

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cross Country Team Challenge - 2026 Meet
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Running IS a team sport and the Brian Diemer Family of Races Cross Country Team Challenge allows you and four of your friends to experience it all together.  This event resembles a high school-style cross country meet, using standard scoring and a 5K course.  This is a team event, with 5 to 7 people per team.  If you don't have a team or enough people to make an entire team, let us know and we will help you put a team together or you can run solo. 

This year are back at Richmond Park in the City of Grand Rapids. The 5K course will feature mowed grass, packed dirt, and gravel.  Be sure to check out the course preview video below to get an idea of what XC running looks like! Also new this year is the FREE community 1 Mile Run, which is open to both youth &amp; adults.  

Race Day Timeline:
-5pm: Bib pickup
-6:00pm: Community Fun Run Mile
-6:25pm: XC teams report to the starting line
-6:30pm: XC race starts
-7:30pm: awards
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/cross-country-team-challenge-2026-meet/200029431876404
- **Event Categories**: sports, contests, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/xc?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Richmond Park
- **lat**: 42.994399294693
- **long**: -85.694765013784
- **full address**: Richmond Park, 1679 Tamarack Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-28ND, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Cross Country Team Challenge (https://allevents.in/org/cross-country-team-challenge/24064815)

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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Cross+Country+Team+Challenge+-+2026+Meet&date=21+Jul

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Richmond Park, 1679 Tamarack Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-28ND, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cross Country Team Challenge
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, contests, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Cross Country Team Challenge - 2026 Meet ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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