The Club Northwest Youth Cross Country Team is for athletes age 5-18 who love to run and are interested in learning more about the sport of cross country, as well as more experienced runners interested in future Junior Olympic races. All ability levels are welcome.
Practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4:30. Start times may shift later in the season when darkness becomes an issue. Practices begin September 9 and end on November 24.
Since virtually all youth cross country races have been cancelled or are in doubt this fall, Club Northwest will be holding four XC time trials, which will include a 3K race for youth. Please see dates below. Please contact Deborah Fletcher directly at dfletch1970@msn.com for more information.
Each athlete needs to be a member of Club Northwest, either as an individual youth team member or as part of a family membership. Athletes and their parents must bring masks and be prepared to exercise social distancing at practices.
Each member of the Youth Team will receive a free Club Northwest t-shirt and the opportunity to purchase a Club singlet at a reduced price.
Paperwork
Registration will be online at clubnorthwest.org (please see our membership page). Each athlete needs to be a member of ClubNorthwest, either as an individual youth team member or as part of a family membership. Each athlete will need to have a waiver signed by their parents. Parents working out at the track will also need to sign their own waiver.
Location
Our first practice will be on the track at College Place Middle School, 7501 208th St SW, Lynnwood WA 98036. (Although College Place has a Lynnwood address, it is just north of Edmonds-Woodway High School.) Future practice locations may be held at various locations in the Edmonds and Shoreline area, depending on the type of workout on any particular day. If you miss the first practice, please contact Deborah Fletcher at the email address listed above for more information.
Parents are welcome to stay during practices, and if energetic may wish to do their own workouts.
COVID-19
We at Club Northwest are committed to ensuring our youth athletes and their families stay safe from COVID-19 while continuing to have the opportunity to run. All athletes and any family members who accompany their children to practices should bring comfortable masks and wear them at all times, with the exception of when the youth are actually running. We will keep the youth physically distant at all times, with the exception of allowing them to run together in small groups. In order to facilitate a safe environment, we will be limiting participation to a maximum of 25 youth team members.
Cost
Youth Team Practice Fees: $50 for the fall.
Club Northwest Membership: $30 for an individual youth team membership or $75 for a family membership. Youths already covered under a family membership do not need to pay any additional Club membership fees.
The costs of the youth team will cover the cost of getting t-shirts for the kids and offset any costs for extra masks, sanitizer, and complying with statewide COVID-19 regulations.
If you aren't a member yet, become one HERE.
(See the Club Northwest membership page for additional information on membership benefits, such as other event discounts and store discounts.)