Answer: 5
A cross country race for women is usually 5 km, or 3.1 miles.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: Long Distance Running
Cross Country is a sport that involves running long distances. The typical running length is three miles. It involves running up and down many different terrains such as trails, street and dirt, and sometimes concrete.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: 8
Each lap is 400m. The distance is about 20yds short of 2 miles.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: Sarah Bowman
She ran a 4:58 in April 2002. She was a student of Fauquier High School. Many girls had run a 5:01 but she was the first to go under.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: The pace that you are most comfortable running at for the whole race.
A race pace is the speed you run the cross country race, or any race. It is different for everyone.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: Water
Coke is obviously not correct. Lemonade is full of sugar. Water is great, and so are other sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: Rubber
Rubber is better for impact.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: 14:35
In 1982, Eric Reynolds ran 5000m in 14:35. The record stood for 17 years until 1999, when Dathan Ritzenhein finished in 14:29.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: Mt. SAC (San Antonio College)
It was voted 2nd most popular with DyeStat.com. Cal State poly is just a made up answer. I'm told the most popular course in the U.S.A, is in the Rocky Mountains. Woodland Park was where the CA state meet was located, but no course beats Mt. SAC. (except for the one in the Rocky Mountains.) The West Regionals (higher then state, lower then nationals) was held at Mt.SAC.
From Quiz: Cross Country
Answer: Alan Webb
At the 27th Prefontaine Classic in Eugene Oregon, on Sunday, May 27, 2001, Alan Webb (South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia) ran 3:53:43, the second fastest mile ever by an American, and broke the High School Mile record of 3:55.3 set by Jim Ryan in 1965. He also broke Ryan's 1500 meter record of 3:39.0 with a 3:38:26 along the way. He went to Michigan in the followingyear on a full scholarship.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: Baton
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: oval
I have seen a square track, but most are oval.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: 110m
I don't know why men go a longer distance, they just do.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country
Answer: spikes
They are very light weight.
From Quiz: Track & Cross Country