Fall Cross Country

2015 Season:

• Prep - 8/10/15-9/2/15
• Competitive - 9/9/15-10/30/15
• Developmental - 9/11/15-10/30/15
• Cranford Middle School - 9/16/15-11/6/15

Cross Country is the fall season for the Flyers track club.  Athletes will learn the fundamentals of distance running and techniques unique to off-track running.  More experienced athletes will build on the fundamental skills through conditioning and in-depth training. Developmental team athletes are offered theoption of participating in one of the scheduled meets.  Athletes on the competitive team are encouraged to attend the scheduled meets and compete in the USATF Junior Olympic Meet. 150 Flyers participated last fall with qualifiers for the USATF state, regional and national championship meet.

Location:

Westfield Developmental Team Flyer (Mon, Fri - 6:00-7:15pm)

• Time changes to 6:00-7:00pm as of October 12th

Tamaques Park
1101 Lamberts Mill Rd
Westfield, NJ 

Westfield Competitive Team Flyer (Mon, Wed, Fri 5:45-7:15pm)

• Time changes to 5:45-7:00pm as of October 12th

Monday/Friday:
Tamaques Park
1101 Lamberts Mill Rd
Westfield, NJ

Wednesday:
Oak Ridge Park
Perimeter Loop
Clark, NJ

Cranford Middle School Team Flyer (Mon, Wed, Fri - 3:30-4:45PM)

Wednesday:
Hillside Avenue School
25 Hillside Ave
Cranford, NJ

Monday/Friday:
Orange Avenue School
901 Orange Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016   

USATF race distance is based on age:

7-8 years: 2km* - 1700m Lakeland Youth XC Course Map/2000m Lakeland Youth XC Course Map
9-10 years: 3km - 3000m Lakeland Youth XC Course Map
11-12 years: 3km - 3000m Lakeland Youth XC Course Map
13-14 years: 4km - 4000m Lakeland Youth XC Course Map
*Regular season races for 7-8 year olds are typically 1.5km, but at USATF meets they will run 2km.