What will you find on this website:

History - Loaded with cross country data, lists and reports; mostly Masters; some Open.

Events – Photos and Results from past national Masters Cross Country Championships from 1980 to present.

Best Practices - Articles on Cross Country and LDR best practices.

Additional documents are always in the process of being uploaded to this website.

Continue to check back for updates.

Comments/corrections/additions should be directed to USATF Masters Cross Country Rep., Bill Quinlisk at billqxc@verizon.net

Latest News

2021 USATF Masters LDR and Cross Country Awards

Congratulations to the following inductees to the USATF Masters LDR Hall of Fame:

Cross Country Legends Category - Thom Weddle.

Cross Country Active Category - Rick Becker

Road Racing Active Category - Jenny Hitchings

Road Racing Legends Category - Gabriele Andersen

Thank you for your support for my election to the USATF Masters LDR Hall of Fame as the Contributor Inductee. I was pleasantly surprised and very honored.

USATF LDR Division Chair Mike Scott was awarded the 2021 Otto Essig award for meritorious service to Masters LDR.

News from the 2021 USATF Masters LDR Meetings at the Dec. 2nd-5th USATF Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL

Masters LDR Chair Lloyd Hansen resigned for health reasons. The Masters LDR Committee elected Bill Quinlisk as the new Chairman to serve out the remaining 3 years on Lloyd's term of office.

11-19-2021 - 2022 World XC Postponed

World Athletics (Formerly IAAF) has postponed the 2022 World Cross Country Championships scheduled for Bathhurst, Australia until February 2023 due to Covid concerns. World Athletics had previously announced that they would be adding Master's competition to the World XC Championships but have not released any details. Stay tuned.

8-1-2021 Masters 5k XC Championships - It's official:

The USATF national office has issued a contract to Boulder, CO, to host the 2022 USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championships on October 22, 2022 at Harlow Platts Community Park in Boulder, CO.

Why not host a national Masters XC in 2023?

Bids are now being accepted for the 2023 Masters 5k XC event. The bid application form is posted at: https://www.usatf.org/bids. 2023 Masters 5k XC bids are due on November 22, 2021; 10 days before the start of the USATF Annual Meeting.

3-25-2021 - WA/WMA Press Release: EXCITING NEWS FOR MASTER'S CROSS COUNTRY

World Athletics and World Masters Athletics have reached a historic agreement that will see masters championships held for the first time alongside the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, next year. The World Athletics Council approved the proposal last week while confirming the competition timetable. World Athletics, World Masters Athletics and the Bathurst Local Organising Committee will work together to organise the inaugural World Masters Cross Country Championships (short course) on the weekend of 19-20 February 2022.

"We have worked hard over the last few years to develop closer relationships with the various sectors of the global running community, including recreational running, mountain and trail running, and parkrun, because that makes our athletics community stronger, so I’m delighted to announce this new initiative in cooperation with World Masters Athletics," World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. "We look forward to welcoming passionate runners of all ages and abilities to Bathurst next year for what promises to be a unique festival of cross country running."

World Masters Athletics president Margit Jungmann added: "We are excited to offer this new opportunity for masters athletes around the world to come together and celebrate their love of running and competition, and to join with the best cross country runners in the world to test themselves on the scenic Mt Panorama course at Bathurst in Australia. We are pleased to be working with World Athletics to make this a uniquely memorable event for all the masters athletes who attend."

Originally scheduled to take place in March 2021 before the Covid-19 pandemic led to its postponement, the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst will now be held on 19 February 2022. The timetable is as follows:

14:35 U20 women’s 6km

15:15 U20 men’s 8km

16:25 mixed relay

17:05 senior women’s 10km

18:05 senior men’s 10km

The World Masters Cross Country Championships portion of the weekend of racing will include a Master mixed 4 x 2km relay, scheduled on Saturday, 19 February, and a series of Master age group races on Sunday, 20 February.

Personal Comments from Bill Quinlisk - There were no further details made available from World Athletics about the Masters portion of the championships. A lot of questions arise and the USATF Cross Country Council is involved in international discussions about the event.

Concerns include:

• Will the Master's mixed 4x2k relay on Saturday be composed of Club teams, National teams or Regional teams or some combination?
• Will Masters be defined as ages 35+ as per WMA LDR rules?
• Will USATF fund our Master mixed 4x2k relay team or will runners travel at their own expense?
• How will USATF select its Masters mixed relay team?
• Will the Master short course individual 5-year age group races on Sunday be 4k, 5k, 6k, 8k or 10k?
• Will the 5-year age group races include 3-person team scoring by country, by region or by club team or will these races just be for individual runners?

Stay tuned for updates as they occur.

USATF Cross Country Championship Schedule - as of Dec. 15, 2021

December 11, 2021 – USATF National Club XC, Apalachee Regional Park, Tallahassee, FL

525 Masters entered this event.

There was a USATF Masters Grand Prix (2020-2021) awards' ceremony and party at Hotel Indigo on the early evening of Dec. 11. Great turnout.

January 8, 2022 – USA XC, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, CA

Masters - W 6k, M 8k - awards on site

February 18-19, 2022 - World Athletics XC World Cup, Bathurst, Australia - postponed to 2023.

now including the World Masters Cross Country Championships - awaiting details.

October 22, 2022 - USATF Masters 5k XC, Harlow Platts Community Park, Boulder, CO

December 10, 2022 - USATF National Club XC, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

January, 2023 - USA XC and International Qualifiers, Richmond, VA

The 2023 USATF Masters 5k XC Championships will be held in mid- October in Boca Raton, FL.

Bids are now being accepted for the 2023 USATF National Club XC. They are due March 1, 2022.

January, 2024 - USA XC, Richmond, VA

Cross Country bid applications are available at:

https://www.usatf.org/bids#Cross%20Country

January 1, 2021: New USATF Competition Rule that affects Masters Cross Country

New Rule 341.12 added as follows:

“In Masters Long Distance Running including Masters Cross Country, an athlete may not change affiliation prior to the Championships or be eligible to represent or score points for the club to which he/she seeks to change affiliation after the closing of online entries for Masters LDR and Master Cross Country Championships. If the athlete does not desire to compete for their original club, if any, then they may compete unattached, representing no club. Changing club affiliation prior to Master Championship online entry deadlines is the responsibility of the athlete.

For a primer on how to change your club affiliation see the USATF Governance Manual Regulation 4.C.2 at: https://www.usatf.org/governance/bylaws-regulations

Also, contact your local Association’s Membership Chair for help.

OLD RESULTS MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE

Not sure how long this will last but it is still possible to access old USATF national LDR results that were once posted on the USATF website. Rumor suggests that the new USATF web platform will no longer carry results from more than 3 years in the past. The 'old' USATF website carried results dating back to 2001 when Al Gore first invented the internets. Why did these old result links disappear? Well, maybe they are still there.There is a 'back door' to access these old results. It's not easy but it works - for now.

For example: if you go to the old webpage for the 2002 USATF national LDR Championships schedule at:

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/National-Championships.aspx?year=2002 

You are told 'PAGE NOT FOUND'.

But, if you type the word 'legacy' at the beginning of the url then the old page magically appears.

Use: http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/National-Championships.aspx?year=2002

Once you are in the old system and you try to navigate old links you may get these 'PAGE NOT FOUND' error messages. All you have to do is keep inserting the word 'legacy' at the beginning of each new url as shown in the example above.

Apparently the old pages still exist somewhere in the ethernets but unless you use the exact 'legacy' url there are no working links to these old pages.

Hurry if you want old national results because I am not sure how long this option will be available.

You're welcome - BQ.

2020 Award winners announced

Masters Harriers of the Year – Marisa Sutera Strange and Joe Sheeran

Bill Roe XC Council Award of Merit – Bob Larsen

Open Cross Country Runners of the Year – Natosha Rogers and Anthony Rotich

Masters LDR Otto Essig Award – Bill Roe

Masters Hall of Fame

Masters Hall of Fame - LDR Active Road – Marisa Sutera Strange and Doreen McCoubrie

Masters Hall of Fame - LDR Legend Road – Debra Wagner

Masters Hall of Fame - Active XC – Madeline Bost

Masters Hall of Fame - Legend XC – Tom Dalton

Masters Hall of Fame - LDR/XC Contributor – Bill Roe

Congratulations all.

2020 USATF Election Results

New LDR Rep to Board of Directors – Jim Estes

Re-elected LDR Division Chair – Mike Scott

Re-elected Cross Country Council Chair – Thom Hunt

Officers elected to Masters LDR Sports Committee:

New Chair – Lloyd Hansen

Re-elected Vice-Chair – Bill Quinlisk

Re-elected Secretary – Doreen McCoubrie

Elected Treasurer – Pam Fales

2021 USATF Masters LDR Grand Prix schedule

Apr. 25, 2021 - USATF Masters 10 km Road Championships, Dedham, MA - CANCELED

June 5, 2021 - USATF Masters 1 Mile Road Championships, Rochester, NY - CANCELED

Sept. 19, 2021 - USATF Masters 12 km Championships, Highlands, NJ

Oct. 17, 2021 - USATF Masters 5 km Cross Country Championships, Franklin Park, Boston, MA

Nov. 14, 2021 - USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships, Syracuse, NY - CANCELED (Deferred to March, 2022)

Note: the results from the 2019 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships held on 12/14/2019 in Bethlehem, PA and the 2020 USATF Cross Country Championships held on 1/18/2020 in San Diego, CA will be included as part of the 2021 Individual and the 2021 Team Grand Prix scoring. The 2020-2021 Grand Prix award ceremony (and party) will be held early evening on Dec. 11 at the host hotel in Tallahassee, FL after the 2021 Club XC Championships.

2022 USATF Masters LDR Grand Prix schedule

Dec. 11, 2021 - USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, Tallahassee, FL

There will be a 2020-2021 Masters LDR Grand Prix Awards Ceremony/Party early evening on 12/11/2021 in Tallahassee, FL after the 2021 Club XC Championships

Jan. 8, 2022 - USATF Cross Country Championships, San Diego, CA

Feb. 19-20, 2022 - World Masters Cross Country Championships, Bathurst, Australia

Feb. 26, 2022 -USATF Masters 5k Road Championships

Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend - Masters 5k Championships, 7:30am start, Atlanta, GA

March 20, 2022 - USATF Masters Half Marathon, Syracuse, NY

April 8, 2022 - USATF Masters 10 Mile Championships, Sactown 10 Miler, Sacramento, CA

April 24, 2022 - USATF Masters 10k Championships, James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA

June 11, 2022 - USATF Masters One Mile Road Championships, Rochester, NY

This date is dependent on the final date for the USA Cycling Criteria in Rochester, NY

July 29 to Aug. 10, 2022 - WMA Masters World Championships, Tempere, Finland

September 18, 2022 - USATF Masters 12k Championships, Highlands, NJ

October 22, 2022 - USATF Masters 5k Cross Country Championships - Boulder, CO

First event of the 2023 LDR Grand Prix:

Dec. 10, 2022, USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, San Francisco, CA

at Golden Gate Park

Also:

No location or date set for the 2022 USATF Masters T&F Championships

Jan., 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships, Richmond, VA

Jan., 2024, USATF Cross Country Championships, Richmond, VA

World Masters Athletics (WMA):

Feb. 19-20, 2022, World Masters Cross Country Championships, Bathurst, Australia - awaiting details

July 29 to Aug. 10, 2022, WMA Masters World T&F Championships, Tempere, Finland

2022 WMA World Indoor T&F Championships scheduled for Edmonton, BC, Canada postponed until 2023.

2023 WMA World Outdoor T&F Championships scheduled for Gothenburg, Sweden postponed until 2024.

No word yet on the NCCWMA Regional T&F Championships in 2023.

Comments/corrections/additions should be directed to Bill Quinlisk at billqxc@verizon.net