Regional and National Championships

Championship Races

Each year races are selected to be the county (i.e. Middlesex), regional (i.e. southern) or national (English or UK) championships at a number of distances, usually 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon. In recent years the London marathon has always been the UKA national championship. Faster Serpies are encouraged to compete in these races if possible and we hope to target these races with teams each year. Our women have done very well in the marathon recently, winning silver in 2006, 2007 and 2009. At the national level it is currently quite confusing with the ERRA (English Road Running Association), the AAA (Amateur Athletic Association) and England Athletics all organising championships at one distance or another!

Road Relays

In addition to the standard road races, there are also road relays organised each spring and autumn (between the track and field and cross country seasons), both regionally and nationally, to allow clubs to compete against each other directly. These are:National 6 stage ladies team 2007

  • the SEAA 12 stage (men) and 6 stage (women) in Milton Keynes every March/April
  • the ERRA national 12 stage (men) and 6 stage (women) in Sutton Coldfield every April
  • the SEAA 6 stage (men), 4 stage (veteran men) and 4 stage (women and veteran women) in Aldershot every September
  • the ERRA national 6 stage (men) and 4 stage (women) in Sutton Coldfield every October

These races attract the best runners regionally and nationally and are a very high standard. They are the key races on the calendar where clubs measure themselves against their peers and the traditional athletics clubs take them very seriously indeed. Serpentine sends teams to the regional relays and, assuming they qualify, to the national events as well. These races are one of the best opportunities our better runners have to compete against the best since there are usually international athletes racing for some teams. They also provide wonderful 'sharpeners' for spring and autumn marathons.

Veterans (Masters)

In addition to the senior races, there are also vets (masters) championships at 5k, 10k, 10 miles, half- and full-marathon, selected by the BMAF (British Masters Athletic Federation). There are also separate vets races in the southern 6/4 stage relays in Aldershot and a national 6/4 stage relay championship in Sutton Coldfield each year (usually in May).

Results

Results for Serpies in any of the individual races are held in our database as usual. Results for Serpies in the relay events are available in this spreadsheet Spreadsheet icon. Detailed results are available on the following websites: