XC League History

The winter Cross Country League has always been a focus for many runners, the club over the years have had a rich history in the Herefordshire XC League.

A big thank you to Mike Blenkinsop for helping us pull the below records together.

Couriers Mens Team Performances 1999 – Present

Winners2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2013-14, 2014,156 Times
Runner Up1999-00, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2021-226 Times
Third Place2002-03, 2004-05 (B), 2005-06 (B), 2010-114 Times

Couriers Ladies Team Performances 1999 – Present

Winners2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-108 Times
Runner Up2002-03, 2004-05Twice
Third Place1999-00, 2021-22Twice

Couriers Mens Champions 1999 – Present

Matt James & Tim Clarke (=1st)2005-06
Matt James2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
Eliot Taylor2012-13, 2013-14

Couriers Women’s Champions 1999 – Present

Teresa James2000-01
Jayne Littlewood2001-02
Nikki Edwards2006-07

1999 – 2000 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamPrestiegne Pacers
3rd TeamLudlow Runners3rd TeamHereford Couriers

1999 – 2000 Category Award Winners

MaleFemale
MV45 1stSteve LittlewoodFV35 1stAlison Cooke
MV45 2ndClive RowberryFV35 2ndJenny Hopkins

2000 – 2001 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamLudlow Runners
3rd TeamLudlow Runnners3rd TeamPresteigne Pacers

2000 – 2001 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV45 2ndSteve LittlewoodWomens ChampionTeresa James
MV45 3rdClive RowberrySF 1stTeresa James
MV50 2ndSteve HeringtonFV35 1stAlison Cooke
FV35 2ndJenny Hopkins
FV40 1stJayne Littlewood

2001 – 2002 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamLudlow Runnners1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamSpa Tans2nd TeamLudlow Runners
3rd TeamWye Valley Runners3rd TeamWye Valley Runners

2001 – 2002 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV40 2ndTim TaylorWomens ChampionJayne Littlewood
MV45 3rdSteve LittlewoodFV40 1stJayne Littlewood
MV50 2ndSteve HeringtonFV40 2ndAlison Cooke
JM 1stMatt JamesFV40 3rdJenny Hopkins

2002 – 2003 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamLudlow Runners
2nd TeamLudlow Runners2nd TeamHereford Couriers
3rd TeamHereford Couriers3rd TeamWye Valley Runners

2002 – 2003 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV50 1stSteve LittlewoodFV40 2ndAilson Cooke
MV50 2ndSteve HeringtonFV40 3rdJenny Hopkins
FV45 1stJayne Littlewood

2003 – 2004 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamLudlow Runners3rd TeamLudlow Runners

2003 – 2004 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
SM 2ndTim ClarkeSF 3rdSally Bliss
MV40 1stTim TaylorFV40 1stAilson Cooke
MV40 2ndDavid Williams
MV50 1stSteve Littlewood
MV50 3rdGeoff Kay

2004 – 2005 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamHereford Couriers
3rd TeamHereford Couriers B3rd TeamLudlow Runners

2004 – 2005 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
SM 2ndTim ClarkeSF 2ndSally Bliss
JM 1stMatt JamesFV35 3rdDiane Johnson
MV40 1stRichie RichardsFV40 1stAilson Cooke
MV40 3rdDavid Williams
MV50 2ndGeoff Kay
MV50 3rdClive Rowberry
MV55 1stSteve Herington
MV55 2ndRobin Bereza

2005 – 2006 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamHereford Couriers B3rd TeamLudlow Runners

2005 – 2006 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionTim Clarke & Matt JamesSF 1stSally Bliss
SM =1stTim Clarke & Matt JamesSF 3rdLisa Quinn
MV40 2ndDavid WilliamsFV35 1stNikki Edwards
MV40 3rdMax SuffFV40 3rdAilson Cooke
MV45 3rdMark AdamsFV45 1stJayne Littlewood
MV50 1stSteve Littlewood
MV50 2ndGeoff Kay
MV55 1stSteve Herington

2006 – 2007 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamWye Valley Runners B3rd TeamWye Valley Runners B

2006 – 2007 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionMatt JamesWomen ChampionNikki Edwards
SM 1stMatt JamesSF 1stAmy Carwardine
SM 2ndTim ClarkeFV35 1stNikki Edwards
MV40 2ndDavid WilliamsFV45 1stAilson Cooke
MV45 1stRichard WallFV45 2ndJayne Littlewood
MV50 3rdSteve Littlewood
MV55 1stSteve Herington

2007 – 2008 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamLudlow Runners
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamWye Valley Runners

2007 – 2008 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionMatt JamesSF 1stAmy Carwardine
SM 1stMatt JamesSF 2ndDana Matousova
SM 2ndTim ClarkeFV45 1stAilson Cooke
MV40 3rdNeil Lewis
MV45 1stMax Suff
MV45 2ndDavid Williams
MV55 1stSteve Herington

2008 – 2009 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamHereford Triathlon Club

2008 – 2009 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionMatt JamesSF 1stLisa Quinn
SM 1stMatt JamesFV45 1stAlison Cooke
MV40 3rdNeil LewisFV50 1stJayne Littlewood
MV45 2ndDavid Williams
MV45 3rdKevin Barnes
MV55 1stGeoff Kay
MV55 2ndClive Rowberry
MV60 1stSteve Herington
JM 1stEliot Taylor

2009 – 2010 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamHereford Couriers
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamLedbury & District Harriers3rd TeamHereford Triathlon Club

2009 – 2010 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV40 1stTim ClarkeSF 1stAmy Carwardine
MV45 2ndMax SuffFV35 2ndNikki Edwards
MV45 3rdDavid WilliamsFV45 2ndAlison Cooke
MV55 3rdSteve LittlewoodFV50 1stJayne Littlewood
JM 1stEliot Taylor

2010 – 2011 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamMalvern Joggers
2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC2nd TeamHereford Triathlon Club
3rd TeamHereford Couriers3rd TeamHereford Triathlon Club B

2010 – 2011 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV45 2ndMax SuffSF 1stAmy Carwardine
MV45 3rdRichard HughesFV40 2ndNikki Tyler
MV50 2ndPete Carwardine
MV60 1stSteve Herington
JM 1stEliot Taylor

2011 – 2012 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamHereford Triathlon Club
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC

2011 – 2012 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV40 3rdMike LinkNoneNone
MV45 3rdRichard Hughes
MV55 1stGeoff Kay
MV60 1stSteve Herington

2012 – 2013 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamWye Valley Runners1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamHereford Couriers2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamHereford Triathlon Club

2012 – 2013 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionEliot TaylorNoneNone
SM 1stEliot Taylor
MV40 2ndMike Link
MV50 1stDavid Williams
MV55 1stGeoff Kay
MV60 1stSteve Herington
MV60 2ndSteve Littlewood

2013 – 2014 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamHereford Triathlon Club
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamWye Valley Runners

2013 – 2014 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
Mens ChampionEliot TaylorFV50 2ndAndrea Omar
SM 1stEliot Taylor
SM 2ndMatt James
MV40 2ndMike Link
MV45 3rdNeil Lewis
MV50 2ndDavid Williams
MV60 2ndGeoff Kay
MV65 1stSteve Herington

2014 – 2015 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamHereford Couriers1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamMaldwyn Harriers2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamLudlow Runners

2014 – 2015 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
SM 3rdMatt JamesFV50 3rdAlison Cooke
MV45 1stRussell James
MV50 1stRichard Hughes
MV60 1stGeoff Kay
MV65 1stSteve Herington

2015 – 2016 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamMaldwyn Harriers1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamWye Valley Runners B
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC

2015 – 2016 Category Award Winners

2015 – 2016 Category Award Winners
MaleWomens
SM 2ndMatt JamesFV50 2ndAlison Cooke
MV45 1stRussell JamesFV50 3rdTracy Miles
MV50 1stDavid Wiliams
MV60 1stGeoff Kay

2016 – 2017 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamMaldwyn Harriers1st TeamWye Valley Runners
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamLudlow Runners

2016 – 2017 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV45 3rdMike LinkNone
MV50 1stRussell James
JM 1stRoss Cameron

2017 – 2018 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamMaldwyn Harriers1st TeamCroft Ambrey RC
2nd TeamWye Valley Runners2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC ‘B’

2017 – 2018 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
SM 2ndMatt JamesNone
MV55 1stTim Taylor
MV65 3rdSteve Herington
JM 1stRoss Cameron

2018 – 2019 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamBuilth & District RC1st TeamHay Hotfooters
2nd TeamMaldwyn Harriers2nd TeamWye Valley Runners
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC

2018 – 2019 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
NoneFV40 2ndClare Mallender

2019 – 2020 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamBuilth & District RC1st TeamCroft Ambrey RC
2nd TeamMaldwyn Harriers2nd TeamBuilth & District RC
3rd TeamCroft Ambrey RC3rd TeamMaldwyn Harriers

2019 – 2020 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV40 2ndJake UnderhillNone

2020 – 2021 Cancelled due to Covid 19

2021/ 22 XC resumed post Covid as Herefordshire & Borders XC League

2021 – 2022 Teams

MensWomens
1st TeamCroft Ambrey RC1st TeamBuilth & District RC
2nd TeamHereford Couriers RC2nd TeamCroft Ambrey RC
3rd TeamBuilth & District RC3rd TeamHereford Couriers RC

2021 – 2022 Category Award Winners

MaleWomens
MV35 1stMatt JamesJF20 1stAddy Carter
MV35 3rdJames RogersFV40 1stClare Mallender
MV55 2ndMartin CarterFV50 3rdNikki Tyler
MV55 3rdRichard George
MV60 2ndRob Connell
MV70 2ndSteve Herington