Originally published 05/09/25. Last updated 12/12/25 with LSSA and WYXC results.
Some events are listed without a date; they are likely to take place but no date has been confirmed.
Peco XC League (school years 2 and older) Entries for meeting 2 on 14 Dec close 12 Dec
West Yorks XC League (school years 5 and older) Entries for meeting 3 on 7 Dec close 30 Nov
Leeds Primary Schools – good luck to those running on Friday at Roundhay.
Leeds Schools XC – see you at Woodhouse Grove on 29 Nov
Please email [email protected] with additions and/or corrections.
NB If you’re looking for events after 28 February 2026, there are a few listed for March but otherwise you’ll have to wait!
NB If you’re looking for events and results before 31 August 2025, see
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-spring-summer-2025/
NB If you’re looking for results from Autumn/Winter 2024/25
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-autumn-winter-2024-25/
For an explanation of England Athletics Registration and Affiliation, see the bottom of this page
Cross Country Competion Summary
Age Groups – please read!
Age groups for Road and Cross Country are age the the beginning of the competition year i.e. at 31 August / 1 September 2025. So U11 is normally new school years 5&6, U13 is normally new school years 7&8, etc
Age groups for Track & Field are age the the end of the competition year i.e. at 31 August / 1 September 2026. So U11 is normally new school years 4&5, U13 is normally new school years 6&7, etc. These are the age groups for the Indoor Athletics events mentioned in this page
But Track & Field events in September 2025 were considered to be the final month of Summer 2025, so ages were at 31 August / 1 September 2025. So U11 is/was normally old school years 4&5, U13 is/was normally old school years 6&7, etc
Track & Field events (including indoor athletics) from October onwards are considered preparation for Summer 2026, so ages are at 31 August / 1 September 2026. So U11 is normally new school years 4&5, U13 is normally new school years 6&7, etc
Confusing, isn’t it?!
But from April 2026 age groups will be changing. They will use even numbers rather than odd numbers and all types of event (road, cross country and track&field) will be age at 31 August/ 1 September 2026 (i.e. end of the competition year). I’ll put more about this when I publish the “Events for Spring Summer 2026 web page.
This is now even more confusing, isn’t it?!
Calendar
This covers the period 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026, but also will show a few of Summer 2025’s track & field season that ran over into September and a few of Winter 2025/26’s cross country season that will run over into March 2026.
Note regarding races marked “TBA”, we don’t know whether or not they will take place in 2025/26. They are shown in the calendar in the same month as they took place in 2024/25
Summary
Juniors Event Summary Autumn-Winter 2025-26
| Competition | Type | Via | Ability | When | No. | Y2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6 | Y7 | Y8 | Y9 | Y10 | Y11 | Y12 | Y13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary XC Local | XC | Sch | any | mid-wk Oct or Nov | 1 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6 | ||||||||
| Primary XC Lds/WY | XC | Sch Q | med | mid-wk Feb & Mar | 2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6 | ||||||||
| Leeds Schools XC | XC | Sch | any | Sat Sep-Jan | 4 | Y3-4 | Y3-4 | Y5-6 | Y5-6 | Y7-8 | Y7-8 | Y9-10 | Y9-10 | Y9-10 guest | |||
| Sec School WY | XC | Sch Q | med | Sat | 1 | Y7 | Jun | Jun | Int | Int | Sen | Sen | |||||
| School Counties | XC | Sch Q | exp | Sat | 1 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6 | Y7 | Jun | Jun | Int | Int | Sen | Sen | |
| Peco XC | XC | Club | any | Sun Nov-Feb | 5 | 1mi (U9) | 1mi (U9) | 1mi (U9) | 1mi (U11) | 1mi (U11) | 2mi (U13) | 2mi U13) | 2mi (U16) | 2mi (U16) | 2mi (U16) | Sen | Sen |
| Peco XC Relay | XC | Club | any | Sun March | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Sen | Sen |
| W Yorks XC | XC | Club | med | wk-end Oct-Dec | 4 | U11 | U11 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | U20 | |||
| Yorks XC | XC | Club | exp | Sat Jan | 1 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | U20 | |||||
| North & England XC Relays | XC | Club | exp | Sat Oct & Nov | 2 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | U20 | |||||
| North & England XC Champs | XC | Club | exp | Sat Jan & Feb | 2 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | U20 | |||||
| Sth Yorks Indoor | T&F | Club | med | Sun Nov-Feb | 4 | U11 | U11 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | ||||||
| North Indoor | T&F | Club | exp | Sat Nov-Jan | 3 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | U20 | U20 | ||||
| Wetherby jnr race | Road | Club | any | Sun Sep | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10k | 10k | 10k |
| North & England Road Relays | Road | Club | exp | Sep & Oct | 2 | U13 | U13 | U15 | U15 | U17 | U17 | Sen | |||||
| Abbey Dash jnr race | Road | Club | any | Sun Nov | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10k | 10k | 10k | ||
| Leeds 5k | Road | Club | med | Weds, monthly | 4 | age 11 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| Golden Mile | Track | Club | med | Aug | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
School competitions are open to everyone if your school is registered for the event.
Q in “Via” column means by qualification from a local event.
All Club competitions can be entered by anyone but please take note of “Ability” column.
Wed 3 September – Ilkley Fell Sprint Junior Relays
https://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races/713d89d7-b2c0-48b0-8196-9df6f6c13fdc
Sun 7 September – West Yorkshire T&F Championships at Wakefield
Only available if you entered the WYT&F League meeting this summer in which case it is free entry.
Tue 9 September – Valley Striders Sports Day at GSAL
5:55pm start – 80m, 400m, long jump,
Sun 14 September – Wetherby Junior Races at 12:30pm – Fun run £5.00 enter on the day from 11am all ages (pre7’s to run with fee paying parent guardian) starts and finishes at Wetherby Racecourse. The junior race is before the Wetherby 10k and there will be a start and finish gantry, a race clock, and lots of food and drink! https://wetherbyrunnersac.co.uk/wetherby-run-10k/
“Discounted Entry” – Valley Striders will refund £3 of your entry fee for this race – see the section on “Free Entry” below
10 ran in 2023, only 1 ran in 2024. don’t know why, it’s a great event!
Sun 14 September – Pudsey 2.75km mile family run (including juniors) and 400 metres fun run for under-8’s http://www.pudseypacers.com/events/pudsey-10k NB doesn’t show junior race details yet
Sun 14 September – Run/Bike/Run Skipton
https://www.britishtriathlon.org/events/swim-bike-run-mini-skipton_16322
Sat 20 September Northern 6&4 Stage Road Relays and Young Athletes Relays at Leigh.
Teams of 3 juniors in U13/U15/U17 age categories (U13 is school years 7 and 8).
Team entry only https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2025/n64rel25e.php
Entries close 14 September
Sun 21 September – Kirkstall 7 mile race … but I don’t think there are any junior races this year.
Sun 21 September – North East & Yorkshire Triathlon Academy Trials
Contact Phillip Tedd for more information
Wed 24 September – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation. http://www.racebest.com
Results
41 James Whittaker 20:48, 55 Harry Durbin 22:16, 58 Caitlyn Hartley 22:36, 69 Kirsten Reid 25:50
Sat 27 September – Open T&F Meeting at Wakefield including junior events
Ages still at 01/09/2025
Information https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info5853.pdf
To enter: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=5853
List of entries: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/getentries.php?raceid=5853
Sat 27 September – Tom Bosworth Mile races at Beckett Park (and 800m for U11’s) from 2pm
https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27029
(Tom Bosworth is a GB race walking international who currently holds the world record for a 1 mile race walk at 5:31.08 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bosworth)
Results
U11 Girls 800m 3 Esmé Clark 3:07
U11 Boys Mile 1 Levi Woodger 5:52
U13 Boys Mile 2 Josh Salmon 5:42, 3 Harry Richards 6:12
U13 Girls Mile 1 Ava McLarkey 6:15, 2 Imogen Burton 6:17
U15 Boys Mile 4 Ewan Reid 5:19
U13 Boys Mile Walk 2 Harry Richards 8:58
CANCELLED Sun 28 September – Yorkshire Junior Road Running Championships at Wyke Cycling Centre, Bradford
U13/U15/U17 (ages as at 01/09/2025), separate races for boys and girls
Prizes for individuals 1st/2nd/3rd
And team prizes 1st/2nd/3rd, 3 to count per team (any number may enter)
Details: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info5868.pdf
Online Entry: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=5867
Entered so far: https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/getentries.php?raceid=5867
Entries close 14 September
This may now take place in April 2026.
Sat 04 October – English 6&4 Stage Road Relays and Young Athletes Relays at Sutton Coldfield.
Teams of 3 juniors in U13/U15/U17 age categories (U13 is school years 7 and 8).
Team entry only https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2025/nat64rel25e.php
No entries this year
Sun 05 October – English Schools Fell Running Championships at Giggleswick
Contact Phillip Tedd for more information
Tue 07 October – Schools Cup Local Round at Woodhouse Grove
Schools competing included Woodhouse Grove, GSAL, Prince Henry’s and Allerton HS
VS members competing included Samuel Keene and Charlotte Parsons for GSAL, Erin Winter and Soren Pailor for Allerton High
Former VS members competing included Harry Ndawula and Edgar Traviss-Turner for GSAL
Results https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OdCNZqS7JRwIv3K8jBsMsJcLaKsY2QvI/
Sun 12 October – West Yorkshire Cross Country League meeting 1 at Nunroyd Park, Guiseley.
Club members only, minimum age 9 on 01/09/2024, CLOSING DATE 5 October
(other dates are Sundays 16 Nov,7 Dec, 20 Dec).
U11/U13/U15/U17 (U11 is school years 5 and 6).
Year 7 and above must have England Athletics affiliation
See section below for more information including how to enter.
In 2023, 19 VS juniors ran.
In 2024, 14 VS juniors ran
List of entries to date https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/getentries.php?raceid=5908 General information, race location, course map, timetable etc http://www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk/wyxcl25index.htm
It is not possible to enter individual races, but if you can’t make the first two there is likely to be a reduced rate to enter the last two.
2025 results (20 VS juniors):
U11 Girls 13 Ruby Wilson 5:43, 16 Matilda Dark 5:45, 31 Esmé Clark 6:28, 38 Molly Kendell 6:35 team 3rd
U11 Boys 4 Levi Woodger 4:56, 5 Leo Freer 4:57, 21 Samuel McLarkey 5:28, 22 Dylan Talbot 5:29 team 3rd
U13 Girls 6 Emmy Deverill 10:35, 19 Imogen Burton 11:55, 22 Dora Walmsley 12:01, 26 Abigail Bottomley 12:15, 27 Romy Aitchison 12:16, 30 Niamh Archbold 12:23 team 3rd
U13 Boys 10 Josh Salmon 10:21, 17 James Whittaker 10:45, 18 Harry Richards 10:45, 25 James Walker 11:09, 35 Harry Francis 11:36 team 3rd
U17 Men 10 William Thornhill 20:11
Sat 18 October – Northern XC Relays at Graves Park Sheffield (Year 7+)
Race information https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Northern-XC-Relays-2025-Prospectus.pdf
Team Manager only Entries by “NIFTY” https://northernathletics.niftyentries.com/Northern-Athletics-XC-Relays-2025
Closing date 10 October
V S have entered 5 teams – One U13 girls, Two U13 boys, Two U17 boys
2025 results
U13 Girls 23 Abigail Bottomley 6:56, Imogen Burton 6:37, Dora Walmsley 6:55, team 23rd
U13 Boys “A” 14 Elijah Tedd 5:55, Samuel Keene 6:02, Josh Salmon 5:47, team 14th
U13 Boys “B” 23 James Walker 5:57, James Whittaker 6:03, Harry Richards 6:20, team 23rd
U17 Men 23 William Thornhill 7:41, Jimmy Burns 7:31, Simeon Tedd 7:55, team 23rd
Wed 22 October – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation.
In 2024, 4 V S juniors ran
2025 results
62 James Whittaker 20:45, 70 Harry Durbin 21:24, 84 Caitlyn Hartley 22:24, 89 Imogen Burton 22:36, 102 Milly Booth 24:17, 104 Kirsten Reid 24:21
Held on ?? October – Leeds Primary School Games cross country Southern area at Middleton Park (see section below)
Held on ?? October – Leeds Primary School Games cross country Western area at Stanningley (see section below)
Sat 01 November – National XC Relays at Mansfield. Teams of 3 – U13/U15/U17
In 2023 we had 3 teams – U13 girls, U13 boys and U15 boys
In 2024 we had 1 team – U13 Boys
Team manager entries only https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2025/natxcrel25e.php
Entries close 17 October
Sun 02 November – South Yorkshire Indoor Open Series meeting 1 at EIS Sheffield
U11/U13/U15 – ages as at 01/09/2026 i.e. new school years 4 to 9 inclusive (see section below)
Other dates are 14 December, 25 January and 22 March
https://www.sycaa.org.uk/indoor-series/
NB some dates clash with Peco series.
Events at meeting 1 are 60m, 150m (U11 only), 200m (U13&U15), 800m (600m for U11), Long Jump (U13&U15), Standing High Jump (U11), Shot Put
w/c 03 November – Leeds Primary School Games cross country Eastern area at ?? (see section below)
Sat 08 November – Leeds Schools XC (school years 3 to 11) meeting 1 at Cardinal Heenan,
Other dates are Saturdays 29 Nov, 17Jan, 28 Feb(see section below)
Information https://leedsschoolssports.co.uk/lsaa-cross-country-league-2025-26/
Entries only via schools and schools must be affiliated to Leeds Well Schools or Leeds School Sports Association.
In 2023, in meeting 1, 29 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races and 14 ran in the secondary schools races
In 2024, in meeting 1, 45 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races and 9 ran in the secondary schools races
2025 results (59 VS juniors ran plus 10 others who are prospects or have lapsed, marked with a *)
G3-4 2 Grace Keene 07:52, 7 Isla Waters 08:08, 14 Lola Thomas 08:32, 18 Poppy Bennett* 08:46, 20 Beatrice Clark 08:54, 22 Elodie Dawson* 08:57, 44 Emily Ball* 09:51, 48 Charlotte Lyons 10:05, 50 Caitlin Upmalis 10:07, 52 Betsy Earl* 10:08, 54 Poppy Freer 10:11
B3-4 22 Athen Doherty 07:46, 47 Federico Furniss 08:11, 48 Alex Player 08:11, 55 Zachary Mann 08:21, 71 William Kosciukiewicz 08:42, 88 Oscar Dark 09:04, 91 Sebby Forster 09:08
G5-6 4 Essie Molyneux 07:48, 6 Matilda Dark 07:56, 7 Ella Shanks 08:00, 10 Harriet Drabble* 08:07, 13 Lucy Allman 08:10, 14 Esmé Clark 08:12, 15 Ella Ball 08:14, 28 Francesca Furniss 08:45, 37 Molly Kendell 09:03, 60 Issy Dawson* 09:53
B5-6 8 Caleb Keene 07:21, 9 Dylan Talbot 07:23, 10 Alfie Thomas 07:24, 25 Seb Robson 07:45, 29 Henry Kirwan 07:48, 35 Sam Oakshett 07:52, 36 Alex Burbidge 07:52, 37 Oliver Breedon 07:57, 54 Ben Rollison 08:09, 56 Kyle Reid 08:13, 57 Ben Fowler 08:13, 68 Elliot Rushgrove* 08:31, 78 Arlo Kosciukiewicz 08:45, 81 E Goss* 08:46, 121 Sam Fowler 09:31
G7-8 1 Emmy Deverill 10:11, 5 Imogen Burton 11:24, 6 Rose Marshall-Brown* 11:29, 7 Dora Walmsley 11:41, 15 Laurie Phillips 12:58, 31 Lucy Walker 14:41, 41 Evie Kendell 15:29
B7-8 1 Josh Salmon 09:34, 4 Elijah Tedd 09:58, 6 James Walker 10:00, 9 Harry Richards 10:05, 18 James Whittaker 10:27, 26 Alfie Rees 11:04, 31 Seth Steere 11:11, 35 Bertie Bell 11:22, 40 Leo Guppy 11:34, 44 Arthur Venning 11:56, 62 Henry Rollings 13:00
G9-10 5 Jess Rollings 14:51, 10 Caitlyn Hartley 15:31, 11 Mary Venning 15:31
B9-10 1 Simeon Tedd 11:37, 11 Leon Price* 13:03, 12 Harry Durbin 13:17, 16 Solomon Steere 14:09, 17 Rafael Burton 14:17 (also 1 Simeon Tedd 11:37 over-age)
Sat 08 November – English Schools XC Cup regional rounds (Y7+)
Entries for schools for teams of 6 in age groups Y7-8, Y9-10 and Y11-13. No individual entry.
Hosted by GSAL
GSAL Boys Y7-8 qualified for the national final
Contact Phillip Tedd for more information
Sat 08 November – Cardiff Cross Challenge
https://cardiffcrosschallenge.co.uk/
See 7 February 2026 for more information
Sun 09 November – Peco Cross Country League meeting 1 at Middleton Park
Suitable for all abilities, minimum school year 2, available to waiting list, (see section below, incudes a link to enter).
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN https://racebest.com/races/gc4xx
If you enter before 29 October you will get a personalised race number.
Information at https://pecoxc.co.uk/
In 2023, in meeting 1, 31 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile and 9 in the 2 mile
In 2024, in meeting 1, 45 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile and 15 in the 2 mile
2025 Results
U11 race (1.1. miles)(26 VS juniors)
U9B 16 Barney Woodger 8:15, 19 Athen Doherty 8:32, 23 Nicky Shatwell 8:43, 31 Rex Walmsley 9:12, 34 Nye Mason 9:22, 45 Sebby Forster 9:53
U9G 13 Dahlia Mills 9:30, 14 Lola Thomas 9:40, 15 Dahla Gilroy 9:53, 17 Nina Lake 10:15, 29 Connie Steere 10:44, 37 Caitlin Upmalis 11:28
U11B 2 Levi Woodger 6:43, 12 Fred Rees 7:09, 23 Dylan Talbot 7:40, 59 Jonah Steere 9:10
U11G 7 Ruby Wilson 7:55, 18 Matilda Dark 8:21, 27 Ella Shanks 8:38, 29 Ella Ball 8:42, 39 Dotty Mills 9:01, 40 Molly Kendell 9:05, 42 Gwen Rees 9:12, 43 Izzy Grosvenor 9:12, 51 Tilly Beardsworth 9:52, 59 Autumn Doherty 10:57
U16 race (2 miles)(15 VS juniors)
U13B 24 Alfie Rees 14:01, 26 Seth Steere 14:16, 31 Arthur Venning 14:47
U13G 6 Emmy Deverill 12:59, 10 Imogen Burton 14:19, 15 Romy Aitchison 14:45, 16 Abigail Bottomley 14:45, 17 Niamh Archbold 14:55, 39 Evie Kendell 18:47
U16B 10 Ewan Reid 11:55, 29 Solomon Steere 13:39, 39 Søren Pailor 16:33
U16G 33 Caitlyn Hartley 15:04, 37 Mary Venning 15:09, 43 Milly Booth 16:08
Thu 13 November – Leeds Primary School Games cross country North-Western area at Prince Henry’s (see section below)
Sun 16 November – West Yorkshire Cross Country League meeting 2 at Thornes Park Wakefield
In 2023, 8 VS juniors ran.
In 2024, 10 VS juniors ran.
General information, race location, course map, timetable etc http://www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk/wyxcl25index.htm
Race information https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info5908.pdf
Entry link https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=5918
2025 results (24 VS juniors ran)
U11 Girls 9 Essie Molyneux 6:05, 15 Matilda Dark 6:21, 19 Ella Ball 6:30, 29 Molly Kendell 6:58, 31 Gwen Rees 7:06, team 3rd
U11 Boys 6 Leo Freer 5:35, 12 Fred Rees 5:49, 19 Samuel McLarkey 5:59, 22 Dylan Talbot 6:05, 37 Kyle Reid 6:34, team 2nd
U13 Girls 4 Emmy Deverill 11:21, 17 Imogen Burton 12:45, 19 Dora Walmsley 12:53, 26 Niamh Archbold 13:20, 31 Abigail Bottomley 13:39, team 3rd
U13 Boys 13 Josh Salmon 11:32, 19 Harry Richards 11:56, 33 Harry Francis 12:34, 38 James Whittaker 12:49, 40 Alfie Rees 12:55 team 5th
U15 Girls 35 Caitlyn Hartley 17:03, 38 Milly Booth 18:41
U15 Boys 11 Ewan Reid 15:13
U17 Men 12 William Thornhill 20:01
Fri 21 November – Leeds Primary School Games cross country North-Eastern area at Roundhay HS (see section below)
Sat 22 November – Northern Athletics Indoor Open Meeting 1 at EIS Sheffield
LAST YEAR’S INFO at https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/northern-athletics-november-indoor-open/
THIS YEAR https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/november-indoor-open/
Sat 22 November Liverpool Cross Challenge
See 7 February 2026 for more information
Contact Alex Gostling for more information
Wed 26 November – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Cycle Circuit. Minimum age 11. Need EA affiliation.
In 2024, 7 VS juniors ran
2025 results
26 Ewan Reid 17:49, 57 Rafael Burton 20:12, 59 Harry Durbin 20:30, 71 James Whittaker 21:40, 80 Caitlyn Hartley 22:12, 96 Kirsten Reid 24:37, 104 Milly Booth 25:53
Sat 29 November – Leeds Schools Athletics Association cross-country races meeting 2 at Woodhouse Grove NB 09:30 start
Includes Leeds Secondary Schools Trials to represent Leeds team for West Yorks schools championships, races will be Y7, Y8-9, Y10-11. That event will be on 31 January at GSAL
Primary schools as normal
In 2023, in meeting 2, 24 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races and 13 VS juniors ran in the secondary schools races.
in 2024, in meeting 2, 47 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races and 6 VS juniors ran in the secondary schools races
2025 results (46 VS juniors ran plus 11 others who are prospects or have lapsed, marked with a *)
G3-4 2 Grace Keene 05:21, 3 Lola Thomas 05:23, 7 Isla Waters 05:30, 12 Dahla Gilroy 05:44, 24 Beatrice Clark 05:55, 27 Poppy Bennett* 06:00, 32 Maddelena Farquharson* 06:08, 36 Emily Ball* 06:15, 75 Poppy Freer 07:02, 83 Caitlin Upmalis 07:14, 107 Elodie Dawson* 07:49
B3-4 22 Rex Walmsley 05:19, 24 Athen Doherty 05:21, 33 Alex Player 05:31, 49 Zachary Mann 05:46, 62 William Kosciukiewicz 05:52, 89 Oscar Dark 06:21
G5-6 6 Essie Molyneux 06:57, 7 Ella Shanks 06:58, 10 Ella Ball 07:09, 13 Harriet Drabble* 07:24, 14 Lucy Allman 07:28, 15 Esmé Clark 07:29, 34 Molly Kendell 08:06, 61 Issy Dawson* 08:55
B5-6 3 Leo Freer 06:14, 5 Caleb Keene 06:22, 10 Jasper Bennett* 06:35, 17 Alex Burbidge 06:54, 23 Alfie Thomas 06:59, 26 Dylan Talbot 07:05, 41 Oliver Breedon 07:18, 42 Sam Oakshett 07:18, 43 Ben Rollison 07:19, 47 Elliot Rushgrove* 07:21, 84 E Goss* 08:02, 93 Arlo Kosciukiewicz 08:09
G7 1 Emmy Deverill 08:36, 5 Dora Walmsley 09:40, 17 Laurie Phillips 11:06, 27 Lucy Walker 11:58, 28 Isla Robinson 12:07, 30 Evie Kendell 12:11
B7 5 Josh Salmon 08:37, 6 Harry Richards 08:40, 12 Elijah Tedd 09:01, 14 Alfie Rees 09:23, 22 Arthur Venning 10:00, 34 Leo Guppy 10:32
G8-9 4 Imogen Burton 15:10, 11 Rose Marshall Brown* 16:21
B8-9 2 Ewan Reid 12:18, 9 Leon Price* 13:19, 13 James Walker 13:35, 25 James Whittaker 14:25
G10-11 5 Isla Butterworth 18:37
B10-11 2 Simeon Tedd 15:09
Sun 30 November – Abbey Dash (must be 15 on race day) and there WASN’T a Junior Race –
https://www.runforall.com/
“Discounted Entry” – Valley Striders will refund £3 of your entry fee for this race – see the section on “Free Entry” below
In 2023, 9 VS juniors ran in the junior race and 1 in the adult 10k (age 15 and over)
In 2024, 17 VS juniors ran in the junior race and 5 in the adult 10k (age 15 and over)
Sat 06 December – Northern Athletics Indoor Open Meeting 2 at EIS Sheffield
LAST YEAR’S INFO https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/northern-athletics-december-indoor-open/.
THIS YEAR https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/december-indoor-open/
Sat 06 December – English Schools XC Cup Final at Princethorpe College Warwickshire
School teams qualify via regional competitions. No individual entry.
Contact Phillip Tedd for more information
Sun 07 December – West Yorkshire Cross Country League meeting 3 at Rothwell (see section below).
In 2023, 13 VS juniors ran
In 2024, 11 VS juniors ran at meeting 3 which was at Middleton Park
2025 results (22 VS juniors ran)
U11 Girls 8 Matilda Dark 6:39, 14 Ruby Wilson 6:50, 21 Ella Ball 7:11, 23 Gwen Rees 7:13, 24 Molly Kendell 7:17 team 3rd
U11 Boys 3 Levi Woodger 5:48, 4 Leo Freer 5:51, 6 Fred Rees 5:55, 13 Dylan Talbot 6:13, 22 Samuel McLarkey 6:29, 25 Kyle Reid 6:32 team 1st
U13 Girls 5 Emmy Deverill 10:53, 17 Imogen Burton 12:28, 18 Dora Walmsley 12:30, 23 Romy Aitchison 13:21, 31 Niamh Archbold 13:57 team 3rd
U13 Boys 9 Josh Salmon 10:51, 11 Harry Richards 11:06, 14 James Whittaker 11:21, 18 Alfie Rees 11:38, 24 Harry Francis 12:07 team 2nd
U15 Boys 11 Ewan Reid 15:20
Sun 14 December – Peco Cross Country League meeting 2 at Pontefract Park
In 2023, 33 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile race, 12 VS juniors ran in the 2 mile race
In 2024, 29 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile race, 11 VS juniors ran in the 2 mile race
2024 photo at Pontefract Park
Sun 14 December – South Yorkshire Indoor Open Series meeting 2 at EIS Sheffield (new school years 4 to 9 inclusive ) (see section below)
https://www.sycaa.org.uk/indoor-series/
Events on this date are High Jump (U13&U15), 150m (U11&U13), 200m (U13&U15), 600m, 400m (U15 only), Long Jump (U11 only), Javelin (U11 only)
Sat 20 December – West Yorkshire Cross Country League meeting 4 at Middleton Park. NB SATURDAY!!
In 2023, 8 VS juniors ran in this race and 6 VS juniors featured in the league series tables having run 3 or more races.
In 2024, 10 VS juniors ran in race 4 which was at Rothwell
2024 Season Tables
U11 Girls 4 Emmy Deverill, 5 Abigail Bottomley, 21 Dora Walmsley, 24 Matilda Dark, 34 Niamh Archbold
U11 Girls Team FIRST!!!
U13 Girls 13 Imogen Burton
U13 Boys 5 Ewan Reid
U17 Men 15 Joseph Urquhart
2024 U11 girls 1st overall photo 2024
Sun 4 January 2026 – Peco Cross Country League meeting 3 at West Park Leeds (Spen Lane)
In 2023/4, 32 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile race and 11 ran in the 2 mile race
In 2024/5, 21 VS juniors ran in the 1 mile race and 10 in the 2 mile race
Sat 10 January 2026 – Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Lightwater Valley – school year 7 and above. Categories are as at 01/09/2025 – U13 (normally Y7-8), U15, U17, U20
There are individual medals and team medals for these.
Also these are qualifiers for the InterCounties Cross Country on 07/03/2026 at Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Entry details: https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2026/infoyorksxc26.pdf
Entry link: https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2026/yorksxc26e.php
ENTRIES CLOSE 20 DECEMBER
In 2024, 8 VS juniors competed; the U13 boys team were 4th and the U15 boys team 9th
In 2025, 10 VS juniors competed; the U13 boys team were 4th and the U17 mens team 7th
Sat/Sun ??/?? January 2026 – Northern Athletics U17/U20/Senior Indoor Championships at Sheffield
https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/northern-sen-u20-u17-indoor-championships-2026/
Sat 17 January 2026 – Leeds Schools Athletics Association cross-country races meeting 3 at Prince Henry’s GS Otley
In 2023, in meeting 3, 27 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races, 16 VS juniors and 3 VS young adults ran in the trials races
In 2024, in meeting 3, 37 VS juniors ran in the primary schools races, 11 VS juniors ran in the trials races
Sat ?? January 2026 – Wakefield Indoor Junior Athletics meeting 1 at Thornes Park Stadium. 10:00-14:00
Online entry will be approx. £20 for series of 3 meetings
In 2024, 2 VS juniors – Harry Richards & Josh Salmon – competed in the series
In 2025, 2 VS juniors – Harry Richards & Indi Banerjee – competed in the series
Sat 24 January 2026 – Northern Cross Country Championships at Pontefract Park – school year 7 and above
Entry Link:
https://northernathletics.niftyentries.com/North-of-England-Cross-Country-Championships-2026/
Entries close 18 January
In 2024, 3 VS juniors competed
In 2025, 3 VS juniors competed (but it was in Cheshire so that’s a good excuse)
Sun ?? January 2026 – English Indoor Race Walking Championships
Sun 25 January 2026 – Peco Cross Country League meeting 4 at Temple Newsam
In 2024, 28 VS juniors competed in the 1 mile race and 10 in the 2 mile race
In 2025, 38 VS juniors competed in the 1 mile race and 12 in the 2 mile race
Sun 25 January 2026 – South Yorkshire Indoor Open Series meeting 3 at EIS Sheffield (new school years 4 to 9 inclusive) (see section below)
https://www.sycaa.org.uk/indoor-series/
Events on this date are 60m, 150m (U11 only), 200m (U13&U15), 1200m (600m for U11), Long Jump (U13&U15 only), Standing High Jump (U11), Shot Put
Sat 31 January 2026 – West Yorkshire Secondary Schools cross country championships at GSAL. Qualifying is via event on 29 November.
This event serves as a qualifier for the English Schools
– year 7 at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth on 21 March,
– years 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13 at Liverpool on 14 March
Sat ?? January 2026 – Indoor Run Jump and Throw at EIS Sheffield
In 2025, 2 VS juniors competed
Sun ?? February 2026 – Northern Athletics U13/15 Indoor Championships at Sheffield
https://www.northernathletics.co.uk/events/northern-u13-u15-indoor-championships-2025/
Sat 07 February 2026 – UK Cross Challenge at Templenewsam – CANCELLED
The UK Cross Challenge is a series of about 6 cross country races in the UK, the first for 2025/26 being at Cardiff in November 2025 https://cardiffcrosschallenge.co.uk/
Leeds were intending to host a race in the series and there would be some junior races alongside the National Cross Challenge. THIS EVENT WON’T TAKE PLACE IN 2026
In 2025, from VS, there were 3 U11 girls, 4 U11 boys, 2 U13 boys, 1 U15 girl and 1 U15 boy
Photo of the U11 and U13 boys from 2025 (Elijah missing from the photo as he was collecting his trophy for finishing 3rd).
Wed 04 February 2026 – Leeds Primary School Games cross country Leeds Final at Templenewsam (see section below) – selection for Leeds teams for West Yorkshire Final later in February
Sun 15 February 2026 – Peco Cross Country League meeting 5 at Roundhay Park
In 2024, 34 VS juniors competed in the 1 mile race and 10 in the 2 mile
In 2024, 38 VS juniors competed in the 1 mile race and 10 in the 2 mile
Sat 21 February 2026 – English National Cross Country Championships at Sedgefield, Durham
Entries close 31 January https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2025/natxc25e.php
Sat 28 February 2026 (provisional date) – Leeds Schools Athletics Association cross-country races meeting 4 at Middleton Park
In 2024, in meeting 4, 16 VS juniors competed in the primary schools races and 7 in the secondary schools races
In 2025, in meeting 4, 35 VS juniors competed in the primary schools races and 8 in the secondary schools races
Sat ?? February 2026 – Wakefield Indoor Junior Athletics meeting 2 at Thornes Park Stadium. 10:00-14:00
List of events https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/uploads/info5563.pdf
For more details see 18 Januuary
Wed 25 February 2026 – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Centre race 1 of 10 race series
10 races in the series, one a month through to November, usually (but not always) on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Save money by buying a season ticket
England Athletics affiliation required otherwise pay non-affiliated fee
In 2025, 12 VS juniors ran in the February event
Tue 03 or Wed 04 March 2026 – West Yorkshire Primary School Games cross country Final at Templenewsam.
Qualifying is via event on 3 February.
This event serves as a qualifier for school years 4,5,6 for the English event at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth on 21 March.
In 2025, more than 16 VS juniors competed for their schools and/or as individuals
Sun 08 March 2026 – Peco Cross Country Relays and Juniors Relays at Rothwell Country Park (date and venue TBC)
https://pecoxc.co.uk/pages/relay.html
** Recommended for all junior members school years 2 and above
** V S will manage the teams
In 2024, 12 teams each of 3 Valley Striders juniors took part
In 2025, 13 teams each of 3 Valley Striders juniors took part
Sat 14 March 2026 – English National Schools XC Championships (secondary schools) at Liverpool
Qualifying is via West Yorks event in February.
https://esaa.org.uk/competitions/cross-country-championship/
Sat 21 March 2026 – English Schools Primary & Year 7 XC Championships at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth – qualifying is via West Yorks events on 03 February (for years 4-6) and on 31 January (for years 7). Year 3 may also enter as individuals, as may non-qualifiers for West Yorks team in years 4-7.
In 2024, 2 VS juniors competed for West Yorkshire in the Y4 races, 4 in Y5, 3 in Y6 and 4 in Y7. Also 2 ran in the Y3 race.
In 2025, 4 VS juniors competed for West Yorkshire in the Y4 races, 3 in Y5, 10 in Y6 and 0 in Y7. Also 2 ran in the Y3 race.
Sat ?? March 2026 – Wakefield Indoor Junior Athletics meeting 3 at Thornes Park Stadium. 10:00-14:00
For details, see January
In 2025, one junior competed
Sat 21 March 2026 – English Schools Primary and Year 7 at Kenilworth
https://www.nationalprimary-year7crosscountryfinal.com/
Sun 22 March 2026 – South Yorkshire Indoor Open Series meeting 4 at EIS Sheffield (new school years 4 to 9 inclusive) (see section below)
https://www.sycaa.org.uk/indoor-series/
Events on this date are High Jump (U13&U15), 150m (U11&U13), 200m (U13&U15), 800m (600m U11), 300m (U15 only), Long Jump (U11 only), Javelin (U11 only)
Wed 25 March 2026 – Leeds 5k at Brownlee Centre race 2 of 10 race series
10 races in the series, one a month through to November, usually (but not always) on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Save money by buying a season ticket
England Athletics affiliation required otherwise pay non-affiliated fee
And even further ahead
26 April 2026 – Harrogate Triathlon and Junior Triathlon
https://www.harrogatetriathlonclub.co.uk/the-harrogate-triathlon
Spring/Summer 2026
In February 2026 I will be creating a page for events from March 2026 onwards. In the meantime, here are some events to consider (and if you want to find out more, you could look at what happened in spring/summer last year https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/events-for-juniors-spring-summer-2025/ )
- Leeds 5k races Wednesday evenings,
- West Yorkshire League Track & Field 7 meetings (four on Wednesday evenings, three on Sundays) – h
- Jack Bloor Junior Fell Races at Ilkley in May
- Yorkshire Track & Field Championships in May
- Cookridge junior run in May
- Eccup junior races in July
- Golden Acre junior relays in July
“Free” Entry
For some races in our list of recommended events that are suitable for all abilities, Valley Striders will “pay” for your race entries by means of a discount of the value of your entry fee(s) if and when you renew your V S junior membership in 2024.
This applies to those that are currently junior members or junior limited training members (but not junior social members). If you are unsure of your membership type, check here https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/members-area/club-information/membership-list/
The small print – we won’t pay your entry fee if you enter but then don’t run.
This applies to Peco XC races (£1.50 refunded per race run), Peco Relays (50p), Eccup Junior Races, Wetherby Junior Races (£3 refunded), Abbey Dash Junior Race (£3 refunded)
NB you also get free entry to Golden Acre Relays because V S pay Racebest directly for all teams.
Detailed event information
Junior parkrun (ages 4 to 14)
Every Sunday at 09:00. Click on the links for each location
If you’ve not registered before, each of the venue pages above have a section “What does it cost to join in?” saying “Nothing – it’s free! but please register before you first come along” with a link to their registration page.
Note that you only have to register once, this covers all parkruns at all locations.
In Autumn/Winter 2023/24 (September to February inclusive) 107 junior Striders ran at least 1 parkrun and 22 ran 10 or more.
There are also 11 adult parkruns in Leeds. These are 5km on a Saturday morning. We advise our primary school juniors to do the junior parkruns rather than adult parkruns as there are no competitions available at this age that are longer than 1 mile and schools cross-country maximum distance is 1400m, so the 2km of junior parkrun is ideal.
Links for adult parkruns in Leeds
Armley / Bramley / Chevin / Crossflatts / Middleton / Potternewton / Rothwell / Roundhay / Templenewsam / Wetherby / Woodhouse Moor
Leeds Primary School Games cross country
There are 5 initial races (sometimes called “semi-finals”) in October and November, one for each of the Leeds Schools Sports Partnerships Areas (most of our children are in schools in Northeast, a few in Northwest, and one or two in East and West). At each event there are 8 races – for girls and boys, for each school year from 3 to 6. The best schools and best individuals from each semi-final qualify for the Leeds final, and the best schools and best individuals from the Leeds final qualify to represent Leeds at the West Yorkshire final against Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield and the best individuals from the West Yorkshire final qualify to represent West Yorkshire at the National Final.
For the English Primary Schools and Year 7 National Final, West Yorkshire organise teams for years 4, 5,6, and 7. (Regarding the Y7 age-group see the next section). However children may also enter as individuals and there are also races for year 3 at the same.
Schools must be members of their local School Sports Partnership or the Leeds Well Schools organisation to take part.
Leeds Schools Sports Association cross-country races
4 meetings between November and February – races for boys and girls in age groups school years 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10.
Also school year 11 may run in the 9-10 race but will show in separate results and not count for school points in the 9-10 category.
Details and results for 2024/25 can be found in the LSSA new website
https://leedsschoolssports.co.uk/lsaa-cross-country-league-2024-25/
Details and results for 2023/24 can be found in the LSSA new website
https://leedsschoolssports.co.uk/lsaa-cross-country-league-2023-24-information/
Results from previous years can be found on the LSAA old website http://www.lsaa.org.uk/CC.htm
Schools need to be affiliated to the LSSA. The following is taken from the “League Details” link on the old LSAA website. Leeds School Sports Association provide the finance for all LSAA events all schools must be affiliated to LSSA to take part in LSAA events. This can be done by direct affiliation to the LSSA separate letter will come direct to schools from LSSA. For some primary schools the LSSA affiliation fee is included as part of Leeds Well School Partnership SLA.
One of the meetings in the LSSA series is designated as the qualifier for the Leeds Team for the West Yorkshire Senior Schools Cross Country Championships. This is split into different age groups, Y7 on its own, Y8-9, Y10-11 and Y12-13. At the West Yorks XC, they then compete (in the same age groups) against Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield). The top runners from these qualify to represent WY at the English National Schools XC Championships – except for Y7, who go to the event mentioned in the Leeds Primary Schools section.
Schools Cup
There is another competition at secondary schools level, the English Schools Cup. The age groups for this are Y7-8, Y9-10 and Y11-13. This is for teams of 6, first 4 to count in races. There are local rounds (if needed), regional rounds in November and the national final in December. GSAL hosted the national final in 2022 and in 2024!
Peco Cross Country League 2025/26
A series of 5 meetings between November 2025 and February 2026.
The dates and venues were decided at the Peco XC AGM on 1 September, are published here, and entries are now open. All venues have approval by Leeds City Council and/or the venue owner and the host clubs.
Open to club members school years 2 and older. Also open anyone on the waiting list (you must contact us and if we approve then register as a Valley Strider)
Suitable for all abilities. We strongly encourage all junior members to take part and will be slightly disappointed with those who don’t take part in at least one race.
This is a “free” event for V S Junior Full Members and Limited Training Members (i.e. everyone except Social Members) in that those who enter and race will get 20% of the race series fee refunded for every race that they do when they next renew their membership.
Distances and start times are one mile at 10:00am for school years 2 to 6; two miles at 10:20am for school years 7 to 11. NB parents of school years 2 and 3 must be confident that their child can complete the distance e.g. they have done junior parkrun.
Cost is £8 for the whole series (whether you run 1 race or 5).
Entries are online via Racebest – race 1 (and series) entry https://racebest.com/races/gc4xx
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Unofficial/unconfirmed results will also appear on this link.
If you enter before 24 October you will get a personalised race number. If you’re not sure whether or not you’ve entered, there is a box “Latest entries” which contains a button “See all”.
Further details here https://pecoxc.co.uk/ . Confirmed race results and series points will appear on this website here too.9
In 2023/24, 73 junior Striders ran at least one Peco event and 10 ran all six events i.e including the relays.
In 2024/25, 79 junior Striders ran at least one Peco event and 14 ran all six events i.e including the relays.
Peco Relays 2026
These are usually held in March and are for teams of 3, approximately 1.2 miles per runner. Keep your number from the Peco series.
This is a “free” event for V S Junior Full Members and Limited Training Members (i.e. everyone except Social Members) in that all race entries will be made by and race fees paid by the club. Excepting that those who do not have a number will have to make a small payment for the number.
More details will be available in February 2026.
South Yorkshire Junior Indoor Series 2025/26
These 4 meetings take place at the indoor athletics facility at the English Institute for Sport (EIS) Sheffield. It has a 200m oval track, a 60m sprint straight (6 lanes) and facilities for long jump, high jump, shot put and turbo javelin.
The series is on three Sundays between November 2025 and March 2026. If you are interested in this, please discuss by email at [email protected] or at one of our training sessions.
Age groups are as at 01/09/2026, so U11 is school years 4-5, U13 is years 6-7, U15 is years 8-9. There are no older categories.
Events
U11 – 60m, 150m, 600m, long jump, standing high jump, shot, foam javelin
U13 – 60m, 200m, 800m, 1200m, long jump, high jump, shot
U15 – 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 1200m, long jump, high jump, shot
Not all events are available at each meeting. Maximum 3 events per person per meeting
Those competing at U13 or U15 age groups must be affiliated to England Athletics. Cost is £22p.a. See section below “England Athletics Registration and Affiliation”.
Entry forms are available at https://www.sycaa.org.uk/indoor-series/
West Yorkshire Cross Country League 2025
A series of 4 meetings between October and December 2025. For dates and venues, see above
Only open to club members. This series features some of the better clubs in West Yorkshire and we suggest that, for each age group, only the top half of Valley Striders members would “enjoy” the event.
Minimum age for the series is 9 on 1 September 2025 i.e. currently school year 5 and above.
Age groups are U11/U13/U15/U17 on 01/09/2025 i.e. school years 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12. School year 4 not eligible.
Juniors aged 11 or above before 1 September 2025 (i.e. currently school year 7 and above must be affiliated to England Athletics. Cost is £22p.a. See section below “England Athletics Registration and Affiliation”.
Approximate distances and approximate start times – Under 11 1500m at 11:45am; Under 13 3000m at 12noon; Under 15 4000m at 12:30pm.
CHECK The official league information can be found at http://www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk/XCMain.htm
Cost for U13/U15/U17 is £25 which covers all 4 meetings .
If you’re going to run in race 1 and/or race 2 (and possibly races 3 and/or 4) then use this link
https://www.race-results.co.uk/onlineentries/user/login.php?raceid=5909
If you’re going to miss races 1 and 2 but run in race 3 and/or race 4 then please wait till after race 2 (27 October) and there should be a new link that gives you half-price entry.
AMEND If you haven’t already entered the series you can do so for the rest of the series at
Closing date is one week before the first race you want to run
Please email [email protected] with any queries.
Leeds Junior Run Series 2019/20
The Leeds Junior Run Series 2019/20 comprised
– all the junior races organised by running clubs in Leeds
– the Peco cross country series
– the five junior parkruns in Leeds
It was due to run between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 but was abandoned in March 2020.
It is free to enter and club membership is not needed.
We are waiting to see what happens for 2019/20 and 2020/21
See http://www.leedsathletics.net/Leeds_Race_Series.htm
England Athletics Registration and Affiliation
All of our junior members have been added to the England Athletics database and they have been allocated a 7 digit unique reference number (URN). (the personal information added is name, date of birth, postal address and parent’s email address)
Competitive Athletes
- A minority of our junior members have been set up as “Competitive Athletes”
- There is an annual fee for this. For the current EA year that ends 31/03/2026 this is £20, and, in addition, for every Competitive Athlete we pay Northern Athletics £2; this is why we ask for £22 extra for Competitive Athletes
- Competitive Athlete status is needed to take part in West Yorkshire Track & Field League (unless under-11) and West Yorkshire Cross Country League (unless under-11)
- Competitive Athlete status is needed to take part in Yorkshire County competitions, North of England Area competitions and England National competitions (the minimum age for these is 11).
- Competitive Athlete status is needed to take part in open adult races – juniors 11 or over can run in 5k races such as the Leeds 5k at the Brownlee Centre; juniors 15 or over can run in 10k races such as the Abbey Dash and Run For All Leeds 10k; juniors 16 or over can run in 10 miles races such as the Eccup 10mile and also in half marathons such as the Leeds half.
Non-Competitive Athletes
- The majority of our junior members have been set up as “Non-Competitive Athletes”
- They can get emails and offers from England Athletics (or can opt-out of these).
- Competitive Athlete status is not needed for under 11’s
- Competitive Athlete status is not needed for races categorised as fun runs linked to adult races e.g. the Eccup Junior Races (run alongside the Eccup 10); the Wetherby fun run and mini-marathon (run alongside the Wetherby 10k); the Peco Junior Races (run alongside the Peco Cross Country Series)
- Competitive Athlete status is not needed for parkruns or junior parkruns. Note that VS strongly support the parkrun policy that under-11’s who run 5k parkrun must run with an adult, in fact we recommend that under-11’s shouldn’t do 5k parkun at all.
If you need England Athletics affiliation, please pay £20 to the “Membership” account
Account Name: VSAC Membership
Sort Code: 53-70-00
Account Number: 72143878
Note that the above only applies to juniors training in the junior section. Older juniors (young adults) who train with the adult section pay the adult membership fee which includes the England Athletics and Northern Athletics affiliation fees.