Cross Country Team Challenge

📅 Race Date

Mark your calendars for 7/16/2025! More details to come soon!

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

• Team Sport: Running IS a team sport and the Brian Diemer Family of Races Cross Country Team Challenge allows you and four of your friends to experience it all together.
• Event Format: This event resembles a high school-style cross country meet, using standard scoring and a 5K course.
• Team Size: This is a team event, with 5 to 7 people per team.
• Community Run: Also new this year is the FREE community 1 Mile Run, which is open to both youth & adults.

🌳 Course Details

• Location: This year we are back at Richmond Park in the City of Grand Rapids.
• Course Features: The 5K course will feature mowed grass, packed dirt, and gravel.
• Preview: Be sure to check out the course preview video below to get an idea of what XC running looks like!
• Markings: The course will be well-marked, with cyclists leading the way!

✍️ How to Register

We tried to make it easy for you to register and start your team (if you have one). The first person on your team to register can create the team. From there, that person can share the team name and a link for others to join. We also activated the features that allow you to change your team name and the type of team you have (female, male, coed). We are also happy to help with all of this.

If you don't have a team yet (or don’t want the pressure of creating a team name), no worries! Go ahead and register yourself, and we can help you form a team later.

• Team Size: Remember, teams can range from 5 to 7 individuals, with only the top 5 places counting towards your score.
• Gender Requirement: Coed teams do not require the number of males or females they have on them, just at least one member of the opposite gender.
• Timing: The 5K portion of the event is chip-timed.
• Youth Pricing: We have youth pricing turned on so anyone under the age of 20 will receive a $10 entry.

🏆 Awards

Gazelle Sports has generously signed on board as an Awards Sponsor this year. They have helped us since the first year.

• First Overall Female: $25 to Gazelle Sports
• First Overall Male: $25 to Gazelle Sports
• Middle of the Pack Award: $25 to Gazelle Sports (given to the person who finishes in the middle of the final order)
• Most Spirited Team: all team members receive a $20 to Gazelle Sports (this will be voted on by the race day volunteers)

The FUN Run Mile participants are not eligible for awards. The FUN Run Mile is also not timed.

🕒 Race Day Timeline

• 5pm: Bib pickup
• 6:00pm: Community Fun Run Mile
• 6:25pm: XC teams report to the starting line
• 6:30pm: XC race starts

🎉 2024 Michigan Running Race Series Event

We are excited to be the July event in the 2024 Michigan Runner Race Series!

We look forward to seeing you on race day!

🔗 Event Link

For more information, visit our page: Cross Country Team Challenge.