What are races like?
Most of the meets you run will have one junior varsity race and one varsity race. Each school enters up to seven runners in the varsity race and unlimited runners in the junior varsity race. Some races will have as few as 50 runners and others may have up to 400 runners! The race course is marked by flags and often a white line. Spectators are allowed to roam about the course, cheering for you and your teammates multiple times. All of the race distances are 4000 meters (about 2.5 miles). The race begins with a starting gun, every body sprints out for the first 100 meters before slowing to their race pace. You will finish and funnel into the finish chute where your time and place are recorded.
