cross-country race
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Growing up, I wasn't very sporty and I remember coming last in a cross-country race when I was 14.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
“Ferrari,” about a plate-spinning Enzo Ferrari in the tumultuous lead-up to a deadly cross-country race, extends Mann’s lifelong obsession with obsession.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
Who knew that learning how to finish a three-mile cross-country race translates to the fourth quarter of a close basketball game, when pressure is building, stamina is being tested and adversity is often peaking.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
The team of four-time Olympic gold medalist Joergen Graabak, Jens Luraas Oftebro, Espen Bjoernstad and Espen Andersen pulled away late in the cross-country race, winning by 54.9 seconds.
From Fox News • Feb. 17, 2022
There are descriptions of a cross-country race, a foot-ball game, a base-ball match, and interscholastic track athletics.
From A Mother's List of Books for Children by Arnold, Gertrude Weld
