Team Enfield – Saturday 16th November 2024 at Parliament Hill
Event for the following ages:
Age Categories | Event Distance | Oldest DOB | Youngest DOB |
Under 11’s | 1500m | 01/09/2013 | 31/08/2015 |
Under 13’s | 2000m | 01/09/2011 | 31/08/2013 |
Under 15’s | Girls 2000m Boys 3000m | 01/09/2009 | 31/08/2011 |
Under 17’s | Girls 3000m Boys 4500m | 01/09/2007 | 31/08/2009 |
IMPORTANT: To be able to represent Team Enfield at the London Youth Games X-Country event, you need to either live in, or go to school in the Borough of Enfield.
We will choose the team based on the fastest times submitted for a:
- Age categories U13, U15 & U17 - 5km Parkrun, or another established, timed and recorded 5km run that can be verified against
- Age category U11 - 2km Junior Parkrun
- Or, for age category U11, if you took part in the Schools Cross Country event at Forty Hall on Friday 11th October, you may submit your placing e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. as an alternative to taking part in a Junior Parkrun.
To submit your interest, you need to do the following;
Step 1 - Register and have attended at least one Parkrun event (or alternative run as outlined above)
5km Parkruns take place every Saturday at 9am. See links below for Parkrun locations in Enfield;
Grovelands Park Run - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/grovelands/
Pymmes Park Run - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pymmes/
2km Junior Parkrun takes place every Sunday at 9am. See links below for Parkrun locations in Enfield;
Enfield Town Park - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/enfieldtown-juniors/
IMPORTANT: it does not have to be one of these locations, but must be run within a year of the competition date e.g. run after 16th November 2023.
Step 2 – Complete the registration form and parental consent form via the following link, include your quickest time achieved, the venue and date of the run, so that we can check it on the Parkrun website (or alternative run as outlined above)
Please complete this by 12pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024: LYG Cross Country 2024 (cognitoforms.com)
Step 3 - All submitted forms will be assessed and verified, and then teams chosen. A maximum of six runners are chosen per category for boys and girls. We will contact you by 5pm on Monday 4th November to confirm if you have been selected and to provide further information for those that have.
NB: If selected, participants will need to make their own way to Parliament Hill on Saturday 16th November
If you have any questions, please contact us at sport@enfield.gov.uk
For more info on London Youth Games head to their website: Cross Country - London Youth Games