Longest Running Crosscountry Races
This section is an attempt to list all off road or track races world-wide that have been held 50 or more times (runnings). It is based on the best information available to ADR but is undoubtably missing some races and may not have credited all runnings to the races listed. In some cases, it is difficult to trace a "race" through changes in organizing groups, venues, and other glitches in the series. In such cases, an effort has been made to maintain some measure of constancy in the series. Distances reflect the most recent distance/s for a series as these have often changed over the years.
Race dates and male/female winners/times for each race listed are sought. When a sufficiently informative set of winners has been collected, that race is added to the website. You can view the dates/winners for each race so profiled by clicking on the name of the race in the following list. If the name of the race is NOT underlined, then it has not been profiled yet. The last two columns are the number of dates and winners missing (profiled races only).
164 The Crick Run 10M Rugby ENG XC Mar+ 1838/2013y 153 2t
132 Hallam Chase 3.25M Hallam ENG XC May 1862/2011y 122 112t
129 Wilson Run 10M Sedbergh ENG XC Mar 1881/2012y 124 1t
122 Oxford vs Cambridge 12K Cambridge/Oxford ENG XC Dec 1880-1913,1919-38,1945-2012 1 0
121 Bemis-Forslund Pie Race 4.3M Gill MA/USA XC Oct 1891-1935,1937-2012
111 Victoria Cross Championships 16K [various] AUS XC Aug+ 1892-1914,1919-41,1046-2010 0 0
109 South of Thames Championships 12K London ENG XC Jan 1888-1914,1920-39,1946-2006d
109 Schuylkill Navy 5.6M Philadelphia PA/USA XC Nov 1899-1916,1919-42,1945-2011 0 9t
102 Dipsea 6.8M Stinson Beach CA TR Sep+ 1905/2012, quite incomplete
91 Le Mans Cross Le Mans FRA XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
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88 East Hull Harriers Champs 8M Hull ENG XC Jan 1920-39,1946-2013 77 16
87 Kolem Ameriky Pisek CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
87 Trail Urban Nantais 13.6K Chantenay sur Loire FRA TR Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
86 Drozduv Lesni Beh 4.2K Kolin CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
86 GP Burg-Thienpont 9K Oudenaarde BEL XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
85 Mount Marathon 5.55K Seward AK/USA MT Jul 1915-19,1925-31,1939-41,1943-2012 0 0
83 Cross Internacional de Ulia San Sebastian ESP XC Jan thru 2013, quite incomplete
82 Rivington Pike Fell Race 3.25M Horwich ENG MT Apr 1893/2013y 23 9
81 Cinque Mulini San Vittore Olana ITA XC Mar 1933-2013 27 31t
80 Beh Stepankou Cross Mlada Boleslav CZE XC Apr thru 2013, quite incomplete
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79 Velka Kunraticka 3.1K Prague CZE XC Nov 1934-2012 71 0
78 Cenduv beh v Petrove Prague CZE XC Mar thru 2013, quite incomplete
76 Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater OK/USA XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
75 Louviers Cross Louviers FRA XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
74 NCAA Crosscountry (various) USA XC Nov 1938-1942,1944-2012 31 0
74 Beh Lorenzovymi Sady Trebic CZE XC Mar 1937/2013, quite incomplete
72 Beh sady Vodranty Caslav CZE XC Mar thru 2013, quite incomplete
70 Cross Hannut Hannut BEL XC Jan 1941-44,1947-82,1984-2013 7 4
69 Cross Memorial Juan Muguerza Elgoibar ESP XC Jan 1943-1949,1951-1980,1982-2013 19 69t
68 Beh Kolem Doubravky 4.2K Teplice CZE XC Nov 1945-2012
68 Aztec Invitational San Diego CA/USA XC Sep thru 2012, quite incomplete
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68 Beh Luzankami Brno CZE XC Mar 1946-2013
67 Cross der Vlaanderen Ronse BEL XC Nov+ 1943,1946-54b,1957-2012 0 78t
67 Ben Nevis 10M Fort William SCO MT Sep+ 1937-39,1942-44,1950-79,1981-2012 10 0
66 OEH Veldloop Halle BEL XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
66 Augustijn Kerstveldloop 9.6K Ertvelde BEL XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
66 Memorial Quido Stepanka Jablonne nad Orlici CZE XC Apr thru 2013, quite incomplete
64 Cross im Weißiger Wald Freital GER XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
62 Lesni beh Pintovkou Cross Tabor CZE XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
62 Rund um den Windberg Crosslauf 8K Freital GER XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
62 Sint Barbara Veldloop Genk BEL XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
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61 Memorial Bolumburu Cross Eibar ESP XC Nov+ 1945/2010yd 53 29
60 Cross International Satus 9.7K Geneva SUI XC Feb+ 1949-2008 43 22
61 Santa Maria Maddalena di Piani 8.6K Tavagnasco ITA MT Jul thru 2012, quite incomplete
61 Primus Haacht Veldloop Wespelaar BEL XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
60 Beh 17 Listopadu Cross Prague CZE XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
59 Kolem Tri Rybniku Becov nad Teplou CZE XC Sep thru 2012, quite incomplete
59 GP Duffel Duffel BEL XC Nov 1954-2012
59 Sgola Boechout Veldloop Boechout BEL XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
59 Neuf Brisach Cross Neuf Brisach FRA XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
59 Cross Zornotza Amorebieta ESP XC Jan 1953-60,1962-2013 36 9
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59 Cross de San Andres Usansolo ESP XC Dec 1954-2012 42 7t
58 Three Peaks Challenge Horton/Ribblesdale ENG XC Apr 1954-2000,2002-12 0 0
58 Duchcovsky Viadukt Duchcov CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
58 Tegeler Forst Herbstwaldlauf 11K Berlin GER RD Nov thru 2012, very incomplete
58 Saint Etienne-Lyon 65K Lyon FRA TR Dec 1951-95,1997,1999,2001-12
58 Cross de Donostia San Sebastián ESP XC Jan 1956-2013 0 0
57 Beh Pohranicim Litvinov CZE XC Apr 1948/2008, quite incomplete
57 Pikes Peak Marathon Manitou Springs CO/USA MT Aug 1956-2012 0 0
58 Parkloop Sint Truiden BEL XC Feb thru 2013, quite incomplete
57 Silvestercross Jardy Stercla Prague CZE XC Dec 1956-2012 0 19
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57 Cross National des Mureaux Les Mureaux FRA XC Feb thru 2013, quite incomplete
57 Cross de Calldetenes 8.8K Barcelona ESP XC Nov+ 1954/2012yd 0 83t
57 Ömer Besim Memorial 10K Istanbul TUR XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
57 Westdeutsche Waldlaufserie #1 10.2K Essen GER XC Jan 1957-2013
57 Westdeutsche Waldlaufserie #2 10.2K Essen GER XC Jan 1957-2013
57 Cross Regional de l'est 6.7K Blonay SUI XC Mar thru 2013, quite incomplete
56 Beh Kolem Panoramy Jachymov CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
56 Podzimni beh Lyzaru 8K Senohraby CZE XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
56 Campaccio Classica del Cross San Giorgio Legnano ITA XC Jan+ 1957-2006,2008-13 10 11t
56 Booischot Veldloop Booischot BEL XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
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56 Joe Mann Bosloop Best NED XC Feb 1958-2013 0 12t
55 Cross de Saint Mard Saint Mard BEL XC Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
55 Cross de Volvic Gujan-Mestras FRA XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
55 Herbstwaldlauf Dresden-Klotzsche Dresden GER XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
55 Jongeren Cross Westerlo BEL XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
55 Jongeren Cross Waregem BEL XC Nov 1958-2012, quite incomplete
55 Gummersbacher Silvestercrosslauf Gummersbach GER XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
55 Trofeo Ezio Vanoni 7K Morbegno ITA MT Oct 1958-2012 42 0
54 Warandeloop Cross Tilburg NED XC Nov 1956-65,1967,1969-70,1972-2012 1 11t
54 Beh Cernou Horou Cerna Hora CZE XC May thru 2012, quite incomplete
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53 Beh Septouchovem Ledec nad Sazavou CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
53 Crosslauf Rund um den Wasserturm Bräunsdorf GER XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
53 Hambacher Herbstwaldlauf 14K Niederzier GER XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
53 Silvestrovsky Beh Kolin CZE XC Dec thru 2012, quite incomplete
52 Geländelauf Mosnang SUI XC Jun+ thru 2011, quite incomplete
52 Lorsbacher Schinderwaldläufe Lorsbach GER XC Jun thru 2012, quite incomplete
52 Wallenloop 7.56K Goes BEL XC Jan thru 2009,2011-13, quite incomplete
52 Beh Okolo Slovnaftu Bratislava SVK XC Apr thru 2012, quite incomplete
51 Pistovickou Rivierou Pistovice CZE XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
51 Volkslauf der LG Süd Berlin 10K Berlin GER XC Oct thru 2012, quite incomplete
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51 O Pohar Rektora CZU Prague CZE XC Nov thru 2012, quite incomplete
50 Grosser Berglauf 8.65K Ihringen GER MT Sep 1958/2008
50 John F Kennedy 50M Williamsport MD/USA TR Nov 1963-2012 0 0
50 European Champion Clubs Cup [various] XC Feb thru 2013, quite incomplete
Notes: Ties are resolved in order of the date for the next running with
inactive races following in reverse order of the most recent running.
XC => crosscountry race, mostly grass or dirt surface for more than
half of the distance, largely untracked
TR => trail race, unpaved, typically single track trail for more than half of the distance
MT => mountain race, may or may not be tracked, elevation range 200m or more, goal is to ascend to or near the
top of a specified mountain or hill
c => this race series may continue after the last year given e => this race series may extend earlier than the inaugural year listed + => this race has been held at other times of the year, month given reflects the most recent running t => indicates number of times that are missing; the winners list is complete y => the Crick Run (ENG) 10M was run 1838,1840,1845,1848,1850-53,1856-94,1896-2000,2002-date y => the Cross de Calldetenes (ESP) was run 1954-58,1960-61,1963-66,1968-74,1976-95,1997-2006 y => the Hallam Chase (ENG) 3.5M was run 1862-65,1867-1915,1919-37,1951-2000,2002-date y => Memorial Bolumburu Cross (ESP)10K was run 1945-66,1968-76,1980-88,1990-97,1999-date y => the Rivington Pike Fell Run (ENG) 3.25M was run 1893-1902,1929-39,1946-47,1954-2000,2002-date y => the Wilson Run (ENG) 10M was run 1881-1935,1937-46,1948-2000,2002-date
d => the Cross de Calldetenes (ESP) was held twice in 1961,1964,1969, and 2005 d => the Memorial Bolumburu Cross (ESP) was held twice in 2006 d => the South of Thames Championships 12K was held twice in 2004
Complete winners/dates/times list for
7 races
Complete winners list for 22 races
Web pages for 31 races
Last Updated on
10 May 2013