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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.
Cross country running in the United States by state (15 C) 0–9. 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (4 P) 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (5 P) C.
Olympic cross country runners (113 P) World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners (57 P) + College cross country runners in the United States (2 C)
A member of Newbury Athletic Club, [3] Fry finished fourth in the 5000m at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Boras, Sweden in 2019.In March 2020, she reached the number one in the world junior cross country rankings and straddled that with top-10 finishes at the 2019 and 2021 European Cross Country Championships in the age-group category events, winning gold as part of the women ...
Born in Kigumo, Muranga District, John Ngugi's earliest international successes came at the World Cross Country Championships, where he won a record four consecutive titles between 1986 and 1989 and five titles overall. Ngugi established himself as a track runner when he won his heat of the 5000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. In the ...
Radcliffe's father became club vice-chairman and her mother, a fun-runner, managed the women's cross-country team. [8] Her first race at a national level came as a 12-year-old in 1986 when she placed 299th out of around 600 in the girls' race of the English Schools Cross Country Championships.
Deena Michelle Kastor (née Drossin; born February 14, 1973) is an American long-distance runner. She was a holder of American records in the marathon (2006-2022) and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is also an eight-time national champion in cross country.
Nurmi trained primarily by doing cross country running in the summers and cross country skiing in the winters. [4] In 1914, Nurmi joined the sports club Turun Urheiluliitto and won his first race on the 3000 metres. [9] Two years later, he revised his training program to include walking, sprints and calisthenics. [4]