Winter cross-country across the Fens, free to every March AC member.
The Frostbite Friendly League is a series of six closed races for senior and junior runners from sixteen clubs around the Peterborough area. March AC joined in 1999 and has run it every winter since. Scoring counts the whole club rather than just the fast end, so turning up matters more than finishing well.
Entry is free if you are a member. There is nothing to book and nothing to pay — turn up in a club vest. Juniors run their own shorter race at the same meeting.
Fixtures, full results and league tables for every club are on the league’s own site at frostbiteleague.org.uk.
2026/27 fixtures
| Race | Date | Host | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun 4 October 2026 | Riverside Runners | Priory Park, St Neots |
| 2 | Sun 1 November 2026 | Bushfield Joggers | Nene Park, Peterborough |
| 3 | Sun 6 December 2026 | Ely Runners | Ben’s Yard, Ely |
| 4 | Sun 17 January 2027 | March AC | Elm Road Sports Field, March |
| 5 | Sun 7 February 2027 | Fenland RC | Bawsey Country Park, King’s Lynn |
| 6 | Sun 7 March 2027 | BRJ Run and Tri | Jubilee Park, Huntingdon (TBC) |
We host race 4, on Sunday 17 January 2027, at Elm Road. That is our one home fixture of the winter and it needs a lot of marshals — email races@marchac.co.uk if you can give a couple of hours.
Race 1 — St Neots, 4 October 2026
Seventeen March AC seniors finished, out of 428 across the league. Steven Blake led us home in 56th.
| Pos | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Steven Blake | 34:31 |
| 72 | Luke Dolby | 35:26 |
| 80 | David Clingo | 35:59 |
| 87 | Toni Alcaraz | 36:17 |
| 101 | Dean Markillie | 37:06 |
| 105 | Liam Lambert | 37:16 |
| 128 | James Arran | 38:24 |
| 178 | Dawn Goodley | 40:41 |
| 182 | Sandor Molnar | 41:03 |
| 196 | Bryan Newman | 41:49 |
| 220 | Samantha Hodson | 43:10 |
| 236 | Karen Patterson | 43:42 |
| 238 | Rhys Davies | 43:46 |
| 241 | Mick Stacey | 43:53 |
| 281 | Craig McPherson | 45:59 |
| 286 | Sasha Bland | 46:10 |
| 355 | Colin Andrews | 50:35 |
Twelve March AC juniors also raced. Full league results are on frostbiteleague.org.uk.
New to cross-country?
It is muddier, colder and more fun than it sounds, and nobody minds where you finish. Wear whatever you train in, bring a change of shoes, and find someone in a March vest at the start — there is always a group of us.
Not a member yet? Join for 2026/27 and the whole series is free.