Canada’s best cross country runners will be navigating the trails of London, Ontario for the first time this November 30 and December 1, as the 2024 Canadian Cross Country Championships descend on the Forest City.
Athletics Canada has partnered with Tourism London, the London Western Track & Field Club and the City of London to host the event in London this year and next.
ACXC, as the event is known, will attract more than 1,300 athletes (from U16 to Masters), as well as coaches and officials, and showcases the very best of Canada’s elite runners who compete for the title of national champion.
The race course at Fanshawe Golf Course is predominately grass surface and designed to provide competitors with a rolling terrain that will be challenging, yet also very spectator friendly.
The Championships will take place over a two-day schedule. This year’s event will include U16, U18, U20, and Senior national championship races, along with Canadian Masters Association national championships, a Community race and a 1K Kids race.
This will be the first time U16 divisions have been included, necessitating the new two-day format. It will also be the first time these Championships have featured gender parity for the distances contested:
- U16 Boys & Girls – 4km
- U18 Boys & Girls – 6km
- U20 Men & Women – 8km
- Senior Men & Women – 10km