Roundhay Park on Saturday 06/03/1982 4 Miles (Youths)

The thirty-seventh English Youth's Cross-Country Championships sponsored by Provincial Insurance Company Limited was held at Roundhay Park, Leeds. The course consisted of two small laps and was 4 miles in length.

At the end of the first lap the leading group was spread out over 15 metres and included Clifton Bradeley (City of Stoke-on-Trent AC), Robert Farish (Blackheath Harriers), J Parker (Leicester Coritanian AC), David McShane (Cambuslang Harriers), Paul Roden (East Cheshire Harriers), Richard Carter (Brighton & Hove AC) and Mark Vile (Westbury Harriers). Farish made a push on the second lap and established a 20-metre lead but he withdrew after 3 miles leaving Mark Vile in pole position. Tracking Vile were Bradeley, Roden and R Higgins (Preston Harriers). On the final incline Vile had established a 30 metre lead from Roden with Bradeley the same distance back in third. Vile won in 21 minutes dead with Roden second and Bradeley third.

Thames Valley Harriers won the team race by 24 points from Tipton Harriers with Birchfield Harriers 11 points further back in third.