Just wondering if Purdue's xc course is legit. It seemed like some mediocre runners turned in some pretty awesome times last year. Maybe it was just fast, dunno. Also, the pictures on the athletic website showed what looked to be some rough footing, is it? What kind of shape is the course in? Thanks
I don't know the exact distance, but is certainly is one of the flattest courses I've ever run on.
-Clay
Is the GL District meet at Purdue this year?
yes, the gl regional is there this year
Actually, the course is new. It is definitely not very flat. There is a very good hill at about 3.5K, but you also go down that hill at about 6.5K. The first 2k is very flat, but after that it is rolling hills.
I guess I assumed it was the same course I ran in '95. I am glad they changed it though.
-Clay
Purdue's XC course is a pill of crap........yes it is short, about 250 meters short. And for hills, if you've ran there before and you think those are hills, then you're probably from Kansas and don't get out much. Let's put it this way. Take your 8k PR, drop a WHOLE minute, and that's what you can expect to run at Purdue. Kinda sad really, isn't Purdue supposed to be an engineering school? Whoops.
I just graduated from purdue (not on team). The course was very short last year. It was the first year for it and not all the land had been given to the University yet. I belive that it is much different this year. I am going back this weekend to see the course and do a long run w/ some friends.
You ever run at Kansas's xc course? One of the toughest you'll see. Read about Goucher's run at nationals at Kansas and you'll find out how flat Kansas is. When attempting to refer to a flat state with no hills, try Nebraska.
Hey Chuck D,
Why don't you go a little north of Lincoln and try a run on some of those gravel roads near Aor Park or do a hill workout at Air Park. When Nebraska had the Kenyans (Kiptarus and Boor - 2nd and 3rd at the '96 NCAA XC meet) those guys thought those were some of the toughest routes they had ever run! Nebraska's home course, while not as tough than KU's is not a piece of cake, either.
War Bugeaters!
Julius Mwangi ran 21:xx there one year. Ya, it's short.
Alan
For the most part Nebraska and Kansas are flat. People are just generalizing.....Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Florida are also flat states. Granted everywhere has hills if you look hard enough.....But those places don't compare to the overall hills in the rest of the country. I would much rather run in flat-ass kansas/nebraska than in NY. Van Courtland Park in NY is hard. And VC is probably not as tough as XC courses in West Virginia and other hillier states
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