The XC thread

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SPR Aug 2015 10:10am, 31 Aug 2015 20,831 posts	SPR I don't do 'XC training'. Can see how muddy hills would help, but apart from that, road running is fine imo.
mxhornet Aug 2015 10:44am, 31 Aug 2015 34,092 posts	mxhornet Cornwall is South at least always was, Bristol area is Midlands for CC.
oi you Aug 2015 8:47pm, 31 Aug 2015 285 posts	oi you well, I suppose you can't get much more south than Cornwall. Kent League starts in early October. Perhaps I should try to do some running before then.
Curly45 Aug 2015 9:15pm, 31 Aug 2015 2,841 posts	Curly45 Just ordered this years spikes! I would recommend running on uneven ground rather than hills. Its the mud plus the cambers and lumps that does most peeps for xc. Oh and some downhill running is good if you fancy special sessions. Did 3k xc last Tues in the same time as my 3000m track pb. Lol. I should only ever run off road
Autumnleaves Aug 2015 9:18pm, 31 Aug 2015 6,755 posts	Autumnleaves I think I might find a short circuit off road - the uneven surfaces are always a bit of a shock to start with
Reinhold Messner Aug 2015 9:48pm, 31 Aug 2015 712 posts	Reinhold Messner You're not wrong: midlandathletics.org.uk
Mr. K. Sep 2015 1:29pm, 1 Sep 2015 3,427 posts	Mr. K. Southern League & Thames Valley League XC`s & Ultras are the best.
Mave Sep 2015 10:21am, 2 Sep 2015 1,979 posts	Mave It appears ours starts in October! I'm away the first weekend though.
ndellar Sep 2015 8:08pm, 25 Sep 2015 3,108 posts	ndellar Winsford (N Staffs league) tomorrow, bring on the football pitches!
clare1976 Sep 2015 8:30pm, 25 Sep 2015 3,246 posts	clare1976 Toying with buying spikes for this year rather than wearing my speedcross. Do people still go up 0.5-1 size like normal trainers or more like usual shoe size? I would think they need to be a tighter proper fit with less room to move in / allow water and mud to gather, but don't want to further bash my toenails!! And as the distances are short then perhaps feet don't expand as much? What do others do? Dark coloured socks are obviously essential!