Is cross country a good idea for track n field?

Question

For conditioning for track n field I'm doing the summer camp for cross country and then cross country in the fall. Is that a good idea for track in the spring or should I do something different? Im also thinking about doing a track and field class at my local community college ( basically just running for an hour) in the fall.

Answer 1

Cross country is good if you run distance or middle distance events in track. For sprinters and field event people, it is not going to help much.

Answer 2

yea, that is great if you run distance. you should keep running through the winter though, or it will be wasted.