New to the community and interested in learning to run properly?

Join Head Coach Derrick Simon, World Athletics Coach Jhonny Petit, National Coach Jason Parris & Coach Alex Ekesa – 5 time Caribbean Marathon Champion – for a FREE “Learn to Run: Cross Country 6K (XC) Fartlek Edition” session!

⏰ Limited spots available! Register below now! ⏰

🏁 Date: Saturday, 16-Aug-2025
⏰ Learn to Run Fartlek Edition: 4:00 p.m.
⏰ 6K Race: 5:00 p.m.

📍Location: Queen’s Park Savannah (on the grass, opposite Stollmeyer’s Castle)
📍 GPS Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QF7FeH7WWw9txy9t7
🌿 Terrain: Grass

Scroll to the bottom for the FAQs.

Register below & proceed to the venue on the event day. Enjoy!

FAQs

1) What happens if your team does not have the minimum of 5 participants, can you still enter?

Yes, if you are missing team members, you can still compete but for each missing team member, you will be penalized with the point equivalent to the last participant in the race. For example if there were 125 participants, the last pace person would earn 125 points. Therefore, if you were missing one team member from your team, your team will earn an additional 125 points.

2) Can individuals compete without a team?

Yes, there are also individual prizes. Top 3 male and female

3) The lowest score wins – Cross Country Team Scoring Explained

1. Your Place is Your Points

When you finish the race, the place you come in is the number of points you get.

If you finish in 1st place, you get 1 point.

If you finish in 5th place, you get 5 points.

If you finish in 22nd place, you get 22 points.

2. Only Your Team’s Top Runners Score

A standard cross country team has 7 runners in a race.

However, only the points from the first 5 runners from your team to cross the finish line are added up to get the team’s score.

3. The “6th and 7th Runners” are Important Blockers

Your 6th and 7th runners don’t have their points added to your team’s score.

BUT, their finishing places still count as points for any runners who finish after them. This means they can “push back” the scores of other teams, making their team scores higher. They are very important for tie-breakers and strategy.

Simple Example
Let’s imagine a race between Team A and Team B.

Team A’s Finishers:

1st place (1 point)

3rd place (3 points)

5th place (5 points)

8th place (8 points)

10th place (10 points)

(Their 6th and 7th runners finish 12th and 15th)

Team A’s Score: 1 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 10 = 27 points

Team B’s Finishers:

2nd place (2 points)

4th place (4 points)

6th place (6 points)

7th place (7 points)

9th place (9 points)

(Their 6th and 7th runners finish 11th and 13th)

Team B’s Score: 2 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 9 = 28 points

The Result
Team A wins because their score of 27 is lower than Team B’s score of 28.

That’s the basics of it! Your goal as an individual is to finish as early as possible to get the fewest points for your team.