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Last Chance XC Championships

Sun, Nov 15, 2026
Tomorrow!
Clark, NJ
136 Oak Ridge Road
41–50°F, cloudy
0% chance of rain, wind up to 13 mph

On this date: rain 5 of the last 10 years

2025

35–51°F

rain

2024

38–60°F

dry

2023

32–52°F

dry

2022

32–45°F

rain

2021

33–48°F

dry

2020

37–64°F

rain

2019

28–50°F

dry

2018

29–36°F

rain

2017

33–47°F

dry

2016

44–49°F

rain

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About this race

Last Chance XC Championships

Sunday, November 15, 2026 | Oak Ridge Park

136 Oak Ridge Park Road | Clark, NJ 07066

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS - HERE - posted on 2:52pm, Friday, 11/13/26

The Last Chance XC Championships is the perfect opportunity to PR on the fastest 5k course in New Jersey: Oak Ridge Park. With a double-loop, pancake flat course, cheering crowds, loud music, oversized medals, personalized bibs, and free action pictures, runners will have no choice but to PR.


There will be three team champions crowned: boys (3/team), girls (3/team), and co-ed (4/team: 2 boys, 2 girls). Times, not places, will determine team results, teams that enter more than three runners will be assigned teams based on finish times (top 3 = A Team, Next 3 = B Team, etc).


Revised Meet Schedule: as of 11/13/26

11:00am - Girls 5k & 3k

11:30am - 400m Dash 

Noon - Boys 5k 

 

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Three Team Champions

Boys 

Girls 

Co-Ed


Awards

Medals to top 30 in each race 5k race

Awards to three team champions: Boys, Girls, Coed


Entry Information

$20  Runner

$50  Boys, Girls, or Coed HS Team

$250  Unlimited/gender

$500  Unlimited/both genders


Entries are due Tuesday, November 11th at 11:59pm through either Milesplit or RunSignUp. After entry is complete, either bring payment to meet or send to: 


Garden State Track Club

2290 Amwell Road

Somerset, NJ 08873

Please email Chuck at [email protected] with any questions.

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