2025 - JackFest
2025 distances
Running
Girl's One Mile Elementary School XC Race
Coaches: Please note that if you're interested in registering your entire team, please email Alec at jackfestcville@gmail.com This was a new race in 2024, and we're thrilled to bring it back in 2025! The course will be a gently rolling one mile cross country race over the grass paths at Foxfield. It is open to all girls in grades K-5th and will be contested in one large field where everyone starts at the same time. Although all ages compete together, the final results will be broken down by age. Registration in this event will include a 2025 JackFest bracelet. Teams: We will also do team scoring for this race, and will count the first three (3) finishers from each school. The top two teams will take home plaques. When registering, please note that there is a question regarding which school your child is affiliated with. (Please note that registration in this event allows a FREE entry into the Superhero Dash at 2:00pm--if interested in also doing that race, please email jackfestcville@gmail.com)
Boy's One Mile Elementary School XC Race
Coaches: Please note that if you're interested in registering your entire team, please email Alec at jackfestcville@gmail.com This was a new race in 2024, and we're thrilled to bring it back in 2025! The course will be a gently rolling one mile cross country race over the grass paths at Foxfield. It is open to all boys in grades K-5th and will be contested in one large field where everyone starts at the same time. Although all ages compete together, the final results will be broken down by age. Registration in this event will include a 2025 JackFest bracelet. Teams: We will also do team scoring for this race, and will count the first three (3) finishers from each school. The top two teams will take home plaques. When registering, please note that there is a question regarding which school your child is affiliated with. (Please note that registration in this event allows a FREE entry into the Superhero Dash at 2:00pm--if interested in also doing that race, please email jackfestcville@gmail.com)
Girl's 1.5 Mile Middle School XC Race
Coaches: Please note that if you're interested in registering your entire team, please email Alec at jackfestcville@gmail.com This was a new race in 2024, and we're thrilled to bring it back in 2025! The course will be a gently rolling 1.5 mile cross country race over the grass paths at Foxfield. It is open to all girls in grades 5th-8th and will be contested in one large field where everyone starts at the same time. Although all ages compete together, the final results will be broken down by age. Registration in this event will include a 2025 JackFest bracelet. Teams: We will also do team scoring for this race, and will count the first three (3) finishers from each school. The top two teams will take home plaques. When registering, please note that there is a question regarding which school your child is affiliated with. (Please note that registration in this event allows a FREE entry into the Superhero Dash at 2:00pm--if interested in also doing that race, please email jackfestcville@gmail.com)
Boy's 1.5 Mile Middle School XC Race
Coaches: Please note that if you're interested in registering your entire team, please email Alec at jackfestcville@gmail.com This was a new race in 2024, and we're thrilled to bring it back in 2025! The course will be a gently rolling 1.5 mile cross country race over the grass paths at Foxfield. It is open to all boys in grades 5th-8th and will be contested in one large field where everyone starts at the same time. Although all ages compete together, the final results will be broken down by age. Registration in this event will include a 2025 JackFest bracelet. Teams: We will also do team scoring for this race, and will count the first three (3) finishers from each school. The top two teams will take home plaques. When registering, please note that there is a question regarding which school your child is affiliated with. (Please note that registration in this event allows a FREE entry into the Superhero Dash at 2:00pm--if interested in also doing that race, please email jackfestcville@gmail.com)
Superhero Kids' Dash
Kids will compete in a 100-200 meter footrace (distance depends on age) on the flat grass fields of Foxfield. Each age will have its own separate race with the younger ages (2-5) running 100 meters, and the older ages (6 and up) running 200 meters. The race sections will look like the following... 100 Meters: 2 & Under, 3 Years Old, 4 Years Old, 5 Years Old 200 Meters: 6 Years Old, 7 Years Old, 8 Years Old, 9 Years Old, 10 Years Old, 11 Years Old, 12 Years Old Registration in the Superhero Dash will include a 2025 JackFest bracelet. (Please note that this event is free if your child is also doing the Elementary One Mile or Middle School 1.5 Mile--if interested in doing two races, please email jackfestcville@gmail.com)
2x200 Meter Child/Parent Relay Race
This race will be free and will conclude the running events for the day. It will be contested on our flat, grass track and is open to kids of ALL ages. We will divide this race up into sections based on the age of the child, and will have multiple sections depending on registration numbers. In each race, the child will always run the first leg, and the parent will run second.
Virtual Superhero
Can't join us on the day of? Sign up as a virtual superhero to receive a 2025 JackFest bracelet.
Race date Weather
Conditions on October 26, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
About Charlottesville
JackFest takes place in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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