Press Report: It’s Time to go Round the Walls Again
by Dennis Wall
FINAL preparations are being made for the popular Chester Round The Walls Race being held on Boxing Day.
Entries have now closed for the 6.4km race, organised annually by West Cheshire Athletic Club with more than 500 runners expected to line-up for the 10.30am start on the grass close to the White Horse Pub.
The runners will complete approximately 2km within the confines of the Roodee before crossing the racecourse near the main entrance. After turning left onto the footpath adjacent to the hotel car park, the race turns left again on the footpath adjacent to the railway arches and then joins the riverside path.
The route follows the riverside path under Grosvenor Bridge, past the Little Roodee Car Park and towards Castle Drive.
The runners cross Castle Drive at the University building to join the City Walls at Bridgegate for an anti-clockwise circuit before returning to the Racecourse via the steps from Nuns Road. From the bottom of the steps the runners will head through the car park in front of the main stands before turning left to cross the racecourse.
After following the main access road the runners turn left onto the grass to finish close to the White Horse pub.
The Cheshire County Cross Country Championships will be held at Betley Court Farm, near Crewe, on Saturday, January 4, while the Northern Cross Country Championships, will be held at Tatton Park, on Saturday, January 25; and the English National Cross Country Championships, will be held at Parliament Hill, London, on Saturday, February 22. First claim members who can commit to taking part, and who satisfy the entry criteria outlined in the club email sent earlier this autumn, should email Β [email protected]Β ASAP with your name and the name of the championships you want to run in.
THE closing date for the Merseyside County Cross Country Championships is this Friday. The fixture will be held at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, on Saturday, December 14, including non-championships races for Boys and Girls aged 9, 10 or 11 on the day. Entries are online only at: https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2024/merseyxc24e.php
THE Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, February 1, at Knights Grange, Winsford.
THE North Wales Cross Country Championships will be held at the Treborth Track, Bangor, on Saturday, January 4, with Menai and Eryri jointly hosting. Entries can be made via the following link: www.entrycentral.com/NorthWalesCCChamps
THE Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, February 1, at Knights Grange, Winsford.
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches will be delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for the Schools Sportshall Athletics fixtures early next year. Please come along and support the sessions.
ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Northern Senior, Under 20 and Under 17 Indoor Track and Field Championships taking place at Sheffield on January 11 and 12, as well as the Northern Under 15 and Under 13 Indoor Track and Field Championships taking place at Sheffield on February 2. The online entry link is: northernathletics.co.uk/events/
DATES and venues for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).
All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.
THIS winter’s Sale Harriers Manchester Indoor Open Meetings will be held at the Regional Athletics Centre, Sportcity, Manchester. M11 4FF, on the following Sundays, December 22; January 12; February 2; February 16; and March 9. The online entry link is: https://www.saleharriersmanchester.com/index.php/events-fixtures/winter-indoor-series
FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk