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2024 Mayor's Cup Cross Country

34th annual cross country festival

Date & Time

  • October 27, 2024
  • 10/27 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Location & Venue

  • Playstead Field, Franklin Park Circuit Drve Boston , MA 02131 Open in Google Maps

Registration

Registration via Simply Register (Open and Championship) and Athletic.net for Youth and High School: https://www.athletic.net/edit/crosscountry/register/4061844/

Results

Live Unofficial 
  • Results

Boston Mayor's Cup Cross Country
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
Franklin Park, Boston MA


RESULTS
The 34th Mayor's Cup is supported by and partnered with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The race was founded by legendary Boston area coach Bill Squires

REGISTRATION INFO 

Championship Prize Purse
 

Individual - Female and Male  
1st $600
2nd $500
3rd $400
4th  $300
5th $200

 

Team - Female and Male  
1st $500
2nd  $300
3rd $100


October 1 News - COURSES 
The historic / traditional courses WILL be used in 2024 !!!

Event Registration

ONLINE ENTRY CLOSES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, at 11:59 p.m.
ENTRY 
Boston Public School Athletes (include your school name as Team ) - (
Registration)
Women's Championship 5K  - $25  (Registration) 
Men's Championship 8K  - $25  (Registration) 
Franklin Park All-Comers 5K  - $25  (Registration) 
Youth Races and High School entry to Franklin Park 5K  1.1 mile ($10), ages 15-17 in Open 5k ($15) (Registration)
Youth - Boston city resident Youth indivdiuals and non-USATF club (age 6-17) Registration

Limited day of event entry begins at Sunday at 8:30 a.m. 
$15 youth, $30 Open races. No discounted fees.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

9:30 a.m.- Youth 1.1 Mile races - Course   Course Video 
* Minimum age is 6 years old on race day. Parents may not run with children! 
* Division is age on day of race.   
* Teams and individuals welcome
* Separate girls and boys races for each division
* Team scoring in each race, based on finish place of top 3 runners.  A and B teams may be declared. 
* Bring your own water bottle!

   9:30 a.m. age 10 and younger Girls 
   9:45 a.m. age 10 and younger Boys   
       Age 10/under races score individuals 8/under and 9-10
   10:00 a.m. age 11-12 Girls 
   10:15 a.m. age 11-12 Boys   
   10:30 a.m. age 13-14 Girls   
10:40 a.m. age 13-14 Boys  
11:00 a.m.  AWARDS

11:00 a.m. Franklin Park 5K All Comers  Course   Course Video
* Open to runners of all abilities age 15 up on race day
* Single race, combined women and men
* Team scoring requires 5 runners finishing, one team per organization.
Teams may be clubs, schools, school groups, or community groups.

11:40 a.m. - Women's 5K Championship Race
12:15 p.m. - Men's 5K Championship race
 
Women's course    Men's course
* Minimum age 15 on race day.for championship races
* Time standards are 23:00 or better for women and 33:00 or better for men
* Team scoring is limited to current USATF member clubs, foreign federation clubs (Canada) and college teams.  
All individual scorers for USATF or foreign clubs must be current USATF or home federation members

AWARDS

Youth Races
Divison winners (8/U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)
  Medals to the top 3 individuals in each division   
  Medals to the 3 scoring members of the top 3 teams in each race
Awards Ceremony for youth at 11:00 a.m.

Franklin Park 5K All Comers
Medals to age group winners - 15-18, 19-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.
Awards may be picked up at the registration area after 11:45

Championship Races
Mayor's Cup to winning individuals.. Bill Squires Award to winning teams.
Individual prize money to top eligible placers.
Team prize money to the top 3 eligible teams.
  Team scoring: 5 score, 6-7 displace.

* Please carpool to Franklin Park; parking is limited.
* Bring your water bottle


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