Paxton

Borders XC

Paxton House 11th January 2026

Paxton House,

Paxton, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1SZ

Sunday 11th January 2026

Junior race 11:15am. Senior race 12 noon.

Latest update:

We are aware that a yellow weather warning for snow and ice is currently in place and we are closely monitoring the situation. Should the weather conditions deteriorate, any updates or changes will be communicated as soon as possible via the event webpage and social media channels.

As of 8:00am on Sunday 11h January 2026,

the Paxton race is good to go ahead as planned.

The organisers from Norham Running Club have been working hard to prepare the course, for safety reasons, spectators are asked to avoid the tarmac paths, which are icy, and to keep to the grass areas where possible. This guidance also applies to runners during warm-up.

Once again, we look forward to welcoming everyone to Paxton House for the Norham Running Club round of the Border XC series, as ever thanks must go to the Home-Robertson family and their staff for generously allowing us access to the grounds and surrounding farm/woodlands.

Catering:

We are also grateful to the staff at the tearoom for opening from 10.00am especially for the event, serving teas, coffee, soup, rolls etc. please show them your support.

Parking:

At the moment it looks likely that we will be able to use the grass area beside the house for parking, hopefully this will still be the case on the day, if not we will revert to parking on the drive & roadsides, please car share where possible, arrive early and park where instructed, above all please avoid parking on the mown verges near the farm & entrance to Paxton House.

Route:

Both Senior & Junior routes will consist of the usual mixture of parkland, fields, stream crossing(s) and woodland/riverside paths. Conditions at the moment are hard frost but this may change on the day.

Seniors, please pay particular attention to the Junior race as their course will be your first lap before heading off on your second loop!

When warming up stick to the marked route on the farm/woodland and try to avoid using the toilets whilst wearing muddy footwear.

Please note that under no circumstance will washing shoes in the toilets be tolerated!!!

We hope that enjoy your day,

Norham Running Club

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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