Diary 2026

Read the Club Champs page for more details about the annual AAC Juniors Club Champs. This page details our regular training sessions, holiday breaks, locations of training (Ambleside or Windermere) and some themed training nights such as Easter and Halloween that are popular highlights each year!

Training resuming on Thur 8th Jan 2025

Club Champs race 1) Blake Fell – Sat 31st Jan – (Cumberland AC) Nr Ennerdale – link

Half term break – no training on Thur 19th Feb – return to Ambleside on Thurs 5 March (weather / conditions dependent)

Club Champs race 2) Rydal Mile – Thur 5th March – club night

Club Champs race 3) Helm KWL – Sun 15th March – (Helm Hill winter league)

Easter break after training on Thur 26th March with the Easter Egg Run
Return to Ambleside training on Thur 16th April

Club Champs race 4) Todd Crag – Thurs 23rd April – AAC Todd Crag – club night

Club Champs race 5) Storth Stampede – Sat 2nd May – (Dallam AC)

Club Champs race 6) FRA Esk Valley – Sun 17th May – FRA English Champs – link

Half term break – no training on Thur 28th May

Club Champs race 7) FRA Ogden Water – Sat 30th May – FRA English Champs – link

Club Champs race 8) FRA Edale – Sun 14th June – FRA English Champs – link (also inter-counties)

Club Champs race 9) Langdale Gala – Sun 5th July – (Ambleside AC seniors)

Summer break after training on Thur 9th July (AAC Juniors Sports Day), resuming on Thur 3rd Sept (dates TBC)

Club Champs race10) Steel Fell – Thur 1st Oct – club night

Club Champs race 11) Penny Rock – Thur 15th Oct – Penny Rock, Grasmere – club night

Halloween Theme night on Orrest Head Thursday 22nd October

NOTE – all Club Champs trophies won last year need to be returned on or before 22nd October, so that we have at least one month clear to get them engraved in time for the end of year presentation. If you can bring any trophies to a regular training session earlier, that would be great too!

Half term break – no training on Thur 29th Oct

Club Champs race 12) Park Run PB – see club champs page for details – link

End of year celebration / presentation & Reindeer obstacle run Sun 22nd Nov 2026

Winter break after training on Thur 10th December 2026, resuming on Thur 7th Jan 2027