West coast appreciators assemble! East coast XC is becoming increasingly less relevant anyways.
Let’s throw in Crystal Springs for good measure as well.
West coast appreciators assemble! East coast XC is becoming increasingly less relevant anyways.
Let’s throw in Crystal Springs for good measure as well.
Ok, I’ll jump in.
In CA, Woodward Park is the standard bearer now because it’s the perennial home of the state meet. For this reason winning and running a fast time at Woodward is far more important than doing the same at Mt Sac or Balboa Park and certainly more so than Crystal Springs, Stanford Golf Course, the variety of course in Golden Gate Park, etc. Woodward is a true 5K course and a very fair test. The knock on the course is that it’s a well groomed path and not a real xc experience. In my opinion this is a plus. I don’t think worrying about slipping or tripping selects for the best runners.
Woodward. I think you could argue Crystal springs or Mt. Sac for 2nd place. I would personally say crystal springs but I’m pretty biased, so I could see the case for Mt. Sac too.
Don't be mean to Woodward in Fresno the food basket of the world. Mt Sac represents the So Cal the world center of prep, college, Olympics, and pro sports. So Cal is the world's trendsetter, #1 leader in technology, weapons, defense. aerospace, deep space, electric cars, entertainment, too many items to list.