Weirdest dream: Indoor Artificial Cross Country

Were there any spectators? (I mean watching the running, not watching you sleep.)

If I remember correctly, Geb won an indoor XC race in Paris at Bercy, late 90s. I wouldn't call Bercy a huge indoor facility or futuristic. More like they trucked in tons of dirt.

Does the Cinque Mulini race in Italy count as "indoor" cross country?

Yeah, there were people lined up on the sides, in the narrow sections not so much.

I have yet to have a dream where I can really run. I always have swamp leg in all my dreams about running.

that seems like it would be fun

Here's a marathon that takes place in an office building.

http://indoormarathon.lga.de/indoormarathon_fotos_2009_2.shtml

55 laps, each lap on two floors, so plenty of opportunities to go up and down the stairs.

It was the coolest thing ever, there was no dirt, just some type of material with artificial xc obstacles like hills and twisting turns, aand I guess those corkscrew things were unique. It seemed so legit, I would love to actually race in something like that.

Well at least you didn't dream about a spiral downhill track.

Haha I saw that post too, and couldn't believe the coincidence, but yeah just some segments were spirals and they weren't that long.

That's an interesting idea. I think they should try it. Just get a big indoor facility and make an artificial course with hills and maybe even a few water crossings. It sounds like fun if there are a lot of people involved.

I hope so, I'd love to help make it a reality but it would take years and like you said lots of support.

I once had a dream where I broke the world record (apparently one had been contested before) in the 10k steeplechase. I went out in 5:20, and then they put out the barriers and I started clicking off 4:40s. Very bizarre.

That sounds like a terribly painful race.

The course for the World Cross Country Championships when they were at the New Jersey Meadowlands in the mid-198os was quite artifical...they even built hills out of wooden boards with dirt on top. That kind of course could be done inside.

joecrunner wrote:

So I had this dream where there was a huge indoor facility with either a tile or wooden floor (can't remember) that was white all over the place. It had ramps that acted as hills, and corkscrew structures that runners would run up or down. There were split signs every mile or kilometer, and it felt warm like an indoor facility would for track. Some parts of the course would have as much space as a high school hallway. It seemed pretty fast and futuristic, I wonder if it will become a reality one day.

I really hope you're just trolling us on the letsrun slogan.

Lets hope this doesn't become a reality someday. This is retarded and would end up much like arena football, FAKE RUNNING. XC belongs outside and I don't care how cold, how much snow, how wet, how muddy, or how rainy it is!!! XC is about dealing with the elements and if you have to go inside due to any of the elements mentioned above, well then "That is just chicken shit" to steal a quote from one of the greats!

To the post above this one, I totally did not notice that until I read this, no I'm not trolling, and yes XC is about braving the elements, but its not like it would take away from true XC, does indoor track take away from outdoors?

Sounds like indoor motocross or monster trucks.

Did you have to climb over any cars?