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Name: Wayland / HFC Striders XC Festival
Start: 2026-10-11
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Wayland

Wayland, United States • 11 Oct 2026

Event overview

The Wayland / HFC Striders Cross Country Festival is scheduled for October 11, 2026. The 2026 event will be the 20th running of the festival. The festival benefits the Wayland High School cross-country and track programs; past sponsors and participants have contributed over $40,000 to those programs. The festival was chosen to be part of the USATF-New England Grand Prix in 2025.

Races and distances

The event includes youth and open cross-country races at these distances:

3K for youth, with separate races for boys and girls and age categories for 10 and under, and 11 to 14
5K open races, with separate races for women and men

Results from past races are published online.

Sponsors and event support

The festival is presented by Middlesex Savings Bank. A group of sponsors supports awards and refreshments and helps keep registration fees low for participants. Awards have included gift certificates and trophies, and sponsors named in event materials include Marathon Sports, Saucony, Wegmans, Jack's Abby, The Run House, and others. The Village Bank is listed as a gold sponsor. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Massachusetts Wayland

Race information

Website

5 km

5k Races

3k Youth Races

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

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