What's What: Cross Country
Get Ready, Get Set…
Runners are organized by team when they come to the starting line. Each team gets a “box” in which to organize its runners in a specific order — not all of the athletes fit on the front line. It is important to get off the line quickly, because the runners are jockeying for the prime positions. They want the inside of the turns so they can have the advantage when the width of the course decreases in the heavily wooded portions of the race.
Wait, Cross Country Runners on a Track?
Cross country athletes run on tracks during the winter and the...
Sorry, but comments are disabled for this article.