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1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

The only way this course could be more perfect is if they had to hop that log at the end of the water section.

 

 

it's clearly a water section in an equestrian cross-country course :evil:

 

they're lucky that they at least removed the fences to jump over :lol: :p

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10 minutes ago, phelps said:

it's clearly a water section in an equestrian cross-country course :evil:

 

they're lucky that they at least removed the fences to jump over :lol: :p

Honestly, cross country courses should have stuff like that. The manicured golf course races are basically just glorified road races.

 

There should be hills, mud, water, jumps, rocky bits, etc.

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6 hours ago, dullard said:

Isn't the World Cross Country Championships supposed to be on in odds years? The next two hosts are 2024, 2026. Anyone know why they changed?

Looking back, it always used to be annual, I suppose it got out of sync because of the lack of willing hosts and COVID.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12777789/trammell-crow-brother-harlan-crow-sex-trafficking-network.html

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On 11/19/2023 at 8:38 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Honestly, cross country courses should have stuff like that. The manicured golf course races are basically just glorified road races.

 

There should be hills, mud, water, jumps, rocky bits, etc.

In British CC we always stage the age group races before the main event. So the under-12s get the advantage of the clear, grassy conditions and the international elite athletes have to wade through conditions that would likely drown sheep.

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On 11/19/2023 at 8:38 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Honestly, cross country courses should have stuff like that. The manicured golf course races are basically just glorified road races.

 

There should be hills, mud, water, jumps, rocky bits, etc.

The worlds in Denmark a few years back had a magnificent hill, so steep it felt like the Ventoux in the 2013 Tour de France, just watching elite athletes go 'out the back' - it was fabulous, and a lovely different look for athletics...

 

See also the Kitzbuehl triathlon

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67 year old Ingemar Stenmark, known for his 86 world cup wins in alpine skiing has started pole vaulting and might participate at the world masters Championship 2024! :d
 

https://www.svt.se/sport/friidrott/ingemar-stenmark-tranar-stavhopp-oppnar-for-veteran-vm--irl1f6

 

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European Cross Countries in Brussels on Sunday.  Lots of medals on offer with individual & team medals at 2 Sexes, 3 Age Group Levels & a mixed relay.

 

:GBR Team.

 

Senior Women

Niamh Bridson Hubbard, Abbie Donnelly, Izzy Fry, Amelia Quirk, Poppy Tank, Jessica Warner-Judd

 

Senior Men

Callum Elson, Calum Johnson, Zak Mahamed, Alfie Manthorpe, Angus McMillan, Hugo Milner

 

Senior Mixed Relay

Adam Fogg, Joshua Lay, Khahisa Mhlanga, Bethan Morley

 

U23 Women

Megan Keith, Olivia Mason, Lynn McKenna, Alexandra Millard, Eloise Walker, Tia Wilson

 

U23 Men

Will Barnicoat, Matt Stonier, James Kingston, Rory Leonard, Henry McLuckie, Tomer Tarragano

 

U20 Women

Jess Bailey, Innes Fitzgerald, Zoe Hunter, Moli Lyons, Katie Pye, Lizzie Wellsted

 

U20 Men

Henry Dover, Sam Hodgson, Andrew McGill, Rowan Miell-Ingram, Sam Mills, Louis Small

 

 

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Live TV Coverage for the Euro Cross Country on Sunday.  Streaming in most countries, but GBed in some.  As usual, free registration required for detailed live scoring. 

 

https://allathletics.tv/championships/ea-cross-country-brussels-2023

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