Summer Cross Country Series

  • Date Tue 3rd June 2025
  • Time 7:00PM EDT
  • Location New Canaan, Connecticut
  • Price Free
  • Races 14 races

Event summary

Get ready for an exciting summer filled with friendly competition at the Summer Cross Country Series in New Canaan, Western Connecticut! This thrilling event kicks off on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, and continues every Tuesday evening at 7 PM. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Waveny Park, participants can look forward to casual races through scenic fields and trails, making it a perfect outing for runners of all skill levels.

Competitors will have the chance to win fantastic prizes, including exclusive T-shirts for the top three overall finishers, as well as the first 18 & under and 40 & over men and women who have yet to claim victory in this long-standing tradition. Additionally, prizes will be awarded in the unique predicted time race, where participants aim to finish as close to their predicted time as possible, and in the age-graded 5K, based on the World Masters Athletics age-graded tables. Join us for a season of fun, camaraderie, and the thrill of racing while embracing the spirit of community in New Canaan!

Organiser's Description

A SERIES OF CASUAL RACES THROUGH THE FIELDS AND TRAILS OF NEW CANAAN'S WAVENY PARK, HELD EVERY TUESDAY EVENING AT 7 PM. IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER (THUNDERSTORMS OR HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY) THE RACE MAY BE POSTPONED TO THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY, SAME TIME. PRIZE T-SHIRTS TO THE TOP 3 OVERALL, FIRST 18 & UNDER, AND 40 & OVER MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY WON. IN THE PREDICTED TIME RACE, SHIRTS TO THOSE COMING CLOSEST TO THEIR PREDICTION; IN AGE GRADED 5K, AWARDS BASED ON WMA AGE GRADED TABLES.

_WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN AND ITS RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO CONDUCT THIS LONG-RUNNING SUMMER RACING TRADITION. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH MANY OF THE PROTOCOLS WE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, FOR A SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT RACE PROCESS. SEE THE NEW PROCEDURES [https://runsignup.com/Race/SummerCrossCountrySeries/Page/newprocedures] SECTION FOR DETAILS._

Races

  • Summer XC Series Race #1

    Tue 3rd June 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
  • Summer XC Series Race #2

    Wed 11th June 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
  • Summer XC Series Race #3

    Tue 17th June 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
  • Summer XC #4 Predicted Time

    Thu 26th June 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Runners will enter their Predicted Time for a double loop 3 mile course. No watches may be worn during the race. The runners who come closest to their Predicted Time will win.
  • Summer XC Series Race #5

    Tue 1st July 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
  • Summer XC #6 2 Man 6 Mile Relay

    Wed 9th July 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Teams of two run three alternating one-mile loops around the fields of the Park. Start/Finish and check-in by the Dog Park/Paddle courts. Entry fee $15 per team.
  • Summer XC Series Race #7 Age Graded 4K

    Tue 15th July 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Runners will race a 4km course, and their performances will be scored using the WAMA Age Graded Performance Tables. Runners with the highest scores will win.
  • Summer XC Series Race #8 Handicap Race

    Tue 22nd July 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Runners will start on a staggered basis, slowest to fastest. Please come with your best time for 3 miles.
  • Summer XC Series Race #9

    Thu 31st July 2025 (7:30PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    The field will be split in half, with each group running a Figure 8 course in the opposite direction, crossing paths at three points prior to the finish.
  • Summer XC #10 Figure 8

    Tue 5th August 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    The field will be split in half, with each group running a Figure 8 course in the opposite direction, crossing paths at three points prior to the finish.
  • Summer XC #11 Ekiden Relay

    Tue 12th August 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Teams of three runners cover legs of 1, 3 and 2 km. Register individually in advance - teams will sign in race night beginning at 6 PM.
  • Summer XC #12 Women's Shortcut

    Tue 19th August 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Women get 4 shortcuts over the course of the race.
  • Summer XC #13

    Tue 26th August 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
  • Summer XC #14 Luminaria Loop

    Tue 2nd September 2025 (7:00PM EDT)

    Free

    CLOSED
    Finish down a path lighted by candles in white paper bags (the traditional Mexican holiday luminaria). To benefit the Jenny Crain Make It Happen fund (suggested donation $10)

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Waveny Park, South Avenue, New Canaan, 06840, CT, United States

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