Youth Club
Spring Track/Field
2026 Track & Field Schedule
See the Practice & Meet Locations tab for addresses and links to directions to the parks for practices and meets. Some meet flyers from prior seasons are available under Running Documents.
The location schedule is subject to change based on receipt of field and track permits. Any changes will be updated here and sent to the team via team email once the season has begun.
Accotink: The coaches at Accotink will be focusing on middle distance runners and long distance, with a little speed work sprinkled in (all runners need some speed work). Note that the majority of the team practices at our Fairfax locations, but Accotink can be a good option if you live closer to that side of town.
2026 Spring Practice Readiness: We encourage those who sign up to begin running 2-3 times a week in the month or so before practices start to get acclimated to running. Depending on your child's age (and whether they are more a sprinter or distance runner), they should be able to run a couple of laps around the track.
Field Events: TBD. Events will be based on coach availability to manage these events. Once coach availability is determined, we will decide where these events will be held during weekday practices and how they will be managed at the Sunday practices. If we don't have enough volunteers to manage the field events at the meets, then the event will be limited by time or canceled. Some field events may not happen if there is not a coach or there is not a coach on a specific practice day.
SUNDAY PRACTICES are at Fairfax High School. Meet in the Track Stadium. Sunday practice is the entire team. There are no other practice locations available on Sundays.
Thursday, March 5th - Pre-season bib pick up and team night from 6pm-8pm at Potomac River Running in Vienna.
Sunday, March 8th - (First Day of Practice) Anticipate 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. practice with the younger age groups (5-6 y/o and 7-8 y/o) being done at 2:00 p.m.
Weekday practices are 6-7 p.m. Locations are in the chart below and subject to change based on permits.
Athletes are welcome to vary where they attend practice on Tuesday and Thursday. A mid-distance runner may want to attend one sprint practice during the week and one distance practice.
There will be no practices during the time period of FCPS spring break week from April 13th through April 20th.
The regular season will go through the end of May/early June.
*Away Meets Away meets require much coordination of obtaining a team packet, parent volunteers being stationed at a team tent, coaches assisting athletes, families listening for calls for events. For the meets we sign up the team as FPYC, I will register athletes for the events but may not be able to help with all aspects on the day of the meet. These meets take ALL day. If you sign your child up for a first event on the schedule and a last event on the schedule, you will be there ALL day. We do not require that coaches attend these meets. If their child is not participating, they will not be at the meet and families will be responsible for warming up their child, getting their child to check-in etc. Many meets charge stadium entrance fees for spectators. These meets all require registration prior to the meet. You and your child will need to look at the schedule provided and decide what events they will do. We create a google form for families to notify us of which events their child will do and will provide information well in advance of the meets.
After the end of season celebration, any remaining practices are considered post-season practices and are only for those participating in the AAU or USATF qualifiers.
KJ = Katherine Johnson Middle School, formerly Lanier Middle School, on Jermantown Rd. in Fairfax. This middle school has a 250m dirt track that can be used for sprints. We do not have access to local High School tracks during the week.
Accotink: The Tuesday meet up spot for Accotink may change based on ongoing construction at the park. This info will be updated as needed.
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WHEN |
WHAT |
FAIRFAX |
ACCOTINK MEET UP |
TIME |
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Sunday, March 01. 2026 |
Coaches Meeting |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
1 – 2 pm |
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Thursday, March 05, 2026 |
Meet the Coaches Night/Bib Pick Up |
Vienna PRR |
Vienna PRR |
6:00 – 8:00 pm |
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Sunday, March 08, 2026 |
First Practice |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
12:45 – 2:15 pm |
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, March 12, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
Practice |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
1 – 2:15 pm |
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, March 22, 2026 |
FPYC TIME TRIAL (200m, 1600m) |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
12:30 - 4 pm |
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
FCPS Spring Break NO PRACTICE |
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 |
FCPS Spring Break NO PRACTICE |
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Thursday, April 02, 2026 |
FCPS Spring Break NO PRACTICE |
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Sunday, April 05, 2026 |
EASTER NO PRACTICE |
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Tuesday, April 07, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, April 09, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
Practice/Relay Practice |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
1– 3 pm |
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
FPYC Invitational |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
9 a.m. - 5 pm |
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
VA Pride Meet |
Gainesville |
Gainesville |
TBD |
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
No Practice due to Meet |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, May 03, 2026 |
South Country Meet |
South County High School |
South County High School |
TBD |
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Tuesday, May 05, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, May 07, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
MOTHER'S DAY MEET |
Fairfax High School |
Fairfax High School |
11:00 - 4:00 pm |
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
Dale City Meet |
Dale City High School |
South County High School |
TBD |
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Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
No Practice due to Meet |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
HOLIDAY W/E NO PRACTICE |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
Practice |
KJ/Providence |
Danbury Pool Parking Lot |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
Possible Qualifier Meet/Other meet |
TBD |
n/a |
TBD |
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Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
Possible Qualifier Meet/Other meet |
TBD |
n/a |
TBD |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
Practice |
Van Dyck Park |
Train Trestle |
6 pm - 7 pm |
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Thursday, June 04, 2026 |
End of Season Banquet |
KJ Cafeteria |
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6 pm - 8 pm |
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Sunday, June 07, 2026 |
Possible Qualifier Meet |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
POST SEASON MEET OPTIONS
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WHEN |
WHAT |
LOCATION |
TIME |
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TBD |
USATF J. O. Championships |
TBD |
Multi-day, All day |
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July 29th - August 8, 2026 |
AAU J. O. Championships |
Des Moines, IA |
Multi-day, All day |
Track & Field Events
FPYC Athlete-Parent Track Handbook
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50 meters
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Approx. 1/2 of the track straightaway: 6 & Under only
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100m
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One full track straightaway
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200m
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1/2 track lap
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400m
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One full track lap
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Approx. 1/4 of a mile
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800m
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Two track laps
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Approx. 1/2 of a mile
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1600m
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Four track laps
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Approx. 1 mile
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3000m
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7 and 1/2 track laps
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Approx. 1 and 7/8 miles
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Long Jump
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Universal landing area
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Shot Put
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Weights of 4 lbs., 6 lbs., 4 kg and 12 lbs., depending on the age of the participant
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Turbo Javelin
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Weights of 300g, 400g, and Aero-450g, depending on the age of the participant
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High Jump
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Minimum starting height depending on the age of the participant
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Hurdles
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Heights from 30" - 36" and races from 80m - 110m, depending on the age of the participant
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