Hello and welcome to Oxford University Cross Country Club’s website. I’m Dave, the Captain for the 2010-11 season. OUCCC is a fantastic and friendly club that caters for everyone, regardless of ability or experience. You’ll find a huge range of people here, from international athletes with buckets of experience and always ready to offer a helpful bit of advice, to relative newbies who just enjoy going for an easy run. We’re always eager for new members and it’s not unknown for people to join in training with us mid-season. We race over cross country in Michaelmas and Hilary terms, then on the track and road in the summer, but there is no pressure to compete. Just come along to some of our training sessions and enjoy it - you don't even need to be a member.

As with all Oxford sports, the Varsity Match against Cambridge is the highlight of the season. It’s a prestigious and historic event held in late November, but unlike other sports anyone can compete in ours, whether it’s for one of the selected teams or the always-entertaining mob matches, and we need as many runners as possible. But there are plenty of other things going on too throughout the year: lower key races every term, fantastic socials, formal meals, even pub golf and the occasional Beer Mile! We have a Training Camp too, held just before the start of Michaelmas term, on which absolutely everyone is welcome to come- we’ve even had record numbers of freshers along in recent years. Details are available on the website here

Overall, OUCCC is a great way to make friends (some of us do do more than just run!) and enjoy sport. You’ll get to know Oxford like the back of your hand through our club runs, fully understand the importance of ‘Shoe-ing’, and perhaps even get your hands on some silverware. Look forward to seeing you at training!

Dave