Whether you run for a team, as an individual, or you just want to try out the experience of running a cross country race, you are welcome to join us for the 2025 Elevated XC Showdown! Boys/Girls will run in combined races, and will be separated by age groups below. All courses utilize the same start/finish area. The 2k is entirely on grass, while the 3k/4k are a mixture of grass and hard packed gravel with a couple short crossings over asphalt (1-lane road). All courses are flat and VERY spectator friendly. See course maps below.
This will be a USATF sanctioned event (membership not required to participate).
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 3K
Type — Running
09:00
$25.00
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 4K
Type — Running
09:30
$25.00
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 3K
Type — Running
10:00
$25.00
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 3K
Type — Running
10:30
$25.00
Oct 11, 2026
Distance — 2K
Type — Running
11:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Aurora.
Learn more about the host city, Aurora.
Aurora is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 census, with 336,035 in Arapahoe County, 47,720 in Adams County, and 2,506 in Douglas County. It is the third-most-populous city in the state of Colorado and the 50th-most-populous city in the United States as of 2025. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area, and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of EDT XC Showdown.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Zachary Conner | 10:03.3 | |
| 🥈 | Brendan Johnson | 10:13.27 | |
| 🥉 | Yves Uwimana | 10:34.76 | |
| 4 | Josh Tate | 11:10.49 | |
| 5 | Andrew Townsend | 11:23.81 | |
| 6 | Bear Zelaya | 11:44.63 | |
| 7 | Tom Benedict | 11:55.31 | |
| 8 | Gregory Dell'Era | 11:58.53 | |
| 9 | Melody Fairchild | 12:20.27 | |
| 10 | Brian Buxa | 12:28.47 | |
| 11 | Ben Bernier | 12:39.98 | |
| 12 | Brett Stevens | 12:53.53 | |
| 13 | Brad Slagle | 13:15.68 | |
| 14 | Miranda Ernst | 13:25.03 | |
| 15 | Michael Gilger | 14:20.86 | |
| 16 | Chris Athey | 14:26.84 | |
| 17 | Brian Lee | 15:35.51 | |
| 18 | Brian Ruden | 16:24.1 | |
| 19 | Glen Delman | 16:39.34 | |
| 20 | Lauren Johnson | 18:32.49 | |
| 21 | Maureen Elliott | 19:01.55 | |
| 22 | Amanda Ruden | 20:38.16 | |
| 23 | Kipp Meeks | 20:49.27 | |
| 24 | Min Kim | 21:09.69 | |
| 25 | Raoudha Zelaya | 25:24.64 | |
| 26 | Helena Fuchs | 25:24.82 |
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