USA Track & Field Dakotas is the local governing body for long distance running, track and field, cross country, and race walking in North Dakota and South Dakota. USATF Dakotas is your general resource for information regarding events, rules, clubs, road race courses, training facilities, local, regional, and national championships, along with anything else you need or want to know about our sports. USATF Dakotas also has responsibility for conducting state championships, coaching education, training and certification of officials, certifying road race courses to verify the accuracy of the distance run, and issuing sanctions to events providing insurance coverage to sponsors and participants.