The Greeks
Cross Country events come in the form of 5k (3.1 miles) and 10k (6.2 miles)
Puma makes running shoes that are low to the ground and come in a variety of colors and styles not exactly cross country though.
In Europe this type of racing was called Motorcycle Cross-country
Cyclo- cross, cross-country mountainbiking, horse cross-country, cross-country rally, motorcross, supercross, cross-country running, cross-country skiing, boardercross, golfcross, lacrosse, and polocrosse.
cross country
Cross country running started in England
The first cross country phone call was completed in 1916. Bell repeated his famous words of 1876 -- ''Mr. Watson, come here, I want you'' -- to Thomas A. Watson in San Francisco.
Yes, cross country does provide exercise
Cross Country USA was created in 1985.
Cross Country USA happened in 1985.
Cross-Country Crime was created in 1995.
You go out and start running in a cross country environment.