Name: New Balance RunningLane XC Championships
Start: 2026-12-05
End: 2026-12-05
Location: Huntsville

About the Event

2025 RACE ASSIGNMENTS HERE
2026 Race assignments will come out after registration closes.

RunningLane Seed Time Update Instructions HERE!

If you would like to add-on a hotel room at the Embassy Suites Host Hotel or add a RXC T-shirt/ hoodie, Backpack after you have registered, please update your add-on's using this tutorial HERE.

Have you ever been curious what it would look like if the fastest individuals and teams got together at the same venue without the unnecessary requirement to qualify at a regional meet? The New Balance RunningLane XC Championships is the answer to this question, no need to run a regional meet hours away, only to hope you qualify. Just sign up for RunningLane with your best individual or team performances and we will place you in the fastest race you or your team qualify for.

On Saturday, December 5th we will be hosting the post season event of the year for athletes to cap off their cross country season.

Participants will:

1) Run on the fastest 5k cross country course in the Nation!

2) Have a post season championship as an individual or with their team!

3) Have the opportunity to earn amazing individual and team awards!

We will also be hosting an open race open to participants of all ages.

YOU CAN WATCH ALL OF THE RACES LIVE ON MILESPLIT! INFO CLICK HERE!

NEW in 2026, Youth 2 Mile open to Club Teams! After years of asking we're finally adding this option. The 2 Mile will feature Boy & Girls 13-14, 11-12, 9-10, 8 & Under club team options. Any kid from 1st - 8th grade will be allowed to participate in this. It's important to note that 7th & 8th graders don't have to compete in the 2 Mile if they would prefer to compete in the 5K. There will be medals for the top individuals in each age group category. For 2026, all divisions will run the 2 mile together for maximum competition but as this segment of RXC grows there may be a need to divide them out into their own separate races in the future.

Races Offered

New Balance RunningLane XC Championships 2 Mile (1st-8th Grade, 7th & 8th graders have the option to run in the Championship 5K divisions)

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

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07:00

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$35.00

New Balance RunningLane XC Championships 5k (Boys)

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$35.00

New Balance RunningLane XC Championships 5k (Girls)

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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07:00

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$35.00

New Balance RunningLane XC Championships 5k (Open Community Race)

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Huntsville.

thermostat Temperature

3.0° / 12.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

-0.9° / 9.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 38m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:45

nightlight Sunset

17:37

About Huntsville

Learn more about the host city, Huntsville.

Huntsville is in northern Alabama, about 20 miles from the border with Tennessee. The city is a center for missile defense and aerospace technologies, with companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman having major operations here. Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the country, is home to many of these companies.