Is it an accepted fact that college cross country courses are short? Looking at results for various xc and track meets it's obvious that the xc courses must be short considering there are people who are doing roughly 5k pr pace (on a track) over the course of a "6k" xc race (clearly in regard to girls). Just seems highly unlikely that all of these courses are truly 6k from a common sense standpoint.
It is an accepted fact that lengths vary somewhat, as do other aspects of course and conditions that affect speed. It's also an accepted fact that most people don't run faster than their 5K PR pace for 6K. Finally, it is an accepted fact that a young person can make large improvements that make it possible to run a 6K at a faster pace than a 5K track PR.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
2024 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing