Hertfordshire and Middlesex Masters Cross Country Championships 2026
Saturday, 14 March 2026 (Under UKA rules) at Cassiobury Park, Watford WD18 7HY
starting at 1.00pm.

All entries to be made online via this website. 

Entries close on 7 March 2026

Entry Fee: £9 per runner.

Race HQ: 

Cassiobury Park is a short walk from Watford Metropolitan Line tube station.  It is also within walking distance of Watford Junction station (mainline / Overground). 
Street parking  on the Hempstead Roadside of the park.Cassiobury Park Ave. or side roads.  Car sharing is advised.

Registration: 

The races will be chip timed.  Numbers, disposable chips and pins will be available from the registration area for Team Managers and those runners who entered individually.  Registration will open from 12.00pm.

Changing Facilities: 

There are no changing rooms, so please arrive ready to run.

Public Toilets: 

Portaloo toilet facilities will be available.

TEAMS:

Masters Men 40-49                 4 to score                     Masters Women 40 to 49        4 to score

Masters Men 50-59                 4 to score                     Masters Women 50 to 59        4 to score

Masters Men 60 plus               3 to score                     Masters Women 60 plus         3 to score

AGE GROUPS

Individual age groups will be in the following categories: 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+.  Athletes who wish to count for a younger team instead of their own age group MUST declare this on the entry site and this cannot be changed after the closing date or on the day. This means that you can only qualify for an individual medal in the team race you have been entered for.  No athlete may score in more than one team.

TIMETABLE (with approximate distances)

1.00 pm           Men 40-49 and Men 50-59                           Distance c.9600 metres apx

2.00 pm           Men over 60 and all Women                        Distance c.7000 metres apx

Rules:

Qualification to take part is either by birth, 9 months continuous residence or having competed for Hertfordshire or Middlesex or in a County Championship of either County in the last year.  No competitor may be entered in more than one County’s Championship or have competed in another County’s Championships in the previous 12 months.  Only affiliated Hertfordshire and Middlesex clubs will be eligible for team medals.

Team Managers: 

Should collect numbers from the official’s tent, near the start / finish.

Course Marshals: 

These officials are vital for the successful staging of the Championships.  We require that each club entering the event provides one course marshal, name to be notified as part of registration.

Medals: 

Will be awarded to the first 3 individuals in each age group and to the first 3 teams in each age group.  Presentations will be made as soon as possible after each race.

Terms and Conditions: 

All entrants hereby declare that they able to compete in the County Championships as indicated above and will abide by the UK Athletics anti-doping policy as outlined below.   
 

An entrant shall be deemed to have made himself/herself/themself, familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules. The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the date of entering the event, whether or not the participant is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK.
 

Contacts:

Hertfordshire - Brian Fowler - fowlerclaybrooke@aol.com - http://www.hertscaaa.org.uk/
Middlesex - Malcolm French - malcolmfrench@aol.com - https://middlesexaa.org.uk/