Peco XC Race 2 - Individual Results |
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Men to count (Updated) |
Ladies (Updated) |
Ladies to count (Updated) |
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.The ‘to count’ results show the men’s and ladies individual positions with Guest runners removed.
These positions are used to calculate team scores and individual points for the cumulative series tables.
Please note that only one ‘2nd claim’ runner can count towards any team score.
Peco XC Race 2 - Team Results |
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PECO Cross Country League (2025-26): Race 2 (Pontefract Park)
Race Date: Sunday 14th December 2025
Race Times & Distances:
Junior XC Challenge (aged 6 to 10 on 31st August 2025): 10.00am, 1.0 miles approx.
Junior XC Challenge (aged 11 to 15 on 31st August 2025): 10.20am, 2.0 miles approx.
Senior Men & Ladies (aged 16 and over*): 11.00am, 4.5 miles approx.
* Age groups for all 5 races in the season are based on age on 9/11/2025
Race Location:
All races will take place entirely within Pontefract Park which is bounded by Pontefract Racecourse – the Assembly area is to the Eastern side of the ‘Pepper Pot’ building opposite the Grandstand. The Racecourse is immediately to the South of Junction 32 M62 (postcode for the Park is WF8 4QD).
Registration:
Registration will be located in a gazebo alongside the ‘Pepperpot’ building (see above).
If your club is a League member club AND you have registered for the race series online, you should NOT come to race registration: your race number will not be there – your League club representative will have it. You should collect it from him / her in accordance with the arrangements that your club has put in place. If these arrangements have not been communicated to you, please follow this up with your club rep / cross country captain BEFORE race day.
If you already have your race number, you do not need to come to Registration. If you don’t already have your race number, you should either pick it up from Registration or collect it from your club representative in the Start/ Finish field (or before race day), depending on the arrangements made by your club. If you want to register on the day to run as a ‘Guest’ for Race 1, or if you have lost / damaged your race number and need a replacement, then you do need to come to Registration.
Car Parking:
Car parking within the park itself is limited and busy with other users. Access to the small car park accessed by a crossing over the racecourse itself will be limited to organisers, marshals and those bringing Club tents/gazebos. There are public car parks and limited on street parking in the Town Centre (free on Sundays) approximately 0.75m walk away (see map below). Please note that parking at the nearby retail park is time limited to 2 hours. Ample parking is available at Xscape at Junction 32. It is approximately 1.75 miles away. Buses from outside Junction 32 Outlet are every 30 minutes or you could do a warmup run!
If you do need to park ‘on street’ please ensure that you do so safely, legally and with due consideration to residents if parking in a residential area.
We would recommend car sharing where possible.
Racecourse
PLEASE NOTE THE RACECOURSE ITSELF IS OUT OF BOUNDS. YOU MUST ONLY CROSS IT AT THE VEHICULAR CROSS POINT TO THE CAR PARK WHICH IS NEAR THE CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA.
Nearby parking
Town Centre car parks (free on Sundays) – approx 0.75 miles away. Walk down the road to the left of the Squash Club, then the path beneath the railway. Turn left then cross Park Road at the lights to enter the park.
Changing & Toilets:
Please either come ready to run or change at your club tent (please do not change in the toilets).
Toilets have been made available by the Racecourse Company. These are located at the far side of the racecourse buildings. Please follow the narrow road off to the left just before the Racecourse entrance. Don’t take your car - parking is for café users only. It is approximately 1/3rd mile each way
DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT ACROSS THE RACECOURSE. THIS WOULD BREACH OUR LICENCE AGREEMENT AND PREVENT USING THE PARK IN FUTURE YEARS.
In addition there are 2 toilets (one unisex and one disabled) close to the start finish.
There are public toilets (charge) in Cornmarket close to parking in the town centre and at Xscape.
Warming Up
Please keep off the junior course after 10.00am, as this is when the junior races start and it is not fair to the children to get in their way or confuse them by running across or back along their race route.
There is ample room to warm up on or to the side of the service track which runs around the inside of the Racecourse – please respect other park users – it can be busy with walkers and other runners.
No running on the Racecourse.
Club Tents
To ensure that the club tented area does not interfere with the routes for either the Senior or Junior races, please set up all tents in the area at the end of the car park near the Start Finish.
Senior Course Map 4.5m approx.
Route Link
Peco Race 2 2025 - 4km Running Route near Wakefield (ID: 3171369)
The course is 2 laps run in an anticlockwise direction all contained within the parkland on the inside of the Racecourse. The start area is located opposite the ‘Pepperpot’ at the southern end of the park with the finish area nearer the changing rooms (closed). The whole course is on grass (spikes ok), the southern portion being on cut grass, the northern loop uncut grass. The high point of the course is in front of the Grandstand, the low point is the turn by the M62. Whilst Pontefract is a “flat” racing course, there is a steady climb over the last 6 furlongs.
The park has recently been used for a Cyclo-Cross event which has left a muddy trail around a section of the park. Whilst our course avoids most of it, there are a small number of sections which don’t!
Junior 1m Course
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