Oxford University Cross Country Club

, Roger Bannister and Chris Chataway. Both the men’s and women’s side of the Club have current members with international experience. However, the Club does not cater for experienced athletes alone. With over one hundred runners, the Club has something for everyone. While it fields four men’s teams and three ladies’ teams against Cambridge in the December Varsity Matches and consistently competes to a high standard in the British Universities’ Cross-Country Championship (both men’s and women’s teams are regular medal contenders), in most fixtures anyone who wants to compete can do so. It also has a number of guaranteed entries for the London Marathon, and the Club has recently had a number of strong runners competing. The Club’s large membership, supplemented by that of our sister club, Oxford University Athletics Club (OUAC), means that cross-country is an excellent way of meeting and socialising with other students outside of one’s college or degree-course. A full running programme is complemented by many social events throughout the year.