12k = varsity
4k = junior varsity
>ABOLISH THE 4K CROSS COUNTRY!!!
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>That is my request. The experiment has been a failure. I would
guess that the IAAF's idea was to bring in the mile stars, such
as Morceli and El Guerrouj, to the harrier season. It hasn't
worked. I also suspect they were hoping it would break Kenya's
strangelhold on the team competition. That too has not happened.
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>All it has succeeded in doing is watering down the event. The
great thing about cross country is (was) that everyone, from
800 runners to marathoners squares off in one race. 10K or 12K
is too long for milers? Tell that to John Walker, Rod Dixon,
and Wildfred Kirochi, all top-3 World Cross finishers and 1500
Olympic or World Champs medalists.
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>Okay, Goucher, Drossin (U.S. Champs) and O’Sullivan (World Champs)
have won impressive doubles, but they've only been contesting
both distances for 3 years. 9 consecutive U.S. or 5 straight
World titles. Now those are achievements.
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>4K cross? I ran that as a 12-year old. 12K FOR EVERYBODY!!!
>I don't mean to denegrate this weekend's meet. I'll have a great
time watching all the events. But as a cross country nut, I'd
take two less races to see everyone duke it out over the longer
distance.
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>What do y'all think?
>sideshow
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