The closest thing to XC in the Olympics is cross-country skiing in the winter Olympics. There is also track, but that does not compare to the sickness of running through the woods now does it?
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Cross country running started in England
Yes, they do.
Track is running in circles and cross country is just running.
No, sorel footwear is not good for cross-country running. It is not good because the company only manufactures boots. Boots are not ideal for cross-country running.
You go out and start running in a cross country environment.
There was no name before that, it was just running!
Spain was the winner of the bronze medal in the Men's Cross-Country Cycling event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
There is cross country running, which is long distance running (4k, 5k, 8k 10k) k is kilometers. and there is also cross country skiing, which is long distance skiing.
Switzerland took home the gold medal in the Men's Cross-Country Cycling event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Czech Republic won the silver medal in the Men's Cross-Country Cycling event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Brooksrunning.com has many cross country running shoes and also with spikes. There is also a large variety of Nike cross country running shoes at eastbay.com. You can probably find a good pair of cross country running shoes at a sporting goods store near you like Big5 Sporting Goods.
In the Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010, they are competing in cross-country skiing.