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The Midland Counties Amateur Cross-Country Association was formed in 1879, the Northern Cross-Country Association in 1882, and the Southern Counties Cross-Country Association was established in 1883. Then also in 1883 the National Cross-Country Union was formed, with Walter Rye, the founder of Thames Hare and Hounds, as first President.
The USA Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running in the United States.The championships is generally held in mid-February and it serves as a way of designating the country's national champion, as well as acting as the selection race for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships. It was an annual competition until 2011, when World ...
Cross-country cycling is defined by the terrain on which it is performed. XC courses and trails consist of a mix of rough forest paths and singletrack (also referred to as doubletrack depending on width), smooth fireroads, and even paved paths connecting other trails.
CrossCountry (legal name XC Trains Limited [3]) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.. The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year.
Cross country running, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain; Cross-country cycling, the most common discipline of mountain biking; Cross-country riding, one of the three phases of the equestrian sport of eventing; Cross-country flying, a type of distance flying in an aircraft
The International Cross Country Union (ICCU) was the first major international sports governing body for cross country running. Created in 1903, [ 1 ] it launched the International Cross Country Championships that same year.
Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a means of travel. Variants of cross-country skiing are adapted to a range of terrain which spans unimproved, sometimes mountainous terrain to groomed courses that are specifically designed for the sport.