CROSS COUNTRY
Athletics Manitoba hosts 2 Cross Country events each year. The Chris McCubbins Ages Class Cross Country Championships and the Milk Cross Country Challenge.
Chris McCubbins Age Class Country Championships
The Manitoba Age Class Cross Country Championships was named in honour of Chris McCubbins, becoming the Chris McCubbins Age Class Cross Country Championships
Event details can be found annually on our Calendar of events page.
Chris moved to Winnipeg in September 1970, started teaching in the Winnipeg 1 School Division in 1974, and became a Canadian citizen in March 1976. In 1975 (representing Canada), Chris ran a 10K in 28:16 at the Montreal pre-Olympic meet. That time still stands as a Manitoba record in the 10K.
In early 1976 he ran a 5K in 13:44 in Knoxville Tennessee. Chris later represented Canada at a world cross country running meet in Glasgow Scotland, and his last international race was at the world cross-country running championships in 1984 in New Jersey.
Chris dominated the local road running scene for so many years, and in 1986, Runners’ World magazine rated Chris as the #4 masters road runner in the world, and in 1987 he set a North American record for Masters in the 15K with a time of 45:34.
Chris coached many local athletes and provided valuable mentorship to so many in the running community. He was also very involved in setting up and maintaining our Cross Country courses at Harbour View Park.
Milk Cross Country Challenge
This is a school event, hosted annually at La Barrière Park. Races are held for athletes in Grade 4 all the way up to Grade 12.
Team Entries:
A team will consist of a maximum of 6 and a minimum of 4 athletes of one gender with the best 4 performances counting in the team score. Athletes must belong to the same school. The winning teams for each grade will be awarded the Milk Cross Country Championship Banner!
All participating athletes, receive either a top 10 finisher ribbon or a participant ribbon. Athlete also receive a place card, (which indicates where they placed in the race) as well a drink ticket for a carton of post-race Milk, provided by Dairy Farmers of Manitoba.
Full Event Information can be found here.