We're a youth track and cross country team committed to providing our athletes a chance to develop into runners and competitors to the best of their abilities, while having fun doing it! 

2026 TRACK SEASON INFO:

We will send out our first newsletter/email 2 weeks before the start of the season to provide you with an update about the beginning of the season. 

More info about the Blazers team, history, expectations, coaches, FAQs, etc, can be found on our website: STLBlazers.com 

2026 Track Season runs 11 weeks from March 24 to June 4

First Practice: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Final Meet: Thursday, June 4, 2026 (Festival of Miles)

Focus and train for the Track season competing in events from 800m to 3k

 
TENTATIVE 2026 SPRING MEET SCHEDULE:
The firm meet schedule will be released at the start of the season, we are still working with other teams to complete this but it should similarly reflect last seasons schedule. We anticipate having 3-4 local meets/time trials, plus Festival of Miles. Meets will usually be on Sunday mornings and typically every other weekend through the season.

2026 Schedule is TBD

TEAM COSTS:
Season Registration Fee: $125 (covers training costs and park usage costs, paid when you register your child for the season).

Team T-Shirt/Racing Singlet: $25-30 (shirt selection and payment collected at the same time you register your athlete for the season, or in the team store). If you plan to race in events, you will need a team shirt or racing singlet). Other gear (sweat shirts, hoodies, Run! Tees, etc) are optional but fun to have!

Meet Fees: $15-20 per meet (each meet has specific entry fee that must be paid to enter, we will collect for these ahead of each meet via a meet entry registration link/email).

***PLEASE NOTE: During registration, we will ask each parent to consider this before signing up their child for the team: While participation in St. Louis Blazers is NOT contingent upon speed/ability or race performance results (we are happy to take on runners of all abilities!), retention/fit with the team WILL be based on ATTITUDE, EFFORT, SPORTSMANSHIP, and RESPECT FOR COACHES AND TEAMMATES. We look forward to coaching individuals who WANT to be here, are willing to embrace the team/training process, give us a positive attitude and the effort we ask for at each practice. Each season we have a roster cap, and have a wait list to get onto the team. In each of the previous seasons, we have had a rising number of individuals signed up for the team that express to us a dis-interest in the sport, note they do not want to be at practice (that their “parents make them be here”), and refuse to participate in running. We will do everything we can to make running and practice a positive experience for your child, however we do need you child to meet these above requirements regarding positive attitude and effort at practice. If your child does not want to come to practice to run and participate, we ask that you consider other alternatives so that roster spots are filled with individuals that want to be in our program. If individuals join that do not meet the above requirements of positive attitude and effort at practice, the Blazers have the right to remove these individuals from participation with the team.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:45pm to 7pm. Practices will be at Laumeier Sculpture Park and Rockwood Summit for the majority of the season. 

Laumeier Sculpture Park
12580 Rott Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63127

(At Laumeier, we will meet at the parking lot that is on the east side of the visitor center, near the “eyeball” statue)