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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:34:25 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Cross Country News</title><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:12:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Fourth Metropolitan League at Trent Park 14th of January</title><category>Becky Penty</category><category>Lizzie Hall</category><category>Nick Torry</category><category>Shaunn Dixon</category><category>Sylvie Lloyd</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:42:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2012/1/19/fourth-metropolitan-league-at-trent-park-14th-of-january.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:14647860</guid><description><![CDATA[Nick Torry and Shaun Dixon, made the senior men's race an intriguing spectacle over the tough,Trent Park course <em><strong>reports Alastair Aitken</strong></em>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-14647860.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Middlesex XC Champs 2011</title><category>Mohamud Aadan</category><category>Nazwari Dawit</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2012/1/19/middlesex-xc-champs-2011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:14647849</guid><description><![CDATA[MOHAMUD AADAN followed up his wins in October in the Metropolitan League and Liddiard Trophy races with a third&nbsp; victory. This time it was over the Wormwood Scrubs course reports <em><strong>Alastair Aitken</strong></em>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-14647849.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Metropolitan League 17th December 2011</title><category>Becky Penty</category><category>Ben Moreau</category><category>Nielson Hall</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:39:12 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2012/1/19/metropolitan-league-17th-december-2011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:14647838</guid><description><![CDATA[NIELSON HALL was back to the good form he had in last season's Metropolitan League.<br />His recent patchy racing he can now put behind him as a bad memory and, looks like being a factor in the Southern and National again. Hall said " It was nice to get a hard run under my belt. I wanted to go off hard and just hold on. I got a bit worried when the shouts were getting louder for the boys behind me in the 2nd lap']]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-14647838.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>WORLD TRIALS &amp; INTER-COUNTIES CCC 2011</title><category>Andy Vernon</category><category>Mike Skinner</category><category>Ryan Mcleod</category><category>Tom Humphries</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:15:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/3/7/world-trials-inter-counties-ccc-2011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10696842</guid><description><![CDATA[ANDY VERNON &nbsp;(above, pic: Richard Xerri) won an exciting senior, McCain World cross country trial, over a lightly undulating 12,000m at Crofton Park, Longbridge on the 5th of March. Running for Hampshire he gained the individual Inter-County title in fine style. The course had one stretch of mud for fifty metres but nothing like the horrendous conditions in the National cross-country at Alton Towers two weeks previously&nbsp;<em>reports Alastair Aitken</em>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-10696842.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>National XC 2011 - Part Two</title><category>Hatti Dean</category><category>Liz Yelling</category><category>Louise Damen</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:55:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/3/6/national-xc-2011-part-two.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10688972</guid><description><![CDATA[LOUISE DAMEN won the Women's National in the last long sprint to the finish but till then, was strongly challenged by two previous winners, Hatti Dean and Liz Yelling. The latter was the first woman in the Wokingham Half marathon the Sunday before in 73:39.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-10688972.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>National XC 2011 - Steve Vernon rips it up</title><category>Nielson Hall</category><category>Phil Wicks</category><category>Ron Hill</category><category>Ronnie Sparke</category><category>Steve Vernon</category><category>Tom Lancashire</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:46:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/3/6/national-xc-2011-steve-vernon-rips-it-up.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10688921</guid><description><![CDATA[STEVE VERNON won the National Senior cross country at his fifth attempt at Alton Towers reports Alastair Aitken for Runners Digest. Vernon gained his first medal coming third place in 2006.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-10688921.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>NORTH OF THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS KINGSBURY (Feb 2011)</title><category>Dave Bedford</category><category>Graham Tuck</category><category>Keith Cullen</category><category>Orlando Edwards</category><category>Tony Simmons</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/2/11/north-of-thames-championships-kingsbury-feb-2011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10446685</guid><description><![CDATA[The North of the Thames Cross Country Association was founded in January 5, 1894 so, the cross-country is a historic event but fields have dwindled in recent years, mainly because of the date of the event and also, the clutterd programme of  over the Winter season but again, there is usually a ' Quality'  winner as it was this year.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-10446685.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Hall outstanding at Southern 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title><category>Chris Smith</category><category>Holllie Rowland</category><category>Nielson Hall</category><category>Richard Goodman</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/2/5/hall-outstanding-at-southern-2011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10371227</guid><description><![CDATA[NIELSON HALL, who runs so well over tough courses like Trent Park, Alexandra Palace Park and Hampstead Heath this season, won his second successive Southern Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, on the 29th of January, writes Alastair Aitken for Runners Digest.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/rss-comments-entry-10371227.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>METROPOLITAN LEAGUE</title><category>Becky Penty</category><category>Jess Sparkes</category><category>Nielson Hall</category><category>Paul Marteletti</category><dc:creator>[X Man]</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:25:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.runnersdigest.co.uk/cross-country-news/2011/1/17/metropolitan-league.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">465865:5302965:10086047</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">NEILSON HALL, the 2010&nbsp;Southern Champion, had a comfortable victory&nbsp;with his second Metropolitan League win&nbsp;of the season reports&nbsp;<em>Alastair Aitken</em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (1. Neilson Hall (Herts Phoenix) 25.45; 2 Glenn Watts (Shaftesbury Barnet) 26.21; 3.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Paul Marteletti (Victoria Park &amp; Tower Hamlets) 26.31.</span>&nbsp;</div>
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