Name: 2026 Southwest Youth Mile Race Series
Start: 2026-08-26
End: 2026-09-23
Location: Fort Wayne

About the Event

The Southwest Youth Mile Race Series consists of three separate one mile cross country races open to all boys and girls of elementary school age. Races will be professionally chipped and timed by Ruble Timing. There will be individual awards AND team awards based on overall scoring by grade and gender.

Location: Indian Trails Park, in the field at the very back of the park

Race dates: August 26, September 9, September 23

Race schedule (rain or shine):

4:30-5:15 pm – Race bib pickup
5:30 pm – 3rd grade (and younger) race
5:45 pm – 4th grade race
6:00 pm – 5th grade race
6:30 pm – Awards

Awards for 2026!

Individual Awards for each division:

1st place trophy

2nd-10th place medals

11th-25th place ribbons

Team Awards: 1st place Team Plaque for each division

You can find a map of the 1 mile course in the 'photos' link at the bottom of this page.

Note: There will be NO race day registration.

Registration will close 24 hours prior to each race.

Please only enter your child/racer's name and other info for the participant, versus parent info!

Southwest Youth Mile Course Records:

3rd Grade Boys: 6:10 – Duncan Chandler, Deer Ridge, 2024

4th Grade Boys: 5:52 – Duncan Chandler, Deer Ridge, 2025

5th Grade Boys: 5:46 – Oliver Mutton, Whispering Meadows, 2024

3rd Grade Girls: 6:49 – Isabelle Heller, Covington, 2025

4th Grade Girls: 6:20 – Myah Jones, Covington, 2022

5th Grade Girls: 6:19 – Rilyn Carroll, Deer Ridge, 2022

Races Offered

All Three Races (August 26th, September 9th, September 23rd)

Aug 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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17:30

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$25.00

Race #1 - August 26th

Aug 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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17:30

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$10.00

Race #2 - September 9th

Sep 09, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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17:30

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$10.00

Race #3 - September 23rd

Sep 23, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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17:30

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$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Fort Wayne.

thermostat Temperature

17.1° / 27.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.1° / 26.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 23m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:51

nightlight Sunset

20:36

About Fort Wayne

Learn more about the host city, Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne is a city in the northeastern part of Indiana, a state of the United States of America. It is 30 minutes from the western Ohio border and 70 minutes from the southern border of Michigan. With a population of around 260,000 in the city and 615,000 in the metropolitan area, it's Indiana's second largest city.