2020 Season Update
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Dekalb Trailblazer season will be limited in size and scope. We will offer limited registration to 2019 alumni only.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Dekalb Trailblazer season will be limited in size and scope. We will offer limited registration to 2019 alumni only.
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Cross Country Meets
Youth meets and races are more than competition--they're also a ton of fun! The DeKalb Trailblazers season will consist of several low-key development races (hosted by other area running clubs) and will culminate in the USATF Georgia Junior Olympic Cross Country association meet. The clubs who host the developmental meets are youth running clubs just like ours. The events are run by parent volunteers from the host club (with help from other teams as needed), with the purpose being to give our athletes a competitive experience in a relaxed environment.
The final few meets are part of the USATF Junior Olympic program and are a fantastic way to end the season. For individuals that do well at the USATF GA association meet there are additional opportunities to compete at a higher level if desired (completely optional). The plan for 2020 is that the regional USATF JO XC meet (consisting of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina clubs) will be held on Nov 21. Athletes participating at the regional meet will have a chance to then qualify for the 2019 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on December 12 in Lexington, KY, where, traditionally, more than 3,000 youth cross country runners of various age groups compete against each other.
Cross country race distances are determined by age and consist of trail runs across several types of terrain (woods, fields, gravel trails, etc) at distances of:
The 2020 season is of course, still tentative, but we hope to participate in 4-5 developmental meets in September and October and culminate with the USATF GA Junior Olympic XC Championship on November 14.
2020 MEET TENTATIVE MEET SCHEDULE:
Youth meets and races are more than competition--they're also a ton of fun! The DeKalb Trailblazers season will consist of several low-key development races (hosted by other area running clubs) and will culminate in the USATF Georgia Junior Olympic Cross Country association meet. The clubs who host the developmental meets are youth running clubs just like ours. The events are run by parent volunteers from the host club (with help from other teams as needed), with the purpose being to give our athletes a competitive experience in a relaxed environment.
The final few meets are part of the USATF Junior Olympic program and are a fantastic way to end the season. For individuals that do well at the USATF GA association meet there are additional opportunities to compete at a higher level if desired (completely optional). The plan for 2020 is that the regional USATF JO XC meet (consisting of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina clubs) will be held on Nov 21. Athletes participating at the regional meet will have a chance to then qualify for the 2019 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on December 12 in Lexington, KY, where, traditionally, more than 3,000 youth cross country runners of various age groups compete against each other.
Cross country race distances are determined by age and consist of trail runs across several types of terrain (woods, fields, gravel trails, etc) at distances of:
- 2K (1.24 miles) for athletes 8 years old and under
- 3K (1.86 miles) for athletes 9 through 12 years old
- 4K (2.49 miles) for athletes 13 and 14 years old
The 2020 season is of course, still tentative, but we hope to participate in 4-5 developmental meets in September and October and culminate with the USATF GA Junior Olympic XC Championship on November 14.
2020 MEET TENTATIVE MEET SCHEDULE:
- Saturday, September 26, Alpha Crush XC Invitational, Milton, GA (Time TBD)
- Saturday, October 3, Etowah Youth Track Club XC Meet, Boling Park, Canton, GA (Time TBA)
- Saturday, October 10, Wingfoot Classic, Sam Smith Park, Cartersville, GA (Time TBA). This event will be run in a Time Trial Format; entire Trailblazers Team will run together at one time.
- Saturday, October 24, Trojan Elite, Location TBD, Carrollton, GA (Time TBA)
- Saturday, October 31, Peachtree City Flash XC Meet, Fayetteville, GA (Time TBA)
- Saturday, November 14 - USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, One Church, Fayetteville, GA
- *Saturday, November 21 - USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, One Church, Fayetteville, GA
- *Saturday, December 12 - USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, Lexington, KY
