My days are filled with cross country practices and basketball tryouts. We usually run in the grass in the open area.
Oh that's great tell me more about it
Well the course is usually long, I get tired. It can consist of grass and hills, sometimes gravel.
How often do you go for the drills?
Feels like every day. It can be a team or individual sport. We are judged on our times when running.
What specific attire does one need for this?
You usually wear shorts and a t-shirt. It usually happens in the fall and winter and we can run in the rain too.
Are there any rules to be observed before the start ?
The English championship became the first national competition in 1876 and the International Cross Country Championships was held for the first time in 1903. Since 1973 the foremost elite competition has been the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Race course.
Cross country courses are laid out on an open or woodland area. The IAAF recommends that courses be grass-covered, and have rolling terrain with frequent but smooth turns. Courses consist of one or more loops, with a long straight at the start and another leading to the finish line
Cross country running
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. Sometimes the runners are referred to as "harriers" (dogs). The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass, and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points