Fairfax Police
Youth Club

Cross Country

      2023 Fall Cross Country Schedule

WHEN WHAT Fairfax Location Accotink TIME
Thursday, August 24 Meet the Coaches/# Pick-Up PR Running, Fairfax PR Running, Fairfax 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 27 FIRST Practice Van Dyck Park Van Dyck Park 1:00 -2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 29 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 31 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 3 No Practice/Holiday Weekend n/a n/a n/a
Tuesday, September 5 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 7 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 10 Practice Van Dyck Park Van Dyck Park 1:00 -2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 12 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 14 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 17 Practice Van Dyck Park Van Dyck Park 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 19 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 21 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 23 Braddock Relays Lake Braddock HS Lake Braddock HS 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 24 NO PRACTICE n/a n/a n/a
Tuesday, September 26 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 28 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 1 FPYC ONLY MEET Van Dyck Park Van Dyck Park 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 3 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 5:45 -6:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 5 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 5:45 -6:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 7 SYA XC Meet Centreville, VA Centreville, VA 8:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, October 10 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 5:45 -6:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 12 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, October 15 FPYC PETER BANKS MEET Van Dyck Park Van Dyck Park 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 17 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 19 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 21 VA Middle School State Meet Mechanicsville, VA Mechanicsville, VA 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 24 Practice Van Dyck Park Train Trestle 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 26 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 29 FPYC XC MEET Providence Park Providence Park 1:30 - 4:30p.m.  
Tuesday, October 31 NO Practice/Halloween n/a n/a n/a
Thursday, November 2 Practice Providence Park Danbury Pool Lot 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 4 TBD Vienna Meet Nottoway Park, Vienna Nottoway Park, Vienna 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 5 TBD Post-Season USATF XC Qualifier DST ENDS TBD TBD TBD
Wednesday, November 8 End-of-Season Banquet Woodson HS Woodson HS 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Post Season Practice TBD
POST SEASON OPPORTUNITIES
WHEN WHAT Location TIME
Saturday, November 18 X-C Coaches Youth Championships** Louisville, KY All day races
Saturday, November 25 Footlocker South Regional** Charlotte, NC All day races
Saturday, November 25 Nike Cross Southeast Regional** Cary, NC All day races
Saturday, December 2 AAU J.O. X-C Championships Talahassee, FL All day races
Saturday, December 9 USATF J.O. X-C Championships Louisville, KY All day races
** Not FPYC events


CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS

FPYC Running follows USATF guidelines for XC distances for double groups. 6 & Under (6U) is not an official USATF age group but at local youth races there is at times an option for a 1K race to allow the 5-6 y/o runners to have a shorter distance and separate age category from the 8 & Under (7-8 y/o). 

To compete at the USATF and/or AAU XC National meets, runners must turn 7 years old in that calendar year. Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships (CCCNYC) does allow runners who turn 6 in the calendar year to compete with the 7-8 y/o, running the 2K at their youth championship meet.

Age Group

Kilometers

Miles

6U

1k

.621

7-8

2k

1.24

9-10

3k

1.86

11-12

3k

1.86

13-14

4k

2.48

15-18

5k

3.10