League History
A Decade of Triumphs: Celebrating Our League Successย
Discover the inspiring journey of the Badgers Running Club, from our fledgling competitive league race beginnings in 2013 to becoming a dominant force in the local area. Explore our rich history of triumphs, including our first team and individual accolades in the 2014/15 season, and learn how we've consistently achieved multiple back-to-back titles and league successes. Whether you're a seasoned runner or a curious visitor, delve into the story of our club's remarkable rise in league competition.ย
League Race Statistics
2013/14
DRXC
BADGERS joins the Derby Runner Cross Country League
(Men L2 8/17, Ladies L2 7/17, Mixed L2 8/17)
Men's Team - Finish 8th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 7th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 8th League 2
LRRL
BADGERS joins the Leicestershire Road Running League
2014/15
DRXC
(Men L2 8/17, Ladies L2 7/17, Mixed L2 8/17)
Men's Team - Finish 9th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 9th League 2
LRRL
(Men L3 2/12, Men Vet L3 3/12, Ladies L3 4/40, Ladies Vet L2 6/8)
Men's Team - Finish runners up ๐ฅ in League 3 (Promotion to League 2)
Men's VETย Team- Finish 3rd ๐ฅ in League 3
Ladies Team - Finish 4th in League 3
Ladies VET Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Summer Individual League
Rachel Crump - Champion ๐ of the ladies V40 Category
2015/16
DRXC
(Men L2 6/19, Ladies L2 6/19, Team L2 5/19)ย
Men's Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 5th League 2
LRRL
(Men L2 5/7, Men Vet L3 1/14, Ladies L2 8/8, Ladies Vet L2 6/8)
Men's Team - Finish 5th up in League 2
Men's VET Team -ย Champions ๐ of League 3 (Promotion to League 2)
Ladies Team- Finish 8th in League 2 (relegation to league 3)
Ladies VET Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Summer Individual League
Lily Bowman - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies U20 Category
2016/17
DRXC
(Men L2 1/19, Ladies L2 5/19, Mixed 2/19)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies Team - Finish 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 2
Individual League
Kristaps Vizbulis - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's U20 Category
Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Overall Category
LRRL
Introduction of B Teams
Winter Individual League
Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Lily Bowman - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies U20 Category
A Teams
(Men L2 1/8, Men Vet L2 1/8, Ladies L3 1/13, Ladies Vet L2 1/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)ย
Men's VET Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 for the first time (Promotions to League 1)
Ladies Team - Champions ๐ of League 3 for the first time (Promotion to League 2)
Ladies VET Team- Champions ๐ of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
B Teams
(Men (B) L2 1/19, Men Vet (B) L2 2/19, Ladies (B) L2 1/19, Ladies Vet (B) L1 2/19)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
Men's VET (B) Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies (B) Team Champions ๐ of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies VET (B) Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Summer Individual League
Danny Warren - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Baxter - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Martyn Barrett - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V55 Category
Esther Holyoak - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V40 Category
2017/18
DRXC
(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 5/20, Mixed L2 1/20)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1
Ladies Team - Finish 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 ย (Promotion to League 1)
Individual League
Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Overall Category
Cheryl Dewis - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
LRRL
Introduction of Mixed Teams
Winter Individual League
Danny Warren - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Esther Holyoak - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
A Teams
(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 3/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L1 3/8, Mixed L1 3/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (First time)
Men's VET Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 1
B Teams
(Men's (B) L1 1/10, Men's Vet (B) L1 7/10, Ladies (B) L1 5/10, Ladies Vet (B) L1 4/10)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (First time)
Men's VET (B) Team - Finished 7th in league 1
Ladies (B) Team - Finished 5th in League 1
Ladies VET (B)Team - Finished 4th in League 1
Summer Individual League
Chris Horton - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
2018/19
DRXC
Second DRCX league is created, BADGERS stay in the Leicester / Derby League
(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 2/20, Mixed L1 2/10)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Second consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 2ย (Promotion to League 1)
Mixed Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 1
Individual League
Chris Horton - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Cheryl Dewis - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
Nivette Chester - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
LRRL
B Teams changed to a single league for all clubs
Spring Individual League
Chris Horton - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Alan Argyle - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V65 Category
A Teams
(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 1/8, Ladies L2 1/8, Ladies Vet L1, 3/8, Mixed L1 2/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Second consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (First time)
Ladies Team - Champions ๐ of League 2 (First time)
Ladies VET Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 1
Mixed Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 1
B Teams
(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 2/27, Ladies (B) 3/27, Ladies Vet (B) 5/27)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ (Second consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Runners up ๐ฅ
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th
Summer Individual League
Danny Warren - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Champion ๐ of the men's V40 Category
Neil Russell - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Alan Argyle - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V65 Category
2019/20
DRXC
(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L1 10/10, Mixed L1 2/10)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Third consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Finish 10th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 1
Individual League
Matt Jackson - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's U20 Category
Neil Russell - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Mick Bailey - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's U65 Category
Cheryl Dewis - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
LRRL
League abandoned due to Covid 19
2020/21
DRXC
League abandoned due to Covid 19
LRRL
Reunion League
(Men 2/27, Ladies 11/27, Mixed 2/8)
Men's Team - Runners Up ๐ฅ
Ladies Team - Finished 11th
Mixed Team - Runners Up ๐ฅ in A Final
Individual League
Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Champion ๐ of the men's V45 Category
Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
John Shade - Champion ๐ of the men's V75 Category
Phillipa Weston - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies V60 Category
2021/22
DRXC
(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 1/20, Mixed L1 2/10)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Fourth consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Champions ๐ of League 2ย (Promotion to League 1)
Mixed Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 1
Individual League
Matt Scarsbrook - Champion ๐ of the men's Overall Category
Chris Horton - Champion ๐ of the men's V45 Category
Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Mick Bailey - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's U65 Category
Eleanor Fowler - Champion ๐ of the ladies V40 Category
Cheryl Dewis - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the ladies V45 Category
Phillipa Weston - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V60 Category
LRRL
League scoring changes - Men's drop form 8 to 6 scorers
A Teams
(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 2/8, Ladies L1 8/8, Ladies Vet L1, 6/8, Mixed L1 5/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Third consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Runners up ๐ฅ of League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 8th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Ladies VET Team - Finished 6th in League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 5th in League 1
B Teams
(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 3/27, Ladies (B) 5/27, Ladies Vet (B) 5/27)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ (Third consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ
Ladies Team - Finished 5th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th
Individual Leagueย
Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Mick Bailey - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V65 Category
Cheryl Dewis - Champion ๐ of the ladies V50 Category
2022/23
DRXC
(Men L1 2/10, Ladies L1 8/10, Mixed L1 5/10)
Men's Team - Runners up ๐ฅ in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 8th in League 1 ย (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Finished 5th in League 1
Individual League
Danny Warren - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Eleanor Fowler - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the ladies V40 Category
LRRL
A Teams
(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 6/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L1, 8/8, Mixed L1 2/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Fourth consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Finished 6th in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 8th in League 1ย (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in League 1
B Teams
(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 5/27, Ladies (B) 9/27, Ladies Vet (B) 10/27)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ (Fourth consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Finished 5th
Ladies Team - Finished 9th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 10
Individual Leagueย
Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Mick Bailey - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V70 Category
2023/24
DRXC
(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 2/20, Mixed L1 1/10)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Fifth time in six years)
Ladies Team - Finished Runners up ๐ฅ of League 2 (Promoted to League 1)
Mixed Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (First time)
Individual League
Dave Hill - Champion ๐ of the men's Senior Category
Danny Warren - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's Senior Category
Neil Russel - Champion ๐ of the men's V45 Category
Peter Greenfield - Champion ๐ of the men's V75 Category
Eleanor Fowler - Champion ๐ of the ladies V40 Category
LRRL
League split back into Springย and Summer again as number the of races has increased.
Spring Individual League
Matt Scarsbrook - Champion ๐ of the men's Senior Category
Neil Russell - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Chris Horton - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Peter Greenfield - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V75 Category
A Teams
(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 1/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L2 5/8, Mixed L1 3/8)
Men's Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Fifth consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Champions ๐ of League 1 (Second time)
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅin League 1
B Teams
(Men's (B) 1/28, Men's Vet (B) 2/28, Ladies (B) 7/28, Ladies Vet (B) 9/28)
Men's (B) Team - Champions ๐ (Fifth consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Runners up ๐ฅ
Ladies Team - Finished 7th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 9th
Summer Individual League
Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd ๐ฅin the men's Senior Category
Chris Horton - Champion ๐ of the men's V45 Category
Neil Russell - Finished 2nd ๐ฅin the men's V45 Category
Peter Greenfield - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V75 Category
2024/25
DRXC
(Men L1 3/10, Ladies L2 3/10, Mixed L1 3/10)
Men's Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in ย League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in ย League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in ย League 1
Individual League
Adrian Payne - Finished 3rd ๐ฅ in the men's V40 Category
Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 2nd ๐ฅ in the men's V45 Category
Rachel Crump- Champion ๐ of the ladies V50 Category
