Optimist Classic XC
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Optimist Classic XC

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States View on map
Sep 10, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Janesville Youth XC

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Running

Optimist Classic 4th Grade

Sep 10, 2026 1.6K 4:30 PM
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Optimist Classic 5th Grade

Sep 10, 2026 1.6K 4:30 PM
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Optimist Classic 6th Grade

Sep 10, 2026 1.6K 4:30 PM
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Optimist Classic 7th Grade

Sep 10, 2026 1.6K 4:30 PM
Closed

Optimist Classic 8th Grade

Sep 10, 2026 1.6K 4:30 PM
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Janesville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (ยฐC)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.4ยฐ / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.9ยฐ
Feels Like (ยฐC)
Minimum feels like โ€” heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.3ยฐ / Maximum feels like โ€” heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.7ยฐ
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 10, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 10, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 44m

The sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 7:15 PM local time (CDT) in Janesville on September 10, 2026 โ€” 12h 44m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results โ€” Optimist Classic XC

270 finishers across 5 distances ยท leading places in the Optimist Classic 5th Grade, Optimist Classic 5th Grade Female Results

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Optimist Classic XC
Place Name Time Pace
1 Maya Starks 6:41 6:41 /mi
2 Finley Stade 7:06 7:06 /mi
3 Ines (Nesi) McCauley 7:06 7:06 /mi
4 Tylynn Algarate 7:13 7:13 /mi
5 Thea Vogt 7:18 7:18 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

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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 โ€” the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity โ€” Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief โ€” Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts โ€” Race Discovery calendar, 22 Janesville events

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