Cambridge University Hare and Hounds (CUH&H) is the

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cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

club.Cambridge University Hare & Hounds: A Brief History
.Cambridge University Hare and Hounds

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. It has been providing training and competitions for its members since 7 February 1880. The club's activities take place in multiple locations, with the University's track facilities at

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off

Madingley Road Madingley Road is a major arterial road linking central Cambridge, England with Junction 13 of the M11 motorway. It passes by West Cambridge, a major new site where some University of Cambridge departments are being relocated. The road is desig ...

; road training around the West Cambridge site; and off-road routes in the nearby countryside and parks, including

Jesus Green Jesus Green is a park in the north of central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, north of Jesus College. Jesus Ditch runs along the southern edge Jesus Green. On the northern edge of Jesus Green is the River Cam, with Chesterton Road (th ...

and Grantchester Meadows in

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. Past members include the 1956 Olympic Steeplechase gold medallist

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, England international

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, the Australian miler

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, scientist

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, top 1,500m runner

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,, 2012 Summer Olympics & World Triathlon Champion Alistair Brownlee, and all-time legend of the sport Hamilton Allport.

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, an international distance runner in the 1960s was CUH&H president for thirty years until his retirement in 2006. The current president is Joan Lasenby. The focus each winter is on the

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against

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Cross Country Club, in which competitors may receive a

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on merit of performance. This is one of the oldest annual fixtures of its kind in the world, having been held since 1880, with only world wars and the coronavirus pandemic breaking up the series. The event is currently split over two weekends, with the second to fourth teams competing at Cambridge or

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, followed by the first team match at

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. The second major fixture of the year is the

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cross-country championships.

References

External links

The CUH&H website
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