The English Championships
Yesterday, I ran the Stretton Hills race which was the first race in this year’s English Championship. That’s not why I ran it. Dave was planning to race, we had a day out receeing it a couple of weeks ago and as there were still places left last week, I thought I may as well do it. On the final climb - I'm not sure if I'm actually making progress! The English Championship is organised by the FRA every year. There are six races to choose from: two short, two medium and two long. Your best four count but you have to do one of each length. The first 20 runners in each 5-year age category gain points for the championship table (the first 10 in the categories with fewer runners). You have to run as your first claim club and you have to be a member of the FRA or affiliated to English Athletics. There are also team championships so there is an opportunity to gain points for your club as well as for yourself. While I was waiting for the race to start, watching th