2025 Cross Country Season

2025 Cross Country Races and Events

  • First Day of Practice

    Edna Park

    Santa Ana, CA

    Tuesday July 8, 2025

    6:00 pm

  • On-Boarding Meeting

    TBD

    First or second week of practice

  • Beach Run

    7/26/25

    8:00 am

  • Camping Food Fundraising

    7/27/25

  • Lightning: High-Altitude Running Camp

    Camp Morning Star

    8/7/25 to 8/10/27

    MANDATORY

  • LA Angel's Supporting Game

    TBD

  • Lightning Beach Run

    8/23/25

    8:00 am

  • Time Trial

    Central Park , Huntington Beach, CA

    August 30, 2025

    8:00 am

  • OC GRIT

    Huntington Beach, CA

    Sunday, September 7, 2025

    7:00 am

    MANDATORY

  • SA Lightning Cross Country Invitational

    Santa Ana: Thornton Park

    September 27, 2027

    6:00 am

    MANDATORY

  • Free Spirit Condors Invitational

    Mt. SAC, Walnut CA

    Sunday, October 12, 2025

    MANDATORY

  • Picnic Run/Team Picture

    TBD

    MANDATORY

  • Pacific Coast Shockwaves

    Peck Park,

    San Pedro

    October 19, 2025

    7:00 am

    OPTIONAL

  • LA Jets

    Long Beach, CA

    Sunday, October 26, 2025

    MANDATORY

  • Halloween Custom Run/Practice

    TBD

    October 2024

    6:00 pm

  • AAU Regionals

    Bakersfield, CA

    Sunday November 2, 2024

    MANDATORY

  • USA-TF Association

    TBD

    November , 2025

    MANDATORY

  • USA-TF Regionals

    TBD

    November , 2025

    MANDATORY IF QUALIFIED

  • AAU National Meet

    Tennessee

    December 6, 2025

  • USATF-National Meet

    Tallahassee, FL

    January 2026

  • Lightning: Christmas Boat Parade

    Newport Beach, CA

    TBD

    5:00 pm

  • Cross Country Banquet

    Delhi Center

    Santa Ana, CA

    December 2025

    MANDATORY