The Real XC

The Internet's Home for the History of Cross-Country Running. Buy the book:

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

It's rare to uncover an event w/ Prefontaine that has never been shared...alongside

✓ Inaugural OR girl's state meet
✓ Fastest prep harrier team
✓ Fastest JuCo harrier team
✓ 13 year-old barrier-breaking phenom

...all in the same race 45 years ago.
https://t.co/LhfQmrlomx

[Wisconsin Track & Field and Cross Country @BadgerTrackXC]

A legend returns.

Help us welcome Chris Solinsky as our new Director of Track & Field and Cross Country!

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

One of my favorite parts of XC is yelling stuff at athletes...

You can see it in their eyes while racing if they hear you and respond to it.

Your voice as a coach or fan can help.

Take the time to figure out what works/resonates with athletes.

[Frank Dick @frankdickcoach]

The standards we need in the arena must also be there in training. What you accept in training is all you can expect in the arena. Excellence is something that must be practiced.

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

“Hope springs eternal.”

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

Wish the same could be said for cross-country!

[hansonsrun @hansonsrun]

Road Racing is doing things incredibly well. I have had 4 different corporations that have never been involved in the sport reach out to discuss how they might get involved.
Always willing to preach the benefits of supporting the most overlooked demographics. Low hanging fruit.

[Larry Eder @American_TandF]

#eastbay Remember the Eastbay catalog? Here’s the story of how Art Jeudes and Rick Gering took $4k and 400 pairs of track spikes and built a business that preceded online sales! The book is #thebookofeastbay, at https://t.co/cUDRQaIIaO ! All profits will be donated!

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

3 takeaways from the IOC press conference (before more intel is gathered):

1. OLY Alpine XC was always a coin flip. The Fit 4 Future team is still in favor. Utah will be just as epic.

2. The best version may not have been in 2030. Longevity + quality.

3. Talks don’t stop here.

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

@rae_steinberg This is exactly it. Sad but hopeful 🥲

[Josh Kerr’s Cybertruck @Kerrcybertruck]

But has the IOC considered these sports can and do often have snow and ice and that people would love to watch them in the Winter Olympics?

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

This is a poor decision.

Cross-country would be perfect for the winter Olympics. Put the emphasis on tough terrain and pure racing over times.

And it'd add in a lot of countries that traditionally never compete in the winter Olympics, expanding its reach.

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

@utah2034 and cross-country running. Let’s do it.

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

IOC President confirms no summer sport disciplines will feature at @Alpes_2030. The matter will be reviewed by the Olympic Programme Working Group in phase two of the Fit for the Future process.

Watch the full press conference on IOC Media YouTube 👇

🔗https://t.co/8JUjwwsBMp

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

Sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn. On to Phase 2

[Christian Klaue @ChKlaue]

The question of adding summer sport disciplines to Olympic Winter Games will be addressed by the Olympic Programme working group in a second phase of the Fit For the Future process with a view to Olympic Winter Games editions after 2030.

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

"The Varied World of Cross Country Running" (1971) Runner's World Magazine, Bob Anderson and Joe Henderson

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

The last time cross country running was contested in the Olympic Games it was...quite warm, to say the least. As summer approaches, there's even more reason to advocate for this winter sport.

@Olympics
@iocmedia
@TeamUSA

[DMU History @DMUHistory]

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[Hilary Evans @OlympicStatman]

Happy 130th birthday to the modern #Olympic Games.
6 April 1896 to the present day

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

This would be the first time cross country running was featured in a Winter Games format. ❄️ 🇺🇸

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

Everything we know about the 2027 Changchun Winter University Games Cross Country Running:

Welcome to Changchun World Sculpture Park, the site for the 6.5KM XC footrace, featuring four 1,600 meter laps.

@FISU
@SeeChangchun
@JilinChina

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

For American university athletes looking to compete, information can be found here:

https://t.co/eLGBR8Yb2x

Dates: January 15-25, 2027
Cost: $2,995 per athlete (7 nights)
Includes: Room/Board in athlete's village, transportation, opening/closing ceremony etc.
@UniUSATeam

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

Everything we know about the 2027 Changchun Winter University Games Cross Country Running:

Welcome to Changchun World Sculpture Park, the site for the 6.5KM XC footrace, featuring four 1,600 meter laps.

@FISU
@SeeChangchun
@JilinChina

[The Real XC @Real_XC]

The course, located on Renmin Avenue, Nanguan District, Changchun, will incorporate scenic views and paths through the trees around the park.