted. The courses are all off road, and while conditions may be fairly firm in the early part of the season it's usually a bit more sticky underfoot as the season progresses, so your regular running shoes will not be sufficient!!