Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin The 31st rendition of the European XC Championships in Lagoa, Portugal will feature many current international collegiate stars, and numerous collegiate alum. Here's how to keep updated on the upcoming grass championship... How To Watch The event will be live broadcast starting at 9:00am Western European Time or 4:00am Eastern Standard Time on European Athletics's website . This broadcast is free to view, but you must register an account with European Athletics to view it. There are also 15 different country-specific broadcasts with the details on this coverage located here . T he entry lists and results for this championship can be found on the Lagoa 2025 website . Race Schedules The European XC Championship races begin on Sunday, December 14th with the competition beginning at the following times listed in local time and EST. Women's U20 4.29k -- 9:30am WET / 4:30am EST Men's U20 4.29k -- 10:00am WET / 5:00am EST Women's U23 5.79k -- 10:26am WET / 5:26am EST Men's U23 5.79k -- 11:00am WET / 6:00am EST Mixed Relay (4x1500 meters) -- 11:30am WET / 6:30am EST Senior Women's 7.29k -- 12:00pm WET / 7:00am EST Senior Men's 7.29k -- 12:41pm WET / 7:41am EST Who is Competing? Here are all of the current collegiate athletes set to compete in the U20 and U23 European XC Championships this weekend... Women's U20 European XC Championships: Olivia Alessandrini (Louisville) - Italy Carolina Correia (SMU) - Portugal Anna Gardiner (Providence) -  Ireland Ines Herault (Indiana) - Spain Emily Junginger (Utah) - Germany Eliza Nicholson (Louisville) - Great Britain Anastasia Nilsson (Georgia) - Sweden Austra O š ina (Drake) - Lativa Women's U23 European XC Championships: Karolina Bliuj ū te (CBU)  - Lithuania Julia David-Smith (Washington) - France Alise Petrova (Florida Gulf Coast) - Latvia Ava O’Connor (Adams State) - Ireland Anika Thompson (Oregon) - Ireland Eleonora Vi š nevsky t ė (CBU) -  Lithuania Jasmine Wood (New Mexico) - Great Britain (Reserve)   Men's Under 20 European XC Championships: Cormac Dixon (Providence) - Ireland Cillian Gleeson (Wisconsin) - Ireland (Reserve) Noah Harris (Tennessee) - Ireland Kristers Kudlis (Georgia) - Latvia Paul-Mathieu Lannuzel (Illinois) - France Men's Under 23 European XC Championships: William Aitken (Georgia) - Great Britain (Reserve) Gustav Bendsen (Louisville) - Denmark Alexander Bozhilov (UT-Dallas) - Bulgaria Dean Casey (Colorado) - Ireland (Reserve) Aurélien Radja (Wake Forest) - France

It may not be called the "Foot Locker XC National Championships" anymore, but that doesn't make it any less exciting! On Saturday, the Brooks High School XC National Championships will take the place of the now-defunct Foot Locker XC National Championships. But just like prior years, the national meet will remain in Balboa Park! On the site, The Stride Report had four different writers offer national meet predictions for this weekend. In their lists, our writers predicted where every. single. All-American. will finish in the final standings (in this case, the top-15 boys and top-15 girls). Go check out our PREDICTIONS page and peruse through the never-ending picks that we have for one of the most exciting times of the year!

Production via Wyatt Barnsley On this week’s episode of The Stride Report Podcast, Ben and Garrett unpack a massive weekend in Boston headlined by Jane Hedengren’s jaw-dropping NCAA 5k record of 14:44, a run that has them wondering if she’s America’s next true distance running prodigy. The guys break down Riley Chamberlain’s 14:58 (5k) all-time effort, Habtom Samuel’s narrow 5k win over Marco Langon, and a string of elite performances across the board! Other key races include Salma Elbadra’s blistering 8:41 (3k), wh ich sits at NCAA #5 all-time, a nd Colin Sahlman’s razor-thin victory over George Couttie. The guys highlight Helen Braybrook’s D2 mile record, James Harding’s breakthrough mile PR, and Tayissa Buchanan’s dominant wire-to-wire 800-meter win before wrapping with the men’s 800-meter recap. Be sure to listen, subscribe and review! (2:29) Jane Hedengren Runs NCAA 5k Record of 14:44 (13:01) Riley Chamberlain Runs NCAA #7 All-Time 5k Mark of 14:58 (20:05) Habtom Samuel Narrowly Edges Marco Langon to Claim 5k Win in Boston (25:49) Elbadra Runs NCAA #5 All-Time 3k Mark of 8:41 to Defeat Sjoberg (32:45) Colin Sahlman Beats George Couttie by 0.03 in 3k (39:28) Helen Braybrook Breaks NCAA D2 Record via 4:30.03 Mile Performance (42:13) James Harding Runs Seven-Second PR to Claim Mile Win (46:45) Buchanan Goes Wire-to-Wire With 2:02.67 Performance for 800m Win (48:17) Men’s 800m Recap & Review You can listen to that episode (and others) on our PODCASTS  page! You can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud. If you like it, be sure to leave us a rating  and a review ! Note: If you're having issues loading the episode on the site via mobile, try refreshing  the episode page. We will look into this issue for future episodes.

Makayla Paige after competing in the mile at the Boston U. Season Opener // Photo via Nick Alvarado Yes, we have photos! TSR readers can download our photos from 2025 Boston U. Season Opener (free for non-commercial use) on our SNAPSHOTS page! When posting to social media, all we ask is that you (please) cite and tag the respective photographer ( Nick Alvarado // nickalvaradophoto ) as well as @thestridereport . Enjoy! 2025 Boston U. Season Opener (via Nick Alvarado) Instagram: nickalvaradophoto Gary Martin after competing in the 5k at the Boston U. Season Opener // Photo via Nick Alvarado

Written by Aimee Mackenzie, edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin The stage is set in Portland, Oregon where Nike Cross Nationals and the USATF XC Championships are ready to take place! It will be be a major weekend of racing with national titles and World XC Championship selections on the line. Here's how you can follow the grass-based spectacle below... How To Watch NXN & USATF XC Championships Both events will be free to view on Runnerspace , with the broadcast beginning at 9:00am PST. Here are the live results links for NXN and the USATF XC Championships . Race Schedules Both NXN and the USATF XC Championships are set to start on Saturday, December 6th with the races beginning at the following start times... Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Boy's 5k  -- 10:05am PST Girls's 5k  -- 11:35am PST USATF XC Championships Men's 2k -- 12:30pm PST Women's 2k -- 12:40pm PST Men's 10k -- 12:55pm PST Women's 10k -- 1:50pm PST Men's U20 8k -- 2:50pm PST Women's U20 6k -- 3:30pm PST