Team Enfield – Saturday 19th Nov 2022 at Parliament Hill
Event for the following ages:
Age Categories | Event Distance | Oldest DOB | Youngest DOB | Likely School Year |
Under 11’s | 1500m | 01/09/2011 | 31/08/2013 | Years 5 & 6 |
Under 13’s | 2000m | 01/09/2009 | 31/08/2011 | Years 6, 7 & 8 |
Under 15’s | Girls 2000m Boys 3000m | 01/09/2007 | 31/08/2009 | Years 9 & 10 |
Under 17’s | Girls 3000m Boys 4500m | 01/09/2005 | 31/08/2007 | Years 11 & 12 |
How to enter and run for Enfield
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 for a:
- 5km Parkrun for age categories U13, U15 & U17
- 2km Junior Parkrun for age category U11
- For age category U11, if you took part in the Schools Cross country event at Forty Hall on Friday 7th October, you may submit this time 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 in or close to Enfield
5km Parkruns take place every Saturday at 9am. See links below for Parkrun locations in Enfield, please note it does not have to be one of these locations, but must be run within a year of the competition date;
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 at Enfield Town Park.
Enfield Town Park - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/enfieldtown-juniors/
Step 2 – Complete the registration form and parental consent form via the link below, include your quickest time achieved in a Park Run, and the venue and date of the run, so that we can check it on the Parkrun website. Please complete this by 12pm on Monday 31st October 2022: London Youth Games Cross Country 2022/23 - Team Enfield | Cognito Forms
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 Thursday 3rd 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 Sat 19th 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: https://www.londonyouthgames.org/sports/athletics/cross-country/