Cross Country - Women

Midlands Women’s Cross-Country League


Spa Striders Women are currently in Division 1 and currently host a race at Burton Dassett Hills


Cross Country is for everyone! The Cross Country (XC) season runs from Oct-Feb, with a mix of league races, one-off races and relays all on offer!
Generally the ladies run approx 4 miles. The courses are all off-road, mainly around fields, with some beautiful scenery and the odd patch of mud...

These races are huge fun, full of camaraderie, and there is a strong trend for Prosecco and cake post-race. We want huge numbers of Striders out there, so everyone is encouraged to get the dates in your diaries!

Ladies races are at 1:30pm on a Saturday unless otherwise stated.

Every runner can make a difference in XC. First over the line gets one point, second place gets two points and so on. The top four (three for the Masters competition) striders points are added together to get our final score. Even if you don’t finish in the top four you can knock down competing runners by finishing ahead of them, so get practising your sprint finish!

Full rules can be found here

2023/2024 Season


Spa Striders Women Finished in 18th Place overall with the Masters Women finishing in 5th Place


Race 1  - 11/11/2023 - Cheltenham


Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Charlotte Everard, Lauren Turner


Masters Finished 6th Place - Jo Fleming, Charlotte Everard, Claire Davidson


Race 2 - 02/12/2023 - Wolverhampton


Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Mel Venables, Carolyn Wilkinson


Masters Finished 8th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Carolyn Wilkinson


Race 3 - 13/01/2023 - University of Birmingham


Finished 17th Place - Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Laura Peake, Claire Davidson


Masters Finished 8th Place - Jo Fleming, Laura Peake, Claire Davidson

Race 4 - 10/02/2023 - Spa Striders @Burton Dassett


Finished 15th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Kat Robertson, Paz Torres Noblejas

Masters Finished 4th Place - Jo Fleming, Mel Venables, Laura Peake, 


2022/2023 Season

Spa Striders Women Finished in 12th Place overall with the Masters Women finishing in 3rd Place

Race 1 – 12/11/22 – Betley Court Farm, Crewe


Finished 16th Place - Charlotte Everard, Kat Robertson, Laura Peake, Lucy Duncan


Masters Finished 7th Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Kate Gadsby

Race 2 – 03/12/22 – Clopton Park, Stratford


Finished 11th Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Kat Robertson, Anne Hurrell


Masters Finished 3rd Place - Charlotte Everard, Laura Peake, Anne Hurrell

Race 3 – 14/01/23 – Warley Woods, Smethwick


Finished 13th Place - Charlotte Everard, Jo Fleming, Kat Robertson, Lauren Turner


Masters Finished 3rd Place - Charlotte Everard, Jo Fleming, Laura Peake

Race 4 – 11/02/23 – Burton Dassett Hills


Finished 14th Place - Kat Robertson, Jo Fleming, Lauren Turner, Laura Peake


Masters Finished 7th Place - Jo Fleming, Laura Peake, Anne Hurrell