Southwest Youth Mile Race Series
About this race
The Southwest Youth Mile Race Series consists of three separate one mile cross country races open to all boys and girls of elementary school age. Races will be professionally chipped and timed by Ruble Timing. There will be individual awards AND team awards based on overall scoring by grade and gender.
Location: Indian Trails Park, in the field at the very back of the park
Race dates: August 26, September 9, September 23
Race schedule (rain or shine):
- 4:30-5:15 pm – Race bib pickup
- 5:30 pm – 3rd grade (and younger) race
- 5:45 pm – 4th grade race
- 6:00 pm – 5th grade race
- 6:30 pm – Awards
Awards for 2026!
Individual Awards for each division:
1st place trophy
2nd-10th place medals
11th-25th place ribbons
Team Awards: 1st place Team Plaque for each division
You can find a map of the 1 mile course in the 'photos' link at the bottom of this page.
Note: There will be NO race day registration.
Registration will close 24 hours prior to each race.
Please only enter your child/racer's name and other info for the participant, versus parent info!
Southwest Youth Mile Course Records:
3rd Grade Boys: 6:10 – Duncan Chandler, Deer Ridge, 2024
4th Grade Boys: 5:52 – Duncan Chandler, Deer Ridge, 2025
5th Grade Boys: 5:46 – Oliver Mutton, Whispering Meadows, 2024
3rd Grade Girls: 6:49 – Isabelle Heller, Covington, 2025
4th Grade Girls: 6:20 – Myah Jones, Covington, 2022
5th Grade Girls: 6:19 – Rilyn Carroll, Deer Ridge, 2022
Pick your distance
Running
All Three Races (August 26th, September 9th, September 23rd)
Register for 3 race series at a group discount. Each Race is below: 1 Mile Cross Country Race Awards for Individuals and Teams Kindergarten through 3rd Graders all allowed in the '3rd Grade' division
Race #1 - August 26th
1 Mile Cross Country Race Awards for Individuals and Teams Kindergarten through 3rd Graders all allowed in the '3rd Grade' division
Race #2 - September 9th
1 Mile Cross Country Race Awards for Individuals and Teams Kindergarten through 3rd Graders all allowed in the '3rd Grade' division
Race #3 - September 23rd
1 Mile Cross Country Race Awards for Individuals and Teams Kindergarten through 3rd Graders all allowed in the '3rd Grade' division
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Fort Wayne.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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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 — 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, 65 Fort Wayne events
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