Wickham Summer XC Series
About this race
This will be the 35'th edition of the annual Wickham Park Cross Country Summer Series covering a challenging 2.6 mile +/- course. The series consists of 5 Monday evening races to be held starting at 6:30PM. We'll use a points system this year for the full series first place age group award. Please retain your BIB number received at the Park for all races you participate in to simplify scoring across multiple races for the series.
Racers under 18 require a parent or guardian's approval and should be capable of completing the course in less than 45 minutes without supervision.
We encourage participants to take advantage of the opportunity to register for the full series at a discounted price + lower fees. (Walkup registration accepted by cash or check made out to Silk City Striders starting at 5:45PM and closing at ~6:15 PM to allow for prompt race start at 6:30 PM).
Free entry to park for race participants, Spectators pay the regular fee.
We will not cancel unless the park is closed.
Net proceeds from participant fees to benefit Manchester High School Shoe Fund which provides running shoes to student athletes that cannot afford them.
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Running
Wickham Summer XC Series Full Series
This event covers all 5 races in the series at discounted price with lower fees. You do not need to register for individual races if you select this option.
Wickham Summer XC Series Race 1 (Make-Up)
Wickham Summer XC Series Race 2
Wickham Summer XC Series Race 3
Wickham Summer XC Series Race 4
Wickham Summer XC Series Race 5
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Manchester, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:22 AM and sets at 8:27 PM local time (EDT) in Manchester on July 6, 2026 — 15h 05m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Wickham Summer XC Series
342 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Wickham Summer XC Series Race 1 (Make-Up)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Parzych | 13:04 | 5:27 /mi |
| 2 | Gabriel Diamante | 13:48 | 5:45 /mi |
| 3 | Landon Soroka | 14:52 | 6:12 /mi |
| 4 | Rebecca Langlais | 15:07 | 6:18 /mi |
| 5 | Jason Tomei | 15:10 | 6:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Manchester Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 4 Manchester events
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