Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

Date: 2026-08-15

Location: 1333 Edgewood Ave, Chicago Heights, IL

Race URL: Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

Event Description

Calling all Cross Country and Track Alumni to the inaugural Alumni Cross Country Meet.

Meet at Old Bloom and head over to Wilson Woods to run the old 2 Mile Cross Country Course (or what remains of it!)

Parking Information

• No Parking: There is no longer any parking off Route 30.
• Available Locations: You can park at the High School or Small Fry baseball field.

Head Starts

• 8:15 AM: Anyone from the class of 1980 or earlier will start.
• 8:20 AM: Anyone from the class of 1981-1990 will start.
• 8:25 AM: Anyone from the class of 1991-1999 will start.
• 8:27 AM: Anyone from the class of 2000-2010 will start.
• 8:29 AM: Anyone from the class of 2011-2019 will start.
• 8:30 AM: Anyone from the class of 2020 through current runners will start.

Race Scoring

• Chip Times: Chip times will be taken.
• Scoring Method: Scoring will be based on your place regardless of when you started.
• Times Recorded: Times will be recorded but will not count in the scoring.
• Team Composition: Teams will be based on decades.

Teams

• Combined Team: Classes of 1950-1980 will be a combined team.
• Decade Teams: 1981-1990 is a team, 91-2000, 2001-2010, 2011-2020, 2021-2026, and the current team.
• Team Size: 5 people complete team scoring.
• Invitation: Friends of Bloom are welcome.

Eligibility

• Welcome Alumni: Bloom & Bloom Trail alumni are welcome.
• Sports Programs: All sports programs now compete under one umbrella now.

Contact Information

Questions: bob@ilpreptoptiming.com