PREVIEW: 2020 AAU Cross Country National Championships & 2020 AAU Racewalk National Championships

11/27/2020


The first Saturday of December will be filled with AAU competition with both the 2020 AAU Cross Country National Championship and 2020 AAU Racewalk National Championships running simultaneously.

2020 AAU Cross Country National Championship
Date: December 5, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, FL | Apalachee Regional Park
Meet Info & Schedule | Results | Team List | COVID Protocols


2020 AAU Racewalk National Championship
Date: December 5, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, FL | Apalachee Regional Park
Meet Info & Schedule | Results | Team List
 | COVID Protocols

ORLANDO, Fla. – The first Saturday of December will be filled with AAU competition with both the 2020 AAU Cross Country National Championship and 2020 AAU Racewalk National Championships running simultaneously. Both events will be held on Saturday, December 5 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.

It is estimated that 2,000 AAU athletes from 116 different clubs will participate in the 2020 Cross Country National Championships. The race will be run on the Cross Country Playground on the Apalachee Regional Park Trail, an innovative course that is designed to give runners the opportunity to run on several types of surfaces.

The day’s events will also feature the 2020 AAU Racewalk National Championships, which will mark the first time the sport will have its own standalone AAU national championship. To help prepare and introduce AAU athletes to the sport, former Olympian Gary Morgan will host a free racewalking clinic on Friday afternoon. The clinic is tentatively scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

The priority of the Amateur Athletic Union is the health and safety of our athletes. We are proud to be able to host several of our National Championships around the nation when and where it is deemed safe to do so. Precautions related to social distancing, masks, hand sanitizer and other requirements will be implemented at this event. We will follow the order of the CDC and the state of Florida’s guidelines as they evolve and will provide updates as they become necessary.

More information on the 2020 AAU Cross Country National Championships can be found here.

More information on the 2020 AAU Racewalk National Championships can be found here.

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We are looking for compelling human interest stories that might involve your team, one of the members of your team, or another team you know of attending the event. We are looking for inspirational stories that should be shared with the world! Do you know of a child who has overcome incredible obstacles on their way to competing in this tournament? Do you know of an athlete, a coach or a parent whose story might make us laugh or even cry? We would love to hear about it. We will review any potential stories to see if we can produce a heart-warming story around them. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. We can be reached by email below.

CONTACT:
Email: kburns@aausports.org