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Borders XC Galashiels

Sunday 8th February 2026

Junior Race start 11:15am

Senior Race 12 Noon

Gala Harriers would like to welcome you to the Borders XC 2025/26 Sunday 8th February 2026. The junior route will be as last year and is now one large loop see marshal point letters on route map ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO. Senior route as previous years no change.

Due to the planned demolition of the old swimming pool original access into the policies main drive is fenced off but toy can simply walk round from the side and reach the start finish area.

The start is in the Gala Policies next to Galashiels Swimming Pool Livingston Place Galashiels TD1 1DQ.

Toilets

The Focus centre Livingston Place will be open for access to toilets only (Please leave muddy shoes outside). Do Not use the High School.

Junior Race starts 11:15am 2.7k

Senior Race starts 12:00 noon 6.70k

Parking

Due to the planned demolition of the old swimming pool and ongoing construction at the new high school, parking on site is limited. Alternative parking is available at the following locations, all within a short walk of the policies:

Balmoral Primary School, Balmoral Avenue, Galashiels TD1 1JJ
Old Swimming Pool Livingston place
St Margaret’s Primary School Livingston Place
Focus Centre, Livingston Place
There is no parking at the High School.

Additional parking is also available within the town centre. Please park responsibly and be considerate of local residents. Do not block driveways or access routes.

Catering

Brew 52 coffee van will be on site.

Results Borders XC race results Entry Full and Closed

Rules

To be eligible for prizes, the runner must have “paid up” and completed FOUR rounds from the first six. If more than four rounds are completed, then the best four will count. Final placings are found by adding your four best finishing positions within your category. In the case of ties, the award goes to the best placed in the last or latest round. The final round is classed as a presentation only round and will not score but can be one of the four to qualify for a medal.

Juniors are from age 8 to 17 and the seniors are from 16 and older. Age category based on age at the first race.

Age Categories update: Age based on date of first race.

The senior race older age categories will be in line with the masters and will be in bands of 5 years starting at:

M35 age 35-39,
M40 age 40-44,
M45 age 45-49.... and so on to M80 age 80- 84.

Prizes are only awarded in the categories stated on the entry form, and the number of awards depends on the number of entrants. As a general rule, a 1st overall requires a minimum of 3 entrants, a 2nd overall 5 entrants and a 3rd overall 6 entrants.

For young athletes there will be at least a first prize in each category irrespective of the number of entrants.

For Seniors, if there are too few entrants in any category for prizes to be awarded, the category will collapse into the “harder” category, e.g. FVV will compete as FV.

Minimum age for Young Athletes is 8 years. Age category is based on the runners age on the date of the first race in the series.

Team Prize

The “team” competitions, (Male and Female for Seniors), will be decided on the basis of overall finishing positions of the first three club runners per round for the BEST FIVE rounds added together. There will be a trophy for the first team, (and should that not be one of the organising clubs, an additional team trophy for the first host club will be awarded.

"organising club” team). A Young Athletes team prize will be awarded in the same way.

Every senior runner gets “two” finishing positions: overall and category. There are additional prizes (irrespective of category) for first overall male and female and first overall male and female from the organising clubs. Winners are restricted to a maximum of TWO awards, one of which is their category prize.

All rounds start at 11.15am (Young Athletes) and 12 noon (Seniors, Vets) on Sundays. Race numbers with NFT chip timing will be posted to the address you have used on your race entry.

Code of Conduct for Runners, Spectators and Supporters

As a responsible runner, spectator and / or supporter I agree :

To act with dignity and display courtesy and good manners towards

all others at all times – before, during and after the event;

To avoid swearing, the use of abusive language, bullying, harassment,

acts of violence, physical abuse and irresponsible behaviour (which might be

dangerous to myself and others);

To respect the rights, dignity and worth of all those present and

treat everyone equally;

To consistently promote positive aspects of the sport such as fair

play and never condone rule violations;

And, in order to uphold the ethos of the series, to refrain from

posting inappropriate messages and / or photographs on social media.

Any runner who does not adhere to this Code of Conduct will be

asked by their club not to take part in any remaining legs of the current

series and any points accumulated to date will be discounted; if the

runner subsequently ignores this request and runs in a future leg, then they

will not be credited with any points.
Any spectator and / or supporter who does not adhere to this Code

of Conduct will be asked by their club not to attend any remaining legs of the

current series.

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