DC Speed is the youth Track and Field Club of the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). DC Speed is overseen by professional staff and the assistance of volunteers and parents. Track and Field program is a great opportunity for youth to participate in an Olympic sport. Track and Field also gives youth the chance to travel outside of the District and meet and compete with youth from across the country.

Track and Field in the District has a strong history of local success and athletes. The first local Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Youth Program began in 1967. District youth have been successful at major track and field meets around the country from the Penn Relays, participants in the Olympic Trials, Olympic participants, and even an Olympic medalist. The goal of DC Speed is to revive the competitive spirit in our city and enhance the overall person.

DPR Track and Field operates under the guidelines of the Potomac Valley Association of USA Track and Field (USATF), which is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sport. DC Speed Track and Field Club is a program that teaches fundamental skills for track and field or cross country and develops basic athleticism, useful for any sport. The program teaches athletes how to grow as an individual. Athletes of DC Speed Track will compete in a number of competitive track meets

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Age Requirements
DC Speed is for youths between the ages of 7 - 18 years old (the athlete can be 6 as long as they are 7 by December 31 of the given year to enter the program and cannot by USATF rules turn 19 years of age before the end of the Junior Olympics of that year, normally around the end of July for USATF or the first week of August for AAU).

Season Dates
Cross Country/Pre Indoor Track Conditioning begins Mid September (Refer to registration link for specific date)

Winter Track (Indoor Season) – begins November, second week (Refer to registration link for specific date)

Spring/Summer Track program begins March and ends around July 31 (Refer to registration link for specific dates).

Practice Days & Times
Cross Country/Pre Indoor Track Conditioning Tues, Thurs (6:00pm – 7:30pm), Sat (10:00am – 12:00pm-when there are no meets scheduled)

Mon, Wed, Thur (6:30pm – 8:00pm), Sat (10:00am – 12:00pm-when there are no meets scheduled)