Summer Cross Country Series
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Summer XC Series Race #1
Summer XC Series Race #2
Summer XC Series Race #3
Summer XC #4 Predicted Time
Runners will enter their Predicted Time for a double loop 3 mile course. No watches may be worn during the race. The runners who come closest to their Predicted Time will win.
Summer XC Series Race #5
Summer XC #6 2 Man 6 Mile Relay
Teams of two run three alternating one-mile loops around the fields of the Park. Start/Finish and check-in by the Dog Park/Paddle courts. Entry fee $15 per team.
Summer XC Series Race #7 Age Graded 4K
Runners will race a 4km course, and their performances will be scored using the WAMA Age Graded Performance Tables. Runners with the highest scores will win.
Summer XC Series Race #8 Handicap Race
Runners will start on a staggered basis, slowest to fastest. Please come with your best time for 3 miles.
Summer XC Series Race #9
The field will be split in half, with each group running a Figure 8 course in the opposite direction, crossing paths at three points prior to the finish.
Summer XC Series Race #10 Figure 8
The field will be split in half, with each group running a Figure 8 course in the opposite direction, crossing paths at three points prior to the finish.
Summer XC Series Race #11 Ekiden Relay
Teams of three runners cover legs of 1, 3 and 2 km. Register individually in advance - teams will sign in race night beginning at 6 PM.
Summer XC Series Race #12 Women's Shortcut
Women get 4 shortcuts over the course of the race.
Summer XC Series Race #13
Summer XC Series Race #14 Luminaria Loop
Finish down a path lighted by candles in white paper bags (the traditional Mexican holiday luminaria). To benefit the Jenny Crain Make It Happen fund (suggested donation $10)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Canaan, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:23 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in New Canaan on June 2, 2026 — 14h 58m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Summer Cross Country Series
611 finishers across 12 distances · leading places in the Summer XC Series Race #1
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyd Cousley | 16:10 | 5:34 /mi |
| 2 | Graham Sydor | 17:00 | 5:52 /mi |
| 3 | Bernardo Mendoza | 18:05 | 6:14 /mi |
| 4 | Eric Sydor | 18:36 | 6:25 /mi |
| 5 | P. Sydor | 19:00 | 6:33 /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 — 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, 5 New Canaan events
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