Central Children's Home Cross Country Festival Run
About this race
Central Children’s Home Cross-Country Run Walk September 27, 2025:
Women 6000 meters Run/Walk 9:00 am
Men 8000 meters Run/Walk 10:00 am
The Central Children’s Home of North Carolina and the Durham Striders Youth Association will host the Central Children’s Home Cross Country festival on September 27, in Oxford NC. There will be a total of 14 events contested throughout the day including the Central Children’s Home run walk (Women 6 km, Men 8 km) four Youth division races, the Granville Invitational, featuring High School and Middle School events and for the first time the festival will have competitive collegiate divisions for men and women. Proceeds from the Cross-Country Festival will benefit in part the Central Children’s Home of North Carolina, and the Durham Striders Youth Association.
Courses are grass fields and farm roads.
Please, no stroller or baby jogger participants.
Please, no pets.
Event Site: Central Children’s Home of North Carolina, 211 W. Antioch Dr., Oxford, NC 27565
Event Website: centralchildrenshomecrosscountryfestival.org (for more information and links to all registration platforms)
Contact: cchxcfestinfo@yahoo.com
Results By: TDeming Timing and Events https://tdemingtiming.com
Event Schedule:
September 26:
Packet Pickup Central Children’s Home Pavilion, Course Preview 4:00 -7:00 pm
September 27:
Packet Pickup Central Children’s Home Pavilion 8:00 am- until.
Division Distance Start Time
Women (Open) 6000 Meters Run/Walk 9:00 AM
Men (Open) 8000 Meters Run/Walk 10:00 AM
Youth Girls & Boys (8 & under) 2000 Meters 11:00 AM
Youth Girls & Boys (Ages 9-10) 3000 Meters 11:20 AM
Youth Girls & Boys (Ages 11-12) 3000 Meters 11:50 AM
Girls Middle School 3000 Meters 12:20 PM
Boys' Middle School 3000 Meters 12:50 PM
Youth Girls & Boys (Ages 13-14) 4000 Meters 1:20 PM
Girls' High School 5000 Meters 1:50 PM
Boys' High School 5000 Meters 2:40 PM
Women Collegiate 6000 Meters 3:30 PM
Men Collegiate 8000 Meters 4:20 PM
Women Collegiate B 6000 Meters TBD (Approx. 5:00 PM)
Men Collegiate B 8000 Meters TBD (Approx. 5:40 PM)
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Running
Central Children's Home Cross Country Festival 6 km Run Walk
Central Children's Home Cross Country Festival 8 km Run Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oxford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 7:05 PM local time (EDT) in Oxford on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Oxford event
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