- Open to all grade levels and fitness abilities
- Both males and females can compete
- Race on open-air courses over natural terrain across Edmonton
- Includes surfaces on grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country and can include hills and flat ground
- Both an individual and team sport
- Runners are judged on individual basis and a points scoring method for teams
- Season begins in September and ends mid October with Provincials
- The school team competes in the Edmonton Journal Games in March