What's Cross country?

Question

Me and my friend want to join cross country, but she doesn't know what it is.

Answer 1

When you race a lot of people for a long distance. 2-4 miles.

Answer 2

you run for a long distance, if you have asthma it will help get rid of it

Answer 3

run...a long way...across fields and up hills

Answer 4

a sport of long distance running (usually about 3 miles for races) over a wide variety of terrain, from fields to woods to roads

Answer 5

Its a sport where you run long distances (couple miles or so) Its a fun sport to do if you are good at it. Be sure to get spikes though they help tremendously.

Answer 6

its where you run on trails rather than a track its long distance so for middle schoolers i think its 2 miles and it depends for high school if u ar JV or varsity

Answer 7

LONG distance running

Answer 8

running outside in the woods or 3.2 miles. she wants to join a team that she dose not know what it is ?

Answer 9

Running cross country is the act of running a long distance (5k which is 3.1 miles in high school or 8k in college) on a course which is normally not confined to a single track or small area. Cross country is often off-road (though it can be on road too) and does not require any special field or course like track and field events do.

In cross country only the varsity team (normally the top 5-7 runners) are scored. The score you receive is where you come in in the meat (1st, 3rd, 320th, etc.) and the goal of a meet is to have the lowest collective team score possible. Because you race against multiple teams, the only meet that usually matters is region (and state of course). The other meets are simply "practice".

Answer 10

you practice running for a long distance and you race with a couple differrent schools at one time

Answer 11

its where you run long distance

Answer 12

It just means it is long distance. This would be multiple miles while track would be shorter distance. Cross country tests your endurance while track tests your speed.

Answer 13

You have to concentrate and train to run for a long period of time. This is different from track because it is not the goal to be super fast. Also, track has a lot of different events while cross country is just running. You two should join. It is very healthy and will make you more likely to stay in good health throughout your life.

Answer 14

running long distances. meets are like 3 miles. its good stuff, you should try it

Answer 15

where i live at practices we practice on a hill (hints to our whole town is FLAT!) so we have one day that we go to a hill and run it. also you have jogging for 2 minutes sprinting for 1 and u do it like 10 times the rest of the time is spent on distances this year is higher than last but its normally between 3 and 7? for guys and girls. also our races for girls are only 2.5 miles and they go by fast. it is alot of hills, and you work on running alot and being fast good luck its fun! i love it!

Answer 16

a sport that test your endurance

modified is usually 1.5 miles

jv/varsity is usually 3.1 miles

college is usually 5 miles

Answer 17

long distance running. not too fast. you need ALOT of stamina!

Answer 18

freshmen run a 1.5 mile course in a park or wooded area. varsity runs 3.1 miles