EVENT INFO
2026 Competition Event Information
We hope your students will join us at the 46th Annual Running Room Indoor Games presented by New Balance. The Running Room Indoor Games is a community track and field event that allows children from grades 3 -12 the opportunity to experience the thrill of competition -- against themselves and each other.
Track events for girls and boys include 200m and 800m individual events as well as 8 x 200m relay events. Mixed relay events are offered for small elementary and junior high schools (further details are supplied in this document and on the web site). Long jump competitions are open for elementary students.
Event Schedule
Elementary Preliminaries Part I
Monday, January 19
Elementary Preliminaries (Sessions A, B, C)
Session A (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Session B (2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
Session C (6:20 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
Registration deadline – Thursday, January 15 @ 8:00 p.m.
Elementary Preliminaries Part II
Thursday, January 22
Elementary Preliminaries (Sessions D, E, F)
Session D (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Session E (2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
Session F (6:20 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
Registration deadline – Thursday, January 15 @ 8:00 p.m.
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Junior High and Senior High Preliminaries
Thursday, February 12
Starts @ 4:30 p.m. (First Race) – 7:00 p.m.
Registration deadline – Monday, February 9 @ 8:00 p.m.
Indoor Games Finals
Saturday, February 14
9:15 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Includes Senior High Relay Preliminaries
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Open Practice Night – Due to construction at the Butter Dome, we cannot offer a practice night for 2026.
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The Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals are on Saturday, February 14 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for athletes and teams that qualified from the Preliminaries.
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Participants must be registered students of the school they are representing.
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Students are limited to one individual event and one relay team.
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Entry fee is $15 per individual and $45 per relay team (including GST).
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Age Restrictions: Elementary born March 1, 2012 or later; Junior High born March 1, 2010 or later; High School born March 1, 2007 or later.
For information on invitational events, please contact indoorgames@runningroom.com. Register for the Running Room Indoor Games email list to receive event news and updates.
Schedule, Meet Programme, and Confirmation Lists announced before the event.
Please see register page for registration instructions, and waivers.
Note: All payments will be done on Race Roster. Coaches will enter registration details and pay online. Payment must be received before teams are allowed to compete. Running Room Indoor Games Waiver of Liability Agreement MUST be signed by the Parent or Guardian for ALL participants (including relay alternates) and provided at the registration table on the FIRST DAY of competitions.
GENERAL NOTICE: Running Room Indoor Games is a public event. Photographers/reporters will be on site for all preliminaries and the finals. Photos/footage will be taken and athletes’ names will be published. Anyone registering a child athlete with FOIP concerns should be aware of this.
Venue Location
The Running Room Indoor Games take place at the Universiade Pavilion (Butterdome) on the University of Alberta campus (114 Street and 87 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta).
Directions to the Butterdome (on North Campus) can be found on the Campus Maps webpage.