Bloom Alumni Cross Country Meet

About the Event

Calling all Cross Country and Track Alumni to the inaugural Alumni Cross Country Meet.

Meet at Old Bloom and head over to Wilson Woods to run the old 2 Mile Cross Country Course (or what remains of it!)

There is no longer any parking off Route 30, so you can park at the High School or Small Fry baseball field.

Here is how it will work.

HEAD STARTS

8:15 AM - Anyone from the class of 1980 or earlier will start

8:20 AM- Anyone from the class of 1981-1990 will start

8:25 AM- Anyone from the class of 1991-1999 will start

8:27 AM- Anyone from the class of 2000-2010 will start

8:29 AM- Anyone from the class of 2011-2019 will start

8:30 AM- Anyone from the class of 202 through current runners will start

Chip times will be taken. Scoring will be based on your place regardless of when you started. Times will be recorded, but will not count in the scoring.

Teams will be based on decades. Classes of 1950-1980 will be a combined team. 1981-1990 is a team, 91-2000, 2001-2010, 2011-2020, 2021- 2026, and the current team.

5 people complete team scoring.

Friends of Bloom are welcome.

Bloom & Bloom Trail alumni are welcome. All sports programs now compete under one umbrella now.

Questions: bob@ilpreptoptiming.com

Races Offered

Alumni Cross Country Meet

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Chicago Heights.

thermostat Temperature

17.7° / 26.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.7° / 27.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 39m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.9 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

74.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:00

nightlight Sunset

19:47

About Chicago Heights

Learn more about the host city, Chicago Heights.

Chicago Heights is a city of 29,000 people (2019) in the Chicagoland region of Illinois. Chicago Heights remains one of the most dangerous cities in Illinois, with rampant poverty and high levels of violent crime.