The USSA Distance National Championships are at the tail end of a week of racing that started on March 22 with Sonot Kkaazoot 50km/20km Race. The full schedule includes:
- Sat March 22: Sonot Kkaazoot 50km/20km Race
- Mon March 25: Tour of the Golden Heart Interval Start Free Technique Race
- Tue March 26: Tour of the Golden Heart Sprints
- Fri March 28: USSA National Championship Skiathlon/Pursuit
- Sun March 30: USSA National Championship 30km/50km Classic Race
The Tour of the Golden Heart/USSA National Championship Skiathlon/Pursuit is the penultimate event in the 2008 Tour of the Golden Heart Spring Series. This race will be held on a 3.75Km classic technique course and a 3.75 free technique course. There will also be Junior races over 7.5Km for both males and females.
- Start Time for Women's 7.5Km Cl + 7.5Km Fr and Junior 7.5Km Classic: 5:00PM
- Start Time for Men's 15Km Cl + 15Km Fr and Junior 7.5Km Classic: 7:00PM
The Tour of the Golden Heart/USSA National Championship 30Km/50Km Mass-Start Classic race is the final event in the 2008 Tour of the Golden Heart Spring Series. The women's race will do one lap on a 5Km+ "start" loop and three laps on a 8Km+ loop that includes virtually all of the start loop. A junior girls 5Km race will start concurrently with the National Championship 30Km
The men's race will do one lap on a 4.5Km+ "start" loop and seven laps on a 7.5Km+ loop that includes virtually all of the start loop. A junior boys 12Km race will start concurrently with the National Championship 30Km.
- Start Time for Women's 30Km Mass-Start Classic and Junior 5Km Classic: 11:00AM
- Start Time for Men's 50Km Mass Start Classic and Junior 12Km Classic: 1:30PM