Welcome to the London Colleges League web page


The London Colleges League is an event in which the constituent colleges of the University of London (Imperial, King's College, UCL, etc) along with other institutions such as Brunel and Surrey University compete over a series of six races on interesting courses all over London. The league races form the basis for selecting the University of London team to compete in other events, most notably the British Universities Cross Country Championships. Your university should have details on the League, and most of the colleges in London send teams to the races.

If you do have any questions though, send an e-mail to the League organiser, Mike Baggs
or phone 020 7679 6333 (daytime and evenings after races)


League Subscriptions

League subscriptions cover your entry into all six League races. These should be paid before, or at, the second race. The charges are £15 for the first men's team from each college, £12 for each additional men's team; £10 for a ladies' team; and £3 for individuals. Cheques should be made payable to "London Colleges Cross-Country League". Please send your cheques to the Secretary, Mike Baggs:

Mike Baggs
London Colleges League Secretary
Residence Office
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT


League Fixtures 2008/2009

The London Colleges League runs over the winter and spring terms, with the first race in mid-October and the last in late-February. Intended dates the current season are:

Date Venue Map
No fixtures for 2008/2009

Parliament Hill to be organised by University College
Richmond Park by Imperial College
Wimbledon Common by Kings College
Hackney Marshes by L.S.E.
Prospect Park by Reading
Final race by Brunel

Important Race Info
  • The races vary in distance, usually between 2.5 and 2.7 miles for women and 5 and 5.4 miles for men.
  • The races are usually run on lapped courses, with women running one and men two laps. This is a generalisation though... expect deviations from this (extra laps of fields, etc, thrown in!!)
  • The races are all run cross-country (so spikes are strongly advised!).
  • The races all commence at 3.15pm.
  • Every runner scores points based on their finishing position.
  • In each team, runners do not have to be named. The first 5 to finish from each college score points for their first team; the sixth runner does not score; the seventh and subsequent runners score points for the second team, and so on.
  • For individuals, the best 5 performances from the 6 races count towards the final standing.
  • For teams, the best 5 team totals from the 6 races count towards the final standing.
  • In the final standings for any division, in the event of any ties in the first three the worst races of the teams or runners concerned are compared; failing that, which one has finished ahead of the other the most times; while if that too fails, aggregate times are compared.
  • The fourth race of the series additionally acts as the University of London Cross-Country Championhips. All current members of ULU are eligible to score. A team in the team event is defined as the first 4 men (in a men's team) or 3 women (in a women's team) to finish for each university.

    This is subject to change and should not be assumed to be correct. You should check with the League organiser, Mike Baggs, to make sure of current rules.

League Results

Results 2008/2009
No results for 2008/2009
Results 2007/2008
27/02/2008 Brunel Uni Full Results
06/02/2008 Reading Full Results
28/11/2007 Hackney Marshes Full Results
14/11/2007 Wimbledon Common Full Results
31/10/2007 Richmond Park Full Results
17/10/2007 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2006/2007
22/02/2007 Final Standings Full Results
21/02/2007 Ruislip Full Results
07/02/2007 Reading Full Results
29/11/2006 Hackney Marshes Full Results
15/11/2006 Wimbledon Common Full Results
01/11/2006 Richmond Park Full Results
18/10/2006 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2005/2006
23/02/2006 Final Standings Full Results
22/02/2006 Brunel University Full Results
08/02/2006 Reading Full Results
30/11/2005 Hackney Marshes Full Results
17/11/2005 Wimbledon Common Full Results
02/11/2005 Richmond Park Full Results
19/10/2005 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2004/2005
24/02/2005 Final Standings Full Results
23/02/2005 Victoria Park Full Results
09/02/2005 Prospect Park Full Results
01/12/2004 Hackney Marshes Full Results
17/11/2004 Wimbledon Common Full Results
03/11/2004 Richmond Park Full Results
20/10/2004 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2003/2004
26/02/2004 Final Standings Full Results
25/02/2004 Victoria Park Full Results
11/02/2004 Prospect Park Full Results
03/12/2003 Hackney Marshes Full Results
19/11/2003 Wimbledon Common Full Results
05/11/2003 Richmond Park Full Results
22/10/2003 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2002/2003
27/02/2003 Final Standings Full Results
26/02/2003 Victoria Park Full Results
12/02/2003 The Lookout Full Results
04/12/2002 Hackney Marshes Full Results
20/11/2002 Wimbledon Common Full Results
06/11/2002 Richmond Park Full Results
23/10/2002 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2001/2002
28/02/2002 Final Standings Full Results
27/02/2002 Victoria Park Full Results
13/02/2002 Guildford Full Results
21/11/2001 Trent Park Full Results
07/11/2001 Wimbledon Common Full Results
24/10/2001 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 2000/2001
01/03/2001 Final Standings Full Results
28/02/2001 Victoria Park Full Results
14/02/2001 Guildford Full Results
29/11/2000 Trent Park Full Results
15/11/2000 Wimbledon Common Full Results
01/11/2000 Richmond Park Full Results
18/10/2000 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 1999/2000
02/03/2000 Final Standings Full Results
01/03/2000 Battersea Park Full Results
16/02/2000 Guildford Full Results
01/12/1999 Trent Park Full Results
17/11/1999 Wimbledon Common Full Results
03/11/1999 Richmond Park Full Results
20/10/1999 Parliament Hill Full Results
Results 1998/1999
04/03/1999 Final Standings Full Results
03/03/1999 Battersea Park Full Results
17/02/1999 Guildford Full Results
02/12/1998 Trent Park Full Results
18/11/1998 Wimbledon Common Full Results
04/11/1998 Richmond Park Full Results
21/10/1998 Parliament Hill Full Results

League Gallery

For photo's proving that mud can be fun, take a look at the University of London Crosscountry Club Gallery...