Athletics & Running Sports Section
PAA Cross Country Championships 1999
Wednesday 24 March 1999
Hosted by the Essex Police - Basildon
Darren Hale ran a tremendous race scoring 5th place out of 262 runners. Madeline Buckley was the sole Lancashire lady and ran a great race winning the veteran 50 place.
The team celebrated their success in the event by eating at the infamous 'Back in Time' restaurant in Colchester!
The Lancashire Team
| Pos | Name | Force | Cat | Time |
| 5 | HALE Darren | Lancashire | | 46:03:00 |
| 122 | BROADBENT Steve | Lancashire | | 56:19:00 |
| 125 | GRAHAM Rod | Lancashire | V40 | 56:29:00 |
| 172 | LOVICK John | Lancashire | | 01:00:19 |
| 181 | JOHNSON Paul | Lancashire | V40 | 01:00:51 |
| 248 | LEVENS Phil | Lancashire | V45 | 01:08:01 |
| 259 | WATKINSON Dave | Lancashire | V45 | 01:12:28 |
| 67 | BUCKLEY Madeline | Lancashire | V35 | 01:02:44 |

RESULTS
Results data courtesy of Richard Dean
| Pos | Name | Force | Cat | Time |
| 1 | GARDINER Richard | South Wales | | 44:25:00 |
| 2 | CAIRNS Steve | Lothian & Borders | | 44:36:00 |
| 3 | DANIELS Darren | Cheshire | | 45:40:00 |
| 4 | ANNING Robert | Avon & Somerset | V40 | 45:57:00 |
| 5 | HALE Darren | Lancashire | | 46:03:00 |
| 6 | GILROY William | Northumbria | | 46:29:00 |
| 7 | LYLE Ian | Royal Ulster | | 46:39:00 |
| 8 | FOWLER Malcolm | Cheshire | | 47:23:00 |
| 9 | McHARG Rob | Thames Valley | | 47:35:00 |
| 10 | TOMLINSON Matt | Northumbria | | 47:38:00 |
| 11 | WETHERALL Ian | Cheshire | | 47:43:00 |
| 12 | MURPHY Kevin | Metropolitan | | 47:58:00 |
| 13 | WEBSTER Karl | Derbyshire | | 48:11:00 |
| 14 | SCOTT Shaun | Northumbria | | 48:16:00 |
| 15 | MURTAGH Peter | Royal Ulster | | 48:25:00 |
| 16 | MORLEY Simon | Sussex | V40 | 48:39:00 |
| 17 | HARRIS Mark | Metropolitan | | 48:53:00 |
| 18 | CAMPBELL Iain | Metropolitan | | 48:57:00 |
| 19 | CLIFFORD Justin | Devon & Cornwall | | 49:03:00 |
| 20 | TOOLE David | Sussex | | 49:11:00 |
| 21 | PRETTY John | Strathclyde | | 49:15:00 |
| 22 | MEEK Jim | Fife | | 49:19:00 |
| 23 | SCOTT Colin | Strathclyde | | 49:23:00 |
| 24 | WARN Karl | Metropolitan | | 49:31:00 |
| 25 | SANDFORD Michael | Leicestershire | V45 | 49:52:00 |
| 26 | HAZELHURST Hugh | Metropolitan | V50 | 49:57:00 |
| 27 | BOND Mick | Essex | V40 | 50:19:00 |
| 28 | YOUNG Harry | Strathclyde | V40 | 50:28:00 |
| 29 | CRAIG Jim | Fife | | 50:34:00 |
| 30 | OWENS Ray | Metropolitan | | 50:36:00 |
| 31 | WALLACE Ian | Strathclyde | | 50:36:00 |
| 32 | WYCHERLEY Mark | West Yorkshire | | 50:46:00 |
| 33 | FROST Jon | Sussex | | 50:49:00 |
| 34 | DUNNE Carl | Hampshire | | 50:54:00 |
| 35 | POLLARD Phillip | Devon & Cornwall | | 51:02:00 |
| 36 | WILDE David | West Mercia | V50 | 51:09:00 |
| 37 | ALLEN Paul | Metropolitan | | 51:12:00 |
| 38 | BROWN Raymond | Royal Ulster | | 51:14:00 |
| 39 | HEATON Bill | Cheshire | | 51:16:00 |
| 40 | HAYES David | South Yorkshire | | 51:20:00 |
| 41 | DURHAM Gary | |