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December 2019
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park is the second race in the 2020 Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL. The course consists of 2 laps totalling 5.4 miles. The second lap is different from before. The course is hilly, and some sections are uneven, rocky underfoot, or have tree roots on the surface. Route
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Groby School
Groby School is the third race in the 2019/20 Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL.
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Grace Dieu School is the fourth race in the 2019/20 Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL. Approximately 5.5 miles over 2 laps, undulating with some steep sections, across fields and through woods. There are sections of wooden boardwalk and hard path and two stream crossings. Route
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Ravenstone Cross Country
Ravenstone was a new venue to the league in 2022, it was a 2 lap course offering a variety of terrains. It can be very dry, being so early in the season, resulting in a fast course. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL.
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Bagworth Heath
Bagworth Heath is a regular venue in the Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL. Approx 6.5 miles; comprising of two long laps; a testing hill, woodland and grassland tracks, approx 150m of compacted gravel over tarmac bridle path on both laps. Note the route has some very slippy sections. Route
Find out more »Holly Hayes Woods
Holly Hayes Woods is the first race in the 2021/22 Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL. It’s around 5 miles, mainly along woodland tracks. Those of you who have run this before will know that there are some narrow and trickly sections, with rocks and tree roots underfoot, where you have to take care. Men start at 11am and the ladies follow…
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Bosworth Battlefield
Bosworth Battlefield is often the final race in the Derby Runner League Cross Country (X/C) Series. This is a closed race and only open to members of clubs that are affiliated to the DRXCL. The course will be run around the car park area and surrounding woodland and fields. Approx 6.2 miles (10k); There will be a small loop out and back around the fields first followed by a long winding lap to include one worn in gravel track followed…
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