LRC Middle School Development | Lakeland, FL
About this race
About FLYRA (Florida Youth Running Association)
The Florida Youth Running Association held the first middle school state meet in 2010. In 2011, the meet was moved to the newly created cross country courses at Holloway Park, an elite series of running trails from 3k to 10k, that we in Lakeland are so fortunate to have access to year-round.
The LRC offered its first development program in 2015, encouraging enthusiasm for running by instilling a love of the sport in a fun and supportive community. The program runs mid-summer through October, and students without a school program or who want to compete at a higher level have to option to join the LRC Lightning cross country team
Join fellow runners on August 13, 2019 for the LRC Middle School Development | Lakeland, FL. It's a fantastic 3K featuring a flat and fast course in Lakeland.
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LRC Lightning XC Team
Polk County Middle School cross country started in 2013. Runners are encouraged to run with their school program, when one is available. The LRC Lightning is a cross country team open to all students in 5th to 8th grade. The program prepares runners to race middle school cross country 3k distance. Cross Country practice begins in August per the FSHAA guidelines. The team participates in the Tuesday night middle school practice and has two additional practices each week, Thursday evening and Saturday morning. Location for these practices varies. The team runs 4 to 5 meets from August to October. These meets are held Friday evenings or Saturday mornings. Join the Lightning Text Group on Remind for location updates and weather cancellation notices – text @lrcxcteam to 81010 There is a $25 fee meet registrations, and $12.50 per uniform piece if you need them as new team members. To be eligible, runners must: • be members of the Lakeland Runners Club - can join as a student member as part of the registration • commit to attend 2 of 3 weekly practices • attend 10 practices in the four weeks before their first meet
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These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Lakeland in 2019, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Lakeland
LRC Middle School Development | Lakeland, FL takes place in Lakeland, Florida, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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