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The Alief XC Classic

The Alief XC Classic

Houston, Texas, United States View on map
Sep 25, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

Join us for The Alief XC Classic in Houston, Texas, United States on September 25, 2026.

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Running

Varsity Boys

Sep 25, 2026 5K 12:00 AM
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Varsity Girls

Sep 25, 2026 5K 12:00 AM
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JV Boys

Sep 25, 2026 5K 12:00 AM
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JV Girls

Sep 25, 2026 3.2K 12:00 AM
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Freshman Boys

Sep 25, 2026 3.2K 12:00 AM
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Sep 25, 2026 default 12:00 AM
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Houston, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 22.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 38.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
75.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 25, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 25, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 02m

The sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 7:14 PM local time (CDT) in Houston on September 25, 2026 — 12h 02m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — The Alief XC Classic

431 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Varsity Boys

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Leading finishers of the 2026 The Alief XC Classic
Place Name Time Pace
1 Landon Deas 15:53 5:07 /mi
2 Kadyn Loyd 16:04 5:11 /mi
3 Evan Brown 16:08 5:12 /mi
4 Christian Price 16:08 5:12 /mi
5 Bader Al-Hajrasi 16:13 5:14 /mi

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

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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, 211 Houston events

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