MORE than 500 runners will be tackling the Cheshire Cross Country Championships on Sunday.

Among them will be many from the likes of Vale Royal Athletics Club, Cheshire Dragons, and Wilmslow Running Club.

This year's event takes place at Knight's Grange in Winsford, home of Vale Royal Athletics Club, with the first race starting at 11am.

There are male and female races for under 11s, 13s, 15s, 17s and 20s age groups, as well as senior and veteran men and women.

Last year's women's race winner Abigail Howarth from Vale Royal will be defending her title, though the 2022 men's winner Ed Shepherd is not listed among the entrants.

To mark the event, our gallery above features action from Cheshire Cross Country Championships events going back to 2008. Take a look to see if you spot anybody you know.

| Cheshire Cross Country Championships 2023 timetable, Knight's Grange, Winsford:

11am: Under 11s boys and girls, approximate distance 1600m

11.20am: Under 13s boys and girls, approximately 3000m

11.50am: Under 15s boys and girls, approximately 4100m

12.20pm: Under 17s men and women, approximately 5400m

1pm: Under 20s, senior and veteran women, approximately 8000m

2pm: Under 20s, senior and veteran men, approximately 10,200m