2026 World Cross Country Championships - OFFICIAL THREAD (+ live reaction show @ 2:30 pm ET)

Clear? Wasn't it a sprint finish with some Spaniard?

US clear top non-African team

Appears to be paying for it now -- top Japanese, French, Irish, and Swedish athletes clumped with him now in a pack behind the leading bunch. Spencer 16 seconds back at 4k in 21st

It’s 72 degrees right now. If it’s okay to race XC in snow, it’s okay to race in this.

See that snake at 5k!!!!!

Was that a snake on the ground that the Ugandan woman dodged?

Yes in a sprint finish. I will check later how many seconds we are talking about.

Truly a Floridian course

African runners boosting things to another level all of a sudden. Spencer not looking good.

1 second, although the Spaniard is now too old to be racing this

I didn't see it - for those more familiar, what type of snake might it have been? Anything potentially dangerous?

Spencer actually holding strong, top US guy

Spencer running like a guy who peaked a month ago.

Full credit to this commentator. Sign her up for the Olympics. She is fantastic. Picked up that an American runner may have lost his chip. She’s commentating and paying attention to all the details.

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I've seen it in the replay.

According to David Monte

Coral Snake, Cottonmouth, Copperhead, and Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. All venomous. The one on the course looked huge.

the other top non-africans have great creds too: Abhram is a 3:38 / 13:38road guy, Niizuma is a 3:40/13:35, Lorstad 7:52 -- Harris with an 8:08 3k is the "slowest". Puts into perspective how incredible these Kenyans are

Meh, looks like Disney designed an xc course. Everything except the muddy part is artificial. One artificial hill. Weak.

Hannah England commentates for all the diamond League events - I'm pretty sure she's done world championships as well. She's definitely fantastic. Treats every event she commentates with the same eagerness of an Olympic final - really great, positive Vibe and enthusiasm