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Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

Name: Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet
Start: 2026-08-15
End: 2026-08-15
Location: Chicago Heights

Chicago Heights, United States • 15 Aug 2026

Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

The Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet is a reunion-style running event held on 08/15/2026 at 1333 Edgewood Ave, Chicago Heights, IL. Participants run the old 2 Mile cross country course through Wilson Woods; the course is described as the original route or what remains of it.

Runners will be organized into decade-based head-start groups. Chip timing will be used; official scoring is based on finishing place regardless of individual start group. Recorded times will be kept but do not determine team scoring.

Teams are formed by class decades with a combined team for classes 1950-1980 and separate teams for 1981-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2010, 2011-2020, 2021-2026, plus the current team. Five finishers constitute a complete team for scoring purposes. Friends of Bloom and alumni from Bloom and Bloom Trail programs may participate. All sports programs now compete under a single umbrella.

There is no longer parking off Route 30; parking is available at the High School or the Small Fry baseball field. Registration is listed as free. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Illinois Chicago Heights

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Alumni Cross Country Meet

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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