League summary: The Oxfordshire Cross Country League (OXL) is the only cross country league in Oxfordshire. The League is currently sponsored by the Oxford Mail. Each season the League organises races at 5 venues, from November through to March (once per month).
With Storm Freya bearing down, the course designers tried hard to please the weather gods, with offerings of lactic acid and muscle cramps courtesy of a deceptive ascent from the start to ‘A’, an in-your-face climb from 'B' to 'H', a stone path that had the 'long spikes vs. short spikes vs. trail shoes' debate going all morning, and an array of rabbit holes on the run-in that would not have looked out of place in Watership Down.
Radley enjoyed a fantastic turnout for the 2019 Oxfordshire Cross-Country Championships in early January which as usual were combined with the third race in the Oxon XC League series. Horspath was accommodatingly muddy, but the rain held off as the Radley tent and flag were amongst the first to go up, a good omen for the day's races. In the Boys events, purple vests dominated the podium places with a healthy cohort of participants throughout the finishing order.
Sunday 4th February was the 4th round of the Oxon Cross Country at Lawns Park, Swindon.
Rory Wilson led the U9 boys & girls race closely followed by Alfie Jones in 4th place and Sam Long in 9th.
In the U11 boys Oliver Roberts finished in 4th place. And two U11 girls Cecelia Bower who finished in 11th place and Josie Hutchings in 15th.
