Regretfully the YVAA have had to postpone this event, the 38th YVAA Cross-Country Championship.
Possibly due to James Clark not getting out of bed, Andy Hardaker mentioning cakes at the Bramley Park Run, or Jenny's date with the Good Shepherd, but more likely because the Half Marathon Championship (Vale of York) was also moved to this weekend. It's not like the old days: do a ParkRun, then a cross-country race on Sat afternoon, have a pint in the evening and do a Half Marathon on Sunday morning.
WilliamO, Sorry then, I cannot pick up the running jacket you left, I'll be staying in bed an extra few hours (not with JC I might add).
From Rob Kersey (YVAA Secretary):
"It is with great regret, given all the hard work the host club Loftus and Whitby have put into the organisation, that we have been forced to take the decision to postpone (and hopefully not cancel) the YVAA CC Champs on the 19th September. Unfortunately, due I suspect to the unfortunate clash with the Northern Road Relays and Yorkshire Wolds / YVAA ½ M Championships (Date was moved to this weekend), we have only had 70 entries for this event with many age groups not even having 3 runners. This low number would make a farce of the Championships and cause YVAA a considerable financial loss. To put the entry into perspective, while numbers do fluctuate from year to year over the past 4 years we have had 237, 280, 345 and 270 entries."