2024 USATF National Youth 5 km Championships

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• Registration

​The USATF National Youth 5 km Championships will take place on the morning of the November 2, 2024 just before the start of the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and follow the route through downtown Manhattan finising at the famed New York City Marathon finish line in Central Park.

Qualification and Registration Information

Athletes in three age divisions will compete for titles (13-14, 15-16, and 17-18) for the top 40-ranked boys and girls.
 
Qualification standards are below (all athletes will compete in the 5 km distance).

Boys 13-14	18:00 (4 km)
Boys 15-16	17:30 (5 km)
Boys 17-18	17:00 (5 km)
Girls 13-14	22:30 (4 km)
Girls 15-16	22:00 (5 km)
Girls 17-18	21:30 (5 km)

Qualifying standards do not guarantee acceptance into the USATF National Youth 5 km Championships.
 
The entry is a two step process:

1. Athletes must enter on athletic.net by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, October 18, 2024
2. Accepted athletes will then be emailed a link from the New York Road Runners (NYRR) to sign-up through the NYRR registration system. This process must be completed by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, October 27, 2024

Entry fee for the USATF National Youth 5 km Championships is $25 per athlete.

Start Time

• Girls - 8:12 a.m.
• Boys - 8:18 a.m.

Starting Line and Finish Line Information

Located near the United Nations. It is strongly encouraged that a parent or coach is present with the athletes at the starting line.

The New York Road Runners will provide shuttle bus service to transport the parents and coaches from the starting line to the finish line.

The New York City Marathon Finish Line in Central Park located at 67th Street, adjacent to the Tavern on the Green.

Packet Pick-Up

Packet pick-up will be located at the New York City Marathon Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 11th Avenue at West 35th Street. Athlete must bring their runner confirmation form with them to pick-up their bib number. The youth 5 km race materials may be picked up during the following time slots:

• Thursday, October 31, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM
• Friday, November 1, 2024: 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Bibs will not be available at the starting line and all participants must pick-up their race materials during the time slots above.

Awards

All athletes will receive the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K finishers medal. In addition, the top 20 boys and girls in each age division will receive a USATF National Youth 5 km Championships medal. Awards will be presented at 10:00 a.m., site TBD.

Transportation

Athletes will be responsible to travel to the starting line on their own.

Reunification

At the conclusion of the race, all athletes will be directed to the family reunification area to meet their coaches or parents. The race will fully follow the U.S. Center for SafeSport protocols. Security on the race course will be provided by NYPD.

Results

Live, unofficial results will be available in the NYRR Racing App and at liveresults.nyrr.org during the event. After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on www.usatf.org and results.nyrr.org.
 
For information on USATF Youth programs, visit www.usatf.org/youth. For more information on the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K, please visit the official race website at: Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K.
 
Visit www.usatf.org/youth to learn about all USATF Youth programs.