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Cross Country

Cross-country running may be an acquired taste, but those who get it into it are usually hooked for life. Its also excellent stamina training in the build up to the track & field season. 
Taunton AC is affiliated to the Gwent Cross-country League (5 races) & cater for U11s through to Seniors/Vets. Fixtures are on Sunday (some Saturday) afternoons at various venues from 1hr to 2 hours drive away. We try to provide some minibus transport for junior members. The courses vary greatly, from flat & dry, to hilly & muddy, forest & field, & there is a great camaraderie amongst the runners.
What could be more fun than running through rivers and getting muddy! The XC season runs from October through to March & fixtures vary from League, Championship & Open events.

Forthcoming XC event dates see XC Fictures page or download full TAC Winter/Spring2010 Calendar. Please do not wait to be asked to compete. The XC Team managers would like to hear from all available athletes for the Gwent League & other XC competitions.

Coming up soon:

Saturday 7 March 2010 : Gwent XC League 5 : Blaise Castle (Bristol). For further details select : Directions or Timetable or Course Map.

Recent XC news: (see also XC Results page)

Saturday 13 Feb. 2010 : Gwent XC League 4 : BRECON (at Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon LD3 9SR).

Sat. 6th Feb - Somerset Schools XC - Tauton Racecourse.
Many congratulations to all of you who competed at the Somerset Schools XC Senior Champs and gained selection to run for Somerset at the SW Schools stage of the competition (@ Truro on 27 Feb). Although a schools competition, it was great to see that all the following county titles were won by members of the Taunton AC endurance squads - Ben Hawkins (Jun.Boys), Holly Brown (Jun. Girls), Blair Brown (Int.Boys), Harriet Rogers (Int, Girls), Charlie Maclean (Sen. Boys) & Catherine Blew (Sen. Girls).  Full results of the Somerset event are now available click here c. ESAA site.

Sunday 17th January - Cardiff Cross Challenge. The race to the 2010 World Cross Country Championships started in style at the Cardiff Cross Country. Several TAC athletes travelled to pit themselves against high class competition. Click for UKA Report and Provisional results.

6th Dec. 2009 - TAC host Avon & Somerset Champs (incl. Gwent XC League) at Hestercombe.
Taunton achieved no less than 10 County Medal winners at this well attended event. County Champion's gold medals went to Blair Brown (U17M), Holly Brown (U13G), Rowan Preece (U15B); with Silvers – for Harriet Rogers (U15G), Richard Caburn (MV40), Luke Reynolds (U13B), Connor Banks (U15B), and Bronze – for Mark Hopkinson (SM), Hannah Taunton (U20W), Simon Cooper (U17M).
Read the full report - click here XC reports page
& here to download full results file.
THANK YOU to everyone who helped, plus a thanks to the farmers at Volis & Hestercombe Farm and Hestercombe Gardens for use of the parking.

Dec. 2009 Varsity Cross Country - TAC lead the way
Two long standing junior members of Taunton made a unique first for the local athletic club. Distance runners Naomi Taschimowitz and Rachel Heard were two of just six females athletes selected for Cambridge University Cross-Country team. ...And Naomi clinched the title. . Read more here XC 2009 reports.

Spring 2009 results:

21 March Congratulations  to all our TAC athletes who following the SW competition 3 weeks ago, were selected to represent county at the English Schools XC Campionships In Leicestershire. Well done all, not least Somerset Senior Girls taking 2nd County overall & 1st in the size Group C counties! ...read more

22 March 2009 : Wessex XC League - Taunton teams take top place for the 08/09 season in three categories: U15 Girls , Senior Men and Veteran Mens ..... read more

21 February 2009 : Saucony National XC Champs at Parliament Hill : Taunton AC demonstrated growing strength in depth at the recent National Cross-Country Championships held on the famously tough course at Parliament Hill fields, Hampstead Heath. Seven of the clubs 12 competitors finished in the top 50 runners in races which attracted up to 400 runners ... - read more.

January 2009 : SouthWest Colleges XC races - We done to TAC members Rachel Heard (Richard Huish) and Hannah Taunton (SCAT) who following strong performances at the SW Colleges races have been selected to represent the SouthWest at the National Colleges event later this year.

4 Jan.'09 SouthWest Inter Counties and Club championships at Bicton Park nr Exmouth 4th January 2009. For Link to listings of individual and team results , photos and event report from Charlotte click here.

28 Dec.'08: Wessex League Langport. Report now on League sub-page : TAC results included convincing wins for Holly Brown in U13 Girls and for Simon Cooper in U15 Boys, as well as many other high placings for Taunton runners. Read more here

6 Dec'08: Avon & Somerset Champs, Blaise Castle. Despite only a small TAC contingent making it to this event (in lovely winter sunshine for a change!), TAC athletes came home with 7 Somerset county championship medals: Congratulation on their medals to Holly Brown 1st U13 Girl; Simon Cooper (1st) and Isaac Taschimowitz (3rd) in U15 Boys; Harriet Rogers (3rd) in U15G, Laura James 1st in U17 Girls, Rachel Heard 2nd in U20 women, and Gordon Faulds 1st in V50. For report and fuller results go to XC Results page.

30 Nov'08: Wessex XC League Race1, King's Park Bournemouth. Well done all who braved the cold and wet conditions. Provisional Results and rainy Pics click here

23 Nov'08: BMC Clifton Down - see XC results for report.

1 Nov'08: National Achievement at Saucony English XC relays. Simon, Rowan, & Blair stamped Taunton AC's mark on this national competition when they finished 6th of the 88 teams completing in the U15 boys [full results]

26 Oct'08 - Southwest XC Relay Championship; King's College -Taunton. Full Results