High Desert Runners Summer Cross Country Series
About this race
The High Desert Runners again sponsors its annual series of all-comers cross-country meets for Antelope Valley area distance runners this summer. These are ALL-COMERS meets, and runners of all ages and abilities are welcome. This year's series will open with a fun CO-ED Relay Race, and followed by include four weekly meets on Thursday evenings. The coed relay is July 9th where you join up with two teammates (two males and one female) and the regular races start on July 16th and run through August 6 where we will hold our championship meet. The main meets will feature a 3-mile open race and a 1-kilometer fun run for children aged 12 and under. Parents of children running the kids’ fun run are encouraged to run with their children.
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Running
Co-Ed Relay (Bring Your Own Team Or Automatic Assignments)
3-mile Summer Cross Country
Kids Race (One Kilometer)
3-mile Summer Cross Country Championship Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Palmdale, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (PDT) in Palmdale on July 9, 2026 — 14h 20m of daylight.
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2026 results — High Desert Runners Summer Cross Country Series
331 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 3-mile Summer Cross Country
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santi Orozco | 17:33 | 5:51 /mi |
| 2 | Eros Velasquez | 17:54 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | Oliver Frutos | 18:37 | 6:12 /mi |
| 4 | Korehiro Skillman | 18:42 | 6:14 /mi |
| 5 | Ryan Reyes | 18:55 | 6:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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, 12 Palmdale events
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