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Ragin' Storm XC Challenge

Tampa, Florida, United States View on map
Aug 22, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Ragin' Storm XC Challenge is an invitational meet at Mary Help of Christians Center, Tampa. (Formerly the Babe Zaharias Twilight Challenge) 

Registration: Requires an invitation and registration through Direct Athletics. To request an invitation, use pop-up form from the "Questions?" button in "Race Contact Info" section below or Email Us Directly

START TIMES:
8:00am – Girls Varsity (limit 10 entries)
8:03am – Girls JV (unlimited entries)
8:35am – Boys Varsity (limit 10 entries)
8:38am- Boys JV (unlimited entries)

All Races will be chip timed. 10 runners allowed for varsity races.

Awards:

  • Top 15 individuals Male & Female Varsity.
  • Top 10 individuals Male & Female JV
  • Team Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Male & Female Varsity.

FEES:
$100 per team (boys or girls),
$185 maximum for both genders.

* Spectators will also be charged a $5 parking fee.

Registration: Requires an invitation and registration through Direct Athletics. For an invitation contact us using Contact Race

Pick your distance

Running

Girls Varsity

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$100.00
Closed

Girls JV

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:03 AM
$100.00
Closed

Boys Varsity

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:35 AM
$100.00
Closed

Boys JV

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:38 AM
$100.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 31.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 41.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
8.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 22, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 22, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 57m

The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 8:01 PM local time (EDT) in Tampa on August 22, 2026 — 12h 57m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Ragin' Storm XC Challenge

416 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Girls Varsity

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Ragin' Storm XC Challenge
Place Name Time Pace
1 Natalia Gaona-Zelaya 18:40 6:01 /mi
2 Lainee Mercer 19:11 6:11 /mi
3 Emma Wilkinson 19:37 6:19 /mi
4 Malina Bunwat 20:44 6:40 /mi
5 Launi Blackford 20:44 6:41 /mi

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

All results by year

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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, 108 Tampa events

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