Spectrum Striders Running Club - North West Sunday Cross Country League

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Spectrum Striders Running Club
Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire

North West Sunday Cross Country League

(this page last updated 6-Nov-2008)

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League Rules

All races are on Sundays, starting at 11am

Men and women run at the same time

Men and women run the same distance, approximately 4 to 5 miles

6 to count in the men's teams

3 to count in women's teams

Showers and food after all races

During the season, up to date results are usually available on the Birkenhead AC web site. Follow the "X-country" link from the site's index page. (Please note that this site is only tested with Microsoft Internet Explorer and does not work properly with Mozilla Firefox).

Teams Competing in the League

This is the list of competing teams (from 2007/8) in alphabetical order with links to their websites where known:

Birkenhead AC

Ford Halewood AC

Helsby RC

Liverpool RC

Newburgh Nomads

Parbold Pink Panthers RC

Penny Lane Striders

Pensby Runners

Roby Runners

Skelmersdale Boundary Harriers

Spectrum Striders (this website)

Warrington Road Runners

If you click on a link here, each will open in a new browser window.

Spectrum Striders Fixture, Sunday 1st Mar 2009

Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

Race Venue: Birchwood Forest Park, Moss Gate, Birchwood

Presentation Venue: Birchwood High School (to be confirmed)

For more information about Birchwood Forest Park, including events, a map, history, etc, click on the Park Ranger image.

Birchwood is located about 5 miles from the centre of Warrington on the north east edge of the town. If you are travelling from the Liverpool or Wirral areas, Birchwood is beyond the M6. From Liverpool, continue on the M62 past the M6 to J11.

Route recommendation: From Wirral it is normally quicker to use the M56, rather than through the tunnel and through Liverpool. Turn on to the M6 north-bound, go over the Thelwall Viaduct and follow M62 Manchester.

Detailed directions are provided below.

Changing facilities with showers are available at the Ranger Centre, next to the car park and finish line.

The Course

The race route is 1 small lap and 2 large laps starting and finishing in the main field at Birchwood Forest Park. It is a total of approx 5 miles.

We always like to make full use of all available hills and the race starts on a downhill slope at the edge of the park, then runs past the Ranger Centre and up over the old bunkers, past the back of the bandstand and away from the field along a small track.

At the end of the track, on the first lap, the route returns to the park on the grass alongside Birchwood Way.

On the 2nd and 3rd laps, the route turns left and skirts the trees alongside Birchwood Way for a short distance, before going up a gentle slope and along another track. After crossing the footpath by the new roundabout, the course winds around and then up the hill next to the roundabout, returning to the park via a fast flat section alongside Birchwood Way.

Directions

Race Venue

Map - Race Venue (Opens in a new window)

Presentation Venue

M62 to Junction 11 (between the M6 and Manchester)
Follow A574 Birchwood Way (signed to Warrington East and Birchwood)
After ¾ mile at roundabout, take 1st exit (left) on to Moss Gate (signed to Gorse Covert, Risley Moss)
After ¼ mile at small roundabout, take 4th exit (right) into Forest Park car park

This is about 3½ miles away at Birchwood Community High School, WA3 7PT (the previous venue the Silver Birch is permanently closed due to redevelopment at the Birchwood Shopping Centre). Directions as follows:

Please note: this whole route has a 30mph speed limit - you have been warned!
Leave Birchwood Forest Park car park onto the the roundabout, take the 4th exit, towards Risley Moss entrance.
After 200yds, turn right at the next roundabout (at Risley Moss)
After about ½ mile, straight on through the next roundabout (not left).
After about ½ mile, take first exit (left) at the next roundabout, into Admirals Road signed Oakwood
After about 200yds, first turn right into Chatfield Drive
Carry straight on to the end of the road and the School is on the right after about ⅓ mile.

Please park in the school car park, just past the school and around the back to the right, not on the road. The school car park may be fairly full as there is also a church service in the school on Sunday mornings. If the car park is full, please park in one of the Birchwood Centre car parks.

Enter via the Community entrance at the side (facing the car park and playing fields), not via the school front entrance.

Pictures

We have a selection of pictures from cross country events that we have hosted since 2000. To view the picture galleries, click on one of the following:

Picture Gallery, March 2003

Picture Gallery, 2000-2002

This page was last updated on 06/10/08