August & September 2026

Practice Schedule

Day - Time - Location

Mondays - 6:00–7:30pm - Governor Morehead School

*Wednesdays - 6:15–7:30pm - Governor Morehead School

Thursdays - 5:30–6:45pm - Baileywick Road Park

Saturdays - 9:00–10:30am - Sycamore Parking in Umstead State Park

*Wednesdays are for Fire members only

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2026 Cross-Country Competition Schedule

Friday, Sept. 11 - Friday Night Lights

  • Fun meet for older Fireballs (6th-8th grade) at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, NC.

Saturday, Sept. 19 — Adidas XC Challenge

  • Excellent local (WakeMed) meet for ALL Fireballs with all ages running together.

Friday, Oct. 2 — Great American XC Festival

  • Big in-town (WakeMed) meet for older (6th-8th grade) Fireballs.

Saturday, Oct. 17 — NC Runners Middle School XC Festival

  • Fun meet for ALL (younger runners welcome in “JV Race”) Fireballs at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, NC.

*Sunday, Nov. 1 — NC Middle School & Age Group XC Championships

  • Age-group meet for ALL Fireballs at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, NC.

*Saturday, Nov. 14 — AAU Cross-Country District Qualifier

  • Age-group meet for ALL Fireballs at TBD location in central NC. Registration (and AAU Membership) required to be eligible for AAU National Championship Meet on December 5th.

Saturday, Nov. 28 — Brooks South XC Championships by Fleet Feet

  • Age-group meet for ALL Fireballs at McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC. Friday night arrival for team dinner encouraged!

*Saturday, Dec. 5 — AAU XC National Championship

  • Age-group National Championship meet for qualifiers in Tallahassee, FL!

*Tentative & predicted dates