From the team that brought you RunningLane Cross Country Championships, we are here to bring you RunningLane Track Championships (RTC). The post season is the most exciting time of year. It is the time for season best performances, PRs, and excellent competition. We hope to bring the best line up in the nation together on May 26th-27th for our distance carnival in Huntsville, Alabama.
EVENTS: 400m, 800m, Mile, 3200m, 2000m Steeplechase (new in 2023!), DMR (new in 2023!) (multiple heats based on official seed times)
AGES: 7th-12th Grade (2022-2023 school year) in our HS races, Open races are for runners who are 6 years of age and older.
🔥 BRAND NEW SURFACE! Milton Frank Stadium has been resurfaced and will be lightning fast 🔥
Below is the final meet schedule.
FRIDAY:
2:00 PM Packet Pickup
5:00 PM National Anthem
DMR
5:10 PM Girls DMR
5:25 PM Boys DMR
400M (Prelims)
5:40 PM Community 400 Heat 2
5:45 PM Community 400 Heat 1
5:50 PM Girls Heat 2
5:55 PM Girls Heat 1
6:00 PM BoysHeat 3
6:05 PM Boys Heat 2
6:10 PM Boys Heat 1
3200M
6:15 PM Community 3200
6:40 PM Boys Heat 9
6:55 PM Boys Heat 8
7:10 PM Boys Heat 7
7:25 PM Boys Heat 6
7:40 PM Boys Heat 5
7:55 PM Heat Girls 4
8:10 PM Boys Heat 4
8:25 PM Girls Heat 3
8:40 PM Boys Heat 3
8:55 PM Girls Heat 2
9:10 PM Boys Heat 2
9:35 PM Girls Championship 3200M
10:00 PM Boys Championship 3200M
Saturday
2:00 PM Packet Pickup
5:00 PM National Anthem
400M Finals
2:15 PM Girls 400 Finals
2:25 PM Boys 400 Finals
2:35 PM 400M Awards
2000M Steeplechase
2:50 PM Girls 2000M Steeple
3:10 PM Boys 2000M Steeple
3:30 PM Steeple Awards
800M
3:44 PM Community 800M
3:49 PM Boys Heat 9
3:55 PM Boys Heat 8
4:01 PM Boys Heat 7
4:07 PM Boys Heat 6
4:13 PM Girls Heat 5
4:19 PM Boys Heat 5
4:25 PM Girls Heat 4
4:31 PM Boys Heat 4
4:37 PM Girls Heat 3
4:43 PM Boys Heat 3
4:49 PM Girls Heat 2
4:55 PM Boys Heat 2
5:10 PM Girls Championship 800M
5:25 PM Boys Championship 800M
5:35PM 800M Awards / Officials Break
MILE
6:00 PM Community Open Mile
6:11 PM Boys Heat 17
6:19 PM Boys Heat 16
6:27 PM Boys Heat 15
6:35 PM Boys Heat 14
6:43 PM Boys Heat 13
6:51 PM Boys Heat 12
6:59 PM Boys Heat 11
7:07 PM Boys Heat 10
7:15 PM Girls Heat 9
7:25 PM Boys Heat 9
7:32 PM Girls Heat 8
7:41 PM Boys Heat 8
7:48 PM Girls Heat 7
7:55 PM Boys Heat 7
8:02 PM Girls Heat 6
8:10 PM Boys Heat 6
8:16 PM Girls Heat 5
8:24 PM Boys Heat 5
8:30 PM Girls Heat 4
8:38 PM Boys Heat 4
8:44 PM Girls Heat 3
8:51 PM Boys Heat 3
8:58 PM Girls Heat 2
9:05 PM Boys Heat 2
9:30 PM Girls Championship 1 Mile
9:55 PM Boys Championship 1 Mile
10:05 PM Mile Awards
Immediately post awards the concert will begin!
Coming into town and looking for a place to do your pre-race run? Come join us for Thursday and Friday Pre-race runs at John Hunt Cross Country Park. This park is home of RunningLane Cross Country Championships. It has both a grass running course and a rubberized running path! Come and get a preview of what your fall championship season could look like!
Thursday Night: 5:00pm at John Hunt Cross Country Park
Seed times can be submitted from January of 2022 and can be edited by event staff up to registration closing for the event.
For this meet we do have cutoff times for entry to ensure the meet moves smoothly and in a quick fashion. Seed times will be what divides heats. Heat sizes and numbers will depend on number of entries. If you are in a state that runs 1500m, 1600m or 3000m please make a reasonable conversion to the mile and 3200m. The final two heats of the night will be the championship heats. Seed time is what qualifies you for those heats in addition to a couple of select invites with previous success at the 2022 RunningLane Cross Country Championship and track accolades. There is no exact time that qualifies you for specific heats.
RTC CUTOFF TIMES
Boys 400m: 1:10
Girls 400m: 1:25
Boys 800m 2:30
Girls 800m 3:00
Boys Mile 6:00
Girls Mile 6:30
Boys 3200m 12:30
Girls 3200m 13:30
DMR, 2K Steeplechase, OPEN RACE HAVE NO CUTOFF TIMES
If the athlete plans on doubling (running multiple events i.e. the Mile and the 3200m), the first event is $25 ($30 for late registration) and the second event will be discounted $15. This is only possible if you are registering for 2 events in a single sign up period. If you register for one event on a Friday and decide to add another event on a Saturday, the discount will not be automatically applied.
Swag available to purchase at registration:
T-shirt (pictured above) - $25
Bag (pictured above) - $50
Singlet (pictured below) - $45
Medals will be given to top 8 overall finishers of each event.
Performance lists will be published and updated weekly.
Requests to update PR's from this past weekend must be submitted by Tuesday May 23rd at midnight! Heat sheets will be finalized Wednesday. If you need to update your PR you can do so with our new form HERE
RunningLane Track Championships
We are PUMPED to announce that the Embassy Suites will be the host athlete hotel for the 2023 RunningLane Track Championships! We will have an exclusive athlete recovery room (normatec boots, massage guns, foam rollers, complimentary gatorade etc) that is FREE for athletes staying in the host hotel. There are only 50 rooms available and these will go fast. You will be able to book your room through us during the registration process. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email us at info@runninglane.com.
We are happy to announce that parking at Milton Frank Stadium is free for all participants and spectators. There is plenty of parking for all to have an easy time getting into the venue!
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