Results for January to June 2026

• VAC Cross Country Championships and Masters Open race, Wimbledon Common, 17 January 2026 23-01-26
• Men's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 10 January 2026 21-01-26 
• Women's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 10 January 2026 21-01-26 

The start of the race featuring race winner Jim Allchin (1) and second placed Richard McDowell (50)

 
Jim Allchin Men's Champion                                                  Clare Elms Women's Champion

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Here are the Individual Results

Here are the Age Category Results

Men's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 10 January 2026

Photos from Malcolm Davies

VAC's Men's Team

 
Mike Cummings  Jim Carrington (825)

 
Peter Lee  Jerry Lockspeiser

 
Chris Lee  David Greenfield

The full results are on the Surrey League website.

The combined Division 3 and 4 match was the last of the day at 2pm and it was a chilly 3 degrees but dry with little wind. The men ran the same 4.8 mile course as the women along Oxshott Common's sandy trails amongst pine trees with the sharp hill on the two long laps.

Eighteen men represented VAC, making everyone a scorer in the A or B team. Mike Cummings was the first finisher in a magnificent 2nd place in Division Four, only beaten by an Under 20 year old from Waverley Harriers. He was followed by Norman Urquia (first M55) in 16th and Jim Carrington (M45) in 34th. The scoring A team was completed by Peter Lee (M55), Charles Hampden-Smith (M60), Duncan Haughey (M60), Bruce McLaren (M55), Jerry Lockspeiser (first M70), Stewart Bond (M55) and Chris Lee (M65). VAC’s remaining runners, led by Andy Mitchelson, pushed for every place to score for the B team which was rewarded by an excellent first place.

The A team finished fifth on the day but only 10 points behind Sutton Striders. Overall, with one fixture remaining, VAC are still third, chasing Sutton Striders for a promotion place. In the age bands, Mike Cummings leads the M35-44 competition after three matches and Norman Urquia tops the M55-64 rankings.

 Women's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 10 January 2026

VAC's Women's Team

 
Clare Norris  Nicola Richmond

 
Pippa Major  Sue McDonald

 
Vera Blei  Gina Coulson

Photos from Malcolm Davies

The full results are on the  Surrey League website.

Twelve VAC women competed in the season's third fixture at Oxshott on a cold day on the usual challenging woodland course with its hidden tree roots and ultra steep hill. It comprised one short lap and two long laps, 4.8 miles in total. For a change, the women's race was the first on the programme. Clare Norris (W45) was again VAC's first finisher in an excellent 16th position in Division Two. She was followed by Vikki Filsell (W55) in 20th and Nicola Richmond (W55) in 23rd. The great packing continued with Sue McDonald (W55) and Andrea Stehlikova (W40) completing the scoring team, all in the top 50. Lucy Woolhouse (W60) led the B team, just two seconds behind Andrea, with Ola Balme, Pippa Major, Judith Carder and Gina Coulson as back up.

VAC's A team was 3rd out of 15 on the day in Division Two and is 2nd overall after three matches. The B team was 4th. In the 55-64 age band, VAC bagged five of the top six places with Vikki in first place, and also first overall after three matches. Lucy Woolhouse was 5th on the list and first W60. In the W65+ results, Judith was third and Gina fourth.