This depends on what level of cross country you are doing. In elementary to junior high, you don't need to be fast at all. In high school it depends on what you define as "fast" but you don't have to be that fast. I'm a sophomore in cross country and there are some people running 2 miles in 20 minutes. But they try their best and don't give up which is key. If you are slow AND you're lazy and don't try then don't do XC but if you try you'll get faster and everyone will support you. Most high school cross country teams don't cut anyone off, if you put in the time and effort you can be on the team. Now if you're thinking about club, then it depends on the club, but most of the time you won't need to be fast they have different divisions and races so you'll be fine. Just try your best :)
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YES and no i gusse you could say that it helps if u can run 100m in less then 12 seconds your good to go ... then again you gotta run 1k with in 10mins it gives you a huge advantage.
They have to be pretty fast, but mid feilders are the ones who run the most and they usually tend to be the fastest.