Nordic skiing (the other xc) does interval starts all the time (like, it's a standard race format, and until about 20 years ago was the only race format for most high-end races). Registration closes a few days in advance, field is seeded, lowest time wins.
Obviously you would end up with a not-small number of people in the same general area for the start, finish, and other logistics, but it reduces the number of athletes actually on course at one time.
I think we are overthinking the whole social distancing thing for high school cross country. Limit the field to x amount of teams and you are fine. If you have 20 teams that’s 140 guys at most. The start and finish areas would be the most crowded, but passing someone is just like passing someone at the grocery store. Everybody is moving in the same direction. Might have to restrict how many can run in JV or cancel JV races altogether.
not gonna happen, at least where i live. a close friend is an art teacher in the largest public school system in my area. the district has already decided no in-person autumn classes for the 20-21 school year (everything will be online). there may be in-person instruction resuming in the spring of 2021, but xc and all other fall sports have essentially been cancelled.
Zev wrote:
not gonna happen, at least where i live. a close friend is an art teacher in the largest public school system in my area. the district has already decided no in-person autumn classes for the 20-21 school year (everything will be online). there may be in-person instruction resuming in the spring of 2021, but xc and all other fall sports have essentially been cancelled.
Wouldn't that be posted online if it were true?
coach wrote:
Would an ekiden type relay work?
I think this could be a good idea. It would significantly reduce the number of people that might be in a pack, and ekidens are just cool races in general.
I didn't think that any school systems had made that decision yet? What part of the country is this?
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
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