Spacious Skies Invitational
About this race
Spacious Skies is a Cross Country race hosted by the Gladitz Family at the St Boniface cross country course . the race is for kids from 1st thru 8th grades . Awards will be presented to the top 10 finishers in each category (Grades 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6 / 7-8 Boys and Girls). All 1st thru 4th graders will run a 1 mile course and all 5th thru 8th graders will run a 2 mile course . Awards will be presented to the top 10 runners in each race . Timing will be provided by BigWhiteTrailer .We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time . We will be doing team awards again this year . Team awards will be given to the top two finishing teams for boys and girls 5th-8th grade and and 1st-4th.
Join fellow runners on August 29, 2026 for the Spacious Skies Invitational. It's a fantastic 1.6K, 3.2K featuring a flat and fast course in Erie.
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Running
1st and 2nd Grade Boys 1 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
1st and 2nd Grade Girls 1 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
3rd and 4th Grade Girls 1 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
3rd and 4th Grade Boys 1 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
5th and 6th Grade Girls 2 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
5th and 6th Grade Boys 2 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
7th and 8th Grade Girls 2 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
7th and 8th Grade Boys 2 mile run
The course will be open at 7:30 am for walk through . there will be a coaches meeting at 8:45 next to the the finish line . First race will start a 9 am . We ask that all runners arrive 30 min before there race start time to check in and be issued a race bib .
Weather Overview
These values represent the 11-year monthly averages for August in Erie.
About Erie
Spacious Skies Invitational takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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