Cross Champs is Thursday, NXN is Saturday, and most of the NCAA's best will be in Boston trying to run fast 3ks and 5ks.

Plus should UVA host again, and the one-armed runner who led Tennessee to 6th place.

Tuohy did not get the repeat individual title but today's gutsy run may have been her finest hour in what may have been her final race for NC State. Our Jonathan Gault breaks it down in 3,000+ words.

Valby was sensational but Tuohy was heroic as she gutted it out for her team.

Plus UVA coach Vin Lananna explains why Saturday's meet has sold out to the public.

We breakdown the latest from NCAA XC.

Chmiel was 3rd at NCAAs last year so NC State's quest for a 3-peat looks like a real long shot now. *MB: Breaking: Kelsey Chmiel WILL NOT RACE 2023 NCAA XC Champs due to injury .

Tuohy topped Valby in 2022 but Valby destroyed Tuohy at Nuttycombe this year. Who wins this much-anticipated rematch in what very well could be their final NCAA showdown?

No women's team has three-peated since Stanford (2005-07) while the NAU women have never won NCAA XC. Will one of those droughts change on Saturday?

The OK State men & NAU women impressed. There was drama out West, where the Gonzaga & Portland men surprised as Oregon & Washington failed to qualify.

Skipping Nuttycombe could come back to haunt the Oregon men -- right now, they're projected to miss NCAAs. We project every team qualifier ahead of Friday's regionals.

Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Keely Hodgkinson and everyone in the OAC are among the stars who experimented with Maurten Bicarb System in 2023 ($65 for 4 doeses). The big question: does it work *MB: Did you know there's a pill that supposedly over half the distance medallists used in 2023?

Hellen Obiri used a furious kick to turn the tables on Letesenbet Gidey and win the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon and become the first woman to win New York and Boston in the same year since Ingrid Kristiansen in 1989.

Plus hear Keira D'Amato's thoughts on the Olympic Marathon Trials start time and Woody Kincaid's thoughts on the Bowerman TC exits.

Norah Jeruto is the second world champion in three months to have an AIU suspension overturned on appeal, following Tobi Amusan's whereabouts case in August.

Peres Jepchirchir's fall was going great until she developed a calf injury last weekend. Plus Letesenbet Gidey reveals what she learned from her marathon debut.

The women's field is almost certainly the greatest in NYC history. We break it down for you.

• Is 2023 the greatest women's NYC marathon field ever assembled?
• Ritz: Hellen Obiri is READY TO GO - She ran 25 miles at 5:29 mile pace at 5,000+ feet of elevation prior to 2023 NYC
• Des Linden Partnering Up With Galen Rupp As The Official NYC Marathon 2023 Live Commenators

Parker Valby won the SEC meet by a staggering 33.8 seconds while the Stanford men rebounded from a disappointing showing at Nuttycombe to win Pac-12s.

We preview a huge weekend of XC action. Will Oregon's Jerry Schumacher will pull the redshirts from star freshmen Simeon Birnbaum, Connor Burns, and Archie Noakes?

With Tuohy, Kelsey Chmiel, and Sam Bush back for one last go-round, NC State's quest for a 3rd straight title hits high gear at Friday's Nuttycombe Invitational.