Cross Country
2023 Fall Cross Country Schedule
WHEN | WHAT | Fairfax Location | Accotink | TIME |
Thursday, August 24 | Meet the Coaches/# Pick-Up | PR Running, Fairfax | PR Running, Fairfax | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Sunday, August 27 | FIRST Practice | Van Dyck Park | Van Dyck Park | 1:00 -2:15 p.m. |
Tuesday, August 29 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, August 31 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Sunday, September 3 | No Practice/Holiday Weekend | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Tuesday, September 5 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, September 7 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Sunday, September 10 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Van Dyck Park | 1:00 -2:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, September 12 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, September 14 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Sunday, September 17 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Van Dyck Park | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, September 19 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, September 21 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Saturday, September 23 | Braddock Relays | Lake Braddock HS | Lake Braddock HS | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
Sunday, September 24 | NO PRACTICE | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Tuesday, September 26 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Thursday, September 28 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 6:00 -7:00 p.m. |
Sunday, October 1 | FPYC ONLY MEET | Van Dyck Park | Van Dyck Park | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, October 3 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 5:45 -6:45 p.m. |
Thursday, October 5 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 5:45 -6:45 p.m. |
Saturday, October 7 | SYA XC Meet | Centreville, VA | Centreville, VA | 8:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Tuesday, October 10 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 5:45 -6:45 p.m. |
Thursday, October 12 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. |
Sunday, October 15 | FPYC PETER BANKS MEET | Van Dyck Park | Van Dyck Park | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, October 17 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. |
Thursday, October 19 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Saturday, October 21 | VA Middle School State Meet | Mechanicsville, VA | Mechanicsville, VA | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, October 24 | Practice | Van Dyck Park | Train Trestle | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Thursday, October 26 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Sunday, October 29 | FPYC XC MEET | Providence Park | Providence Park | 1:30 - 4:30p.m. |
Tuesday, October 31 | NO Practice/Halloween | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Thursday, November 2 | Practice | Providence Park | Danbury Pool Lot | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Saturday, November 4 | TBD Vienna Meet | Nottoway Park, Vienna | Nottoway Park, Vienna | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Sunday, November 5 | TBD Post-Season USATF XC Qualifier DST ENDS | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Wednesday, November 8 | End-of-Season Banquet | Woodson HS | Woodson HS | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
Post Season | Practice TBD | |||
POST SEASON OPPORTUNITIES | ||||
WHEN | WHAT | Location | TIME | |
Saturday, November 18 | X-C Coaches Youth Championships** | Louisville, KY | All day races | |
Saturday, November 25 | Footlocker South Regional** | Charlotte, NC | All day races | |
Saturday, November 25 | Nike Cross Southeast Regional** | Cary, NC | All day races | |
Saturday, December 2 | AAU J.O. X-C Championships | Talahassee, FL | All day races | |
Saturday, December 9 | USATF J.O. X-C Championships | Louisville, KY | All day races | |
** Not FPYC events |
CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS
FPYC Running follows USATF guidelines for XC distances for double groups. 6 & Under (6U) is not an official USATF age group but at local youth races there is at times an option for a 1K race to allow the 5-6 y/o runners to have a shorter distance and separate age category from the 8 & Under (7-8 y/o).
To compete at the USATF and/or AAU XC National meets, runners must turn 7 years old in that calendar year. Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships (CCCNYC) does allow runners who turn 6 in the calendar year to compete with the 7-8 y/o, running the 2K at their youth championship meet.
Age Group |
Kilometers |
Miles |
6U |
1k |
.621 |
7-8 |
2k |
1.24 |
9-10 |
3k |
1.86 |
11-12 |
3k |
1.86 |
13-14 |
4k |
2.48 |
15-18 |
5k |
3.10 |