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Community Cross Country Summer Series Fun Runs

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calendar_today 02 Jul, 2026 – 30 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

Thursdays in July.
7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (trophy night)

Location
Maxwell Park/Parkside JHS
XC Course Start Line (next to softball fields)

Time
5:30PM - 6:30PM

Cost
$5 Participant fee each week or $20 for all 5.

Weekly Schedule
5:30PM - 800 Meters (Ages 8 and under)
5:40PM - 2 Mile (Ages 14 and under)
6:10PM - 3 Mile (Open)

Awards Night (Timed) on 7/30
Top 3 M/F in each age group (6 and under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+)


Races Offered

Night #1 (7/2)

Jul 02, 2026

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Distance — Night #1 (7/2)

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17:30

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$5.00

Summer Series Registration (All Nights)

Jul 02, 2026

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Distance — Summer Series Registration (All Nights)

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17:30

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$20.00

Night #2 (7/9)

Jul 09, 2026

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Distance — Night #2 (7/9)

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17:30

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$5.00

Night #3 (7/16)

Jul 16, 2026

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Distance — Night #3 (7/16)

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17:30

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$5.00

Night #4 (7/23)

Jul 23, 2026

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Distance — Night #4 (7/23)

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17:30

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$5.00

Night #5 (7/30)

Jul 30, 2026

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Distance — Night #5 (7/30)

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17:30

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$5.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Normal.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 19.6° / 28.8°
wb_sunny 20.4° / 30.2°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.5 /
water_drop 75.1%

About Normal

Learn more about the host city, Normal.

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Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal cities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College.

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