Arch City XC Festival

Events

High School 5K

$5 8:45AM EDT

Events: High School Boys 5K (grades 9-12) High School Girls 5K (grades 9-12)

Middle School 2-Mile

$5 9:30AM EDT

Events: Middle School Boys 2-Mile (grades 7-8) Middle School Girls 2-Mile (grades 7-8)

Elementary School 2-Mile

$5 10:00AM - 10:30AM EDT

Events: Elementary School Boys 2-Mile (grades K-6) Elementary School Girls 2-Mile (grades K-6)

$5 8:00AM EDT Registration ends July 26, 2024 at 11:59pm EDT

Description

Please note: Registration will close on July 26, 2024, at 11:59 PM. There will be no race day registration.

Kick off the 2024 XC season in style with Columbus Running Company! Grab your friends and teammates and join us for the Arch City XC Festival on Saturday, July 27, 2024! This year's event will again take place on the grounds of Hilliard Darby High School. The day will start with an adult open race, open to all ages, at 8:00 am. This will be followed by a high school 5k (boys and girls combined), a middle school 2-mile races (boys and girls combined), and two elementary school 2-mile races (boys and girls run separately).

All registration proceeds from this race will be used to help the Hilliard Darby cross country and track programs!

Please note: if you are signing up for one of the elementary/middle/high school races, you should sign up to compete with the grade level you are going into this fall!

Additional Race Information

Race Swag

Registration for this race does not typically come with a t-shirt included, but participants in all races can choose to add a race t-shirt through the online pre-registration process for an additional $10. There is also the option to choose "No shirt" for free. T-shirts are available to order through July 11. No shirts can be ordered after July 11.

Our 2024 race shirts and race bibs are pictured below!

Parking

We're running on the Hilliard Darby High School cross country course. The start/finish is located in the back fields (north fields) behind the tennis courts and high school. There is ample parking available in the football stadium lot at Hilliard Darby High School. Please DO NOT park in the parking lot near the finish line or the neighborhood by the north fields. Neighborhood parking and the small parking lot near the north fields will be closed off to spectators and violators will be towed. Please see below for a map of available parking and where everything is in relation to the check-in area (marked with the yellow star on the map below).

Race Day Timeline

7:00 am - Race Day Check-In and Bib Pickup Begins - ALL packet pickup will take place on race day (no early packet pickup option), and there is NO race day registration. Check-in and bib pickup will be open for each race up until the start time of the designated race (see schedule below). Participants are encouraged to arrive early to avoid long lines.
8:00 am - Start of Adult Open 5K
8:45 am - Start of High School Boys and Girls 5K (Please note that this is a combined race with boys and girls)
9:30 am - Start of Middle School Boys and Girls 2-Mile (Please note that this is a combined race with boys and girls)
10:00 am - Start of Elementary Girls 2-Mile
10:30 am - Start of Elementary Boys 2-Mile

Awards

Awards for the adult, high school, and middle school races will be presented to the top 5 overall individual finishers by gender in each event.
Awards for the elementary (K-6) race will be presented to the top 3 by gender in each of our age groups. All awards will be presented near the finish line. The awards timeline is listed below:

8:50 am - Adult Open Awards
9:35 am - High School Boys and Girls Awards
10:05 am - Middle School Boys and Girls Awards
11:00 am - Elementary Girls and Boys Awards