X-Country
Season Overview of Events/Costs
MEET #1 - CROSS COUNTRY RACE
Date: Sept 9, 2025 at Northeast River Valley Park
Time: 4:15 - 5:30 PM
Details of Event #1
Map of 2K Race @ Northeast River Valley Park
2025 Results: Meet #1 2K Individual Race @ Northeast River Valley Park
MEET #2 - ORIENTEERING EVENT
Date: Sept 16, 2025 at Rundle Park
Time: 4:15 - 5:30 PM
Details of Event #2
Video Presentation - How an Orieteering Race Works
2025 Map of Orienteering Race @ Rundle Park
Scoring System and Planning Tips
2025 Results:Orienteering
MEET #3 - CROSS COUNTRY RACE
Date: September 23, 2025 at Whitemud Park South / Vernon Barford
Time: 4:15 - 5:45 PM
Details of Event #3
Map of Course & Drop Off Directions *NO SPECTATORS AT START - NO PARKING AT START
2025 Results: Meet - Whitemud Park - Vernon Barford Race
MEET #4 - CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date: October 7, 2025 at Gold Bar
Time: 10:30 - 2:00 PM
Marshalling Duties - TBD
Details of Championships
Map of Gold Bar Park City Championship Race Route
2024 City Championship Individual Results
2024 City Championship Team Results
Other Races Fall 2025
Peace Hills Classic Saturday - September 20, 2025
Terry Fox National School Run - Thursday, September 18, 2025
Autumn Cross-Country Classic - Saturday, October 11, 2024 @ Rundle Park
General Information
Age Categories
Junior - students born in 2013 or later
Intermediate - students born in 2012
Senior - students born in 2011 or earlier
*All students must be in grades 7 - 9
Distances
All students will run the same distances in the first three meets. Orienteering Run distances will be determined by the athlete.
City Championships Distances:
Junior - 2000m
Intermediate - 3000m
Senior - 4000m
Season
One scheduled meet per week to the City Championships.
Athletes should enter at least two of the September meets to qualify for City Championships
Awards
Team Awards:
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Tiers 1, 2 and 3 Team Champions – aggregate scores to be awarded according to team results
Step 1: Top 3 racers from each school in each age category earn points for their school.
Schools must have 3 athletes in a category to gain a placing in that category.
Example: school 1 - 2nd, 10th, 15th = 27 total
school 2 – 1st, 11th, 17th = 29 total
Step 2: School are ranked by placing totals and top 10 in each category are given aggregate points
Example: school 1 (1st) = 10 aggregate points
school 2 (2nd) = 9 aggregate points
Step 3: Aggregate points are tabulated and sorted by Tier.
In the event of a tie - the best place finish of the first runner is considered.
Individual Awards
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Gold, silver, bronze medals
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Participation ribbons - all City Championship finishers