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Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically 3–12 kilometres (1.9–7.5 mi) long, may include surfaces of grass and earth , pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills , flat ground and sometimes gravel road and ...
A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational costs. Fun runs can include novelty categories, such as ...
A children's cross country competition in Čakovec, Croatia (from Cross country running) Image 29 Men traversing the water jump in a steeplechase competition (from Track and field ) Image 30 Oscar Pistorius running in the first round of the 400 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics (from Track and field )
The "Running Ritchies" are in motion at Copley and Lake Center Christian. The family has been connected with Tallmadge and Walsh Jesuit for decades. OHSAA cross country: The 'Running Ritchies ...
Annual Charity Run Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 16 years, 354 days [10] 10,000 m: 27:02.81 Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia: 25 August 2006 Memorial Van Damme: Brussels, Belgium 17 years, 74 days 10 km (road) 28:05 Abayneh Degu Ethiopia: 11 October 2015 Grand 10 Berlin: Berlin, Germany 16 years, 314 days [11] 20 km (road) 58:20 Phaustin Baha Sulle Tanzania
Ninja races such as the Wolfpack Ninja Tour [13] are typically 50 m to 100 m in length with many obstacles and little running. OCR track races [14] are typically held on athletic tracks and vary between 400 m and 5,000 m. Cross country courses range from one mile and up, with most races between 5 km and 10 miles.
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.
All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, road running, racewalking and cross country running. The Olympic athletics programme has played a significant role in shaping the most common events in the sport.