We could have Cross-Country be a part of the winter olympics. The guys
would just bundle up and if needed throw on the snow shoes. The US would
even have a chance at beating the guys from Kenya and Morraco due to the
cold...that would be a great thing to see! Later, ROLIN
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Christopher Goss wrote:
> >> The last 2 NCAA XC courses have been pretty good...
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> For obvious reasons (see my address), I am partial to the course at Indiana
> University -- a dedicated CC course with a great set of hills and site of
> last year's NCAA championship. It's also the site every Wednesday evening
> in the summer and fall for the Indiana Track Club and the Sinkhole of Doom.
> We'll be out there tonight for another set of 8x1000 repeats.
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> OK, to steer this back toward the elites and away from a vote by every list
> member for their favorite course (after mine, of course)...what are the
> rules/regulations/guidelines for cross country courses and hurdle barriers
> and other course obstacles? I don't have my NCAA book here, but I didn't
> think obstacles were permitted (at least for championships). At the same
> time, they seem to be encouraged at the IAAF level.
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> Does anyone know the official scoop on obstacles at the various levels of CC
> competition?
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> Also, with lawn darts, stock car driving, and quiditch now considered for
> Olympic sports, will we ever see cross country in the Olympics? (Wasn't it
> there before? I really need to bring some books into work.) I realize that
> there is a lot of overlap between a CC race and the 10K/5K and maybe even
> the marathon, but wouldn't an Olympic CC race be exciting? A great way to
> show off the local terrain. Too bad the track events aren't at the
> beginning of the games. A CC meet a week or so after the track meet would
> be interesting. Then again, maybe you do it at the same time (an off day?)
> expecting a different set of competitors than those entered in the 10K/5K.
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