2017 Fall Cross Country Practice Schedule (September through October)
Cross country practices will begin starting September 7th. All practices will be in Mundy Park and we will meet in the parking lot at Mariner and Chilko. Practices will last one hour. Athletes in Grade 8 and up will need a watch with a stopwatch. Practices will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30pm and Saturday at 10:00am.
The JD cross country racing schedule begins with the Pinetree Classic in Mundy Park on Saturday, September 16th. The final race of the season is the BC Championships on October 28th in Abbotsford. Here is the link to the BC cross country race series: BC Athletics - Track and Field, Road Running, Cross Country, Race Walking, Marathons, Ultras in British Columbia, Canada
Base Training (October through April)
For those athletes born in 2004 and earlier, base training will begin at Percy Perry Stadium on Wednesday, October 18th, 2018 at 5pm.
Practices will run Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 5pm and Saturday at 10am.
FOR PAST REFERENCE: 2018 Spring/Summer Practice Schedule (April through July)
Below is the 2022 Spring/Summer schedule (which may have been updated as coach availability was confirmed). A copy of the 2022 tentative schedule for print or download can be found here.
Annual Schedule of Activities
The table below provides an annual overview of when our main activities and training take place. Exact times and locations will be posted on the homepage of our website and on other pages (e.g., practice schedule, etc.) when known.
| January 1 | Registration due for university athletes and all athletes who are training year round |
| Mid February | Annual General Meeting and initial registration date for new or returning Junior Development athletes |
| March Spring Break | Training camp for athletes 16 and up |
| Early April | Junior Development (JD) program, ages 9 to 13, training begins; registration required |
| April-July | Various competitions across the Lower Mainland on weekends |
| Second Weekend of June | Coquitlam Cheetahs Jessie Bent Memorial Track and Field Meet (volunteering required) |
| Late June | Canadian Championships for Senior Athletes |
| Mid July | JD Provincial Championships; JD training ends |
| Mid July | Provincial Track and Field Championships (ages 14 and up) |
| Early September | Cross-country training begins |
| Early September | Training begins for grade eight and older athletes |
| September-October | Lower Mainland cross-country competitions on weekends |
| Late October | B.C. Cross-Country Championships (all ages); cross-country training for JD athletes ends |
| Late November | Coquitlam Cheetahs Awards Banquet |
