The waiting is finally over. The Chingford League is back!

Saturday 1st October sees the welcome return of the Chingford League and after last season’s triumphs we are back where we belong; in Division One! The competition will be especially fierce this season and high turnouts are needed from the start but we showed last year that as a Club we are fiercely competitive with a Team Spirit second to none.

A magnificent 82 Stags competed last season and turnout matters in this League so let’s try to beat that number this year. Everyone is welcome and everyone is needed. Spread the word.

There are seven races and there is a course to suit everyone in the Club:

  • Flat Dagenham Central Park which is the perfect warm up for the beginning of the Winter season and an ideal introduction for those new to cross country.

  • 5K on tarmac at Hog Hill (an iconic venue where we have been racing since at least 2009) and also at the Lee Valley Velodrome (in the shadow of the Olympic Stadium) both of which will suit parkrun enthusiasts.

  • Our own Trent Park which we know and love so well and which will be the most competitive fixture of the season combining as it does our Club Championship and the Fraternity and Sorority Cups.

  • Victoria Park a 5 mile PB magnet.

  • Beautiful Epping Forest with its spectacular views and the promise of a real challenge.

  • The excitement and chaos of Relays at Wanstead Flats which are the perfect way to end the season.

Chingford League Fixtures 2022/23

  • Saturday 1st October - Dagenham Central Park 8K Cross country

  • Wednesday 12th October - Lee Valley Velopark 5K

  • Tuesday 1st November - Hog Hill (Redbridge Cycle Circuit) 5K

  • Saturday 26th November – Trent Park 8K cross country

  • Saturday 21st January – Epping Forest 8K cross country

  • Saturday 4th February – Victoria Park 8K road

  • Saturday 11th March – Wanstead Flats 3K cross country relays

Except for Hog Hill and the Lee Valley Velodrome men and women race together and as in prior years competitors have to be pre-entered so watch out for the posts notifying each fixture’s team submission deadlines.

Please let David Scott (deejayscottuk@yahoo.co.uk) know if you would like to compete in the Chingford League this season so we can submit your details to the League and if you have not already done so, please join our Chingford League WhatsApp group by messaging David Scott on 07908 719447 or using one of the group invite links.

David Scott

Will Morris