The Durham Striders Youth Association will host the fourth annual Central Children's Home Cross Country Festival on September 26th in Oxford, NC. There will be a total of 11 events contested throughout the day including the Granville Invitational, featuring High School 5 km and Middle School 3 km events, the Body Billboards Youth invitational, the Central Children's Home 5 km Run Walk (Women and Men 19 and older), and for the second year the festival will have competitive collegiate divisions for Women and Men. Proceeds from the Cross-Country Festival will benefit in part the Central Children's Home of North Carolina and the Durham Striders Youth Association. Please, no stroller or baby jogger participants. Please, no pets. Event Site: Central Children's Home of North Carolina 211 W. Antioch Dr. Oxford, NC 27565 Event Website: centralchildrenshomecrosscountryfestival.org (for more information and links to all registration platforms) Contact: cchxcfestinfo@yahoo.com Results By: TDeming
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Central Children’s Home Cross Country Festival Run 2026 — Oxford, NC
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