How long are the races in highschool XC?

Question

i started XC last year in middle school as an 8th grader but now im going into high school as a freshman and was wondering how long the races were to see how much i should train.

Answer 1

as far as I know, California's like the only state to have the courses 3 miles. Other states do 3.1 miles, which is a 200 meter difference.

Also, in California, we run 3.1 miles for State and then 3.1 miles for NTN (Nike Team Nationals in Portland, Oregon) and Footlocker (individual nationals)

** i've never heard of a shorter course for freshmen, though

Answer 2

Mostly 5ks (3.125 mi)  but some schools do 10ks (6.25 mi) too.

Answer 3

Where I run, JV and Varsity run 5k. (3.1 miles)

However specifically freshman races run 3.2k (2 miles)

Sometimes the length of the courses differ because of just how it worked out

Answer 4

3 miles in some states but in most states high schoolers run a 5k which is 3.1 miles.

Answer 5

They are 5k, which is 3.1 miles. Sometimes there are shorter races for the freshman which are usually around 2miles. Good luck!

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Answer 6

3 miles

Answer 7

Depends on how good u are! lol jk

they are 5k races (3.1 miles)

Answer 8

usually 3.1 miles or 5k