cross-country race
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However no medal went to the Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul who got loose on the course and sprinted to the finish line in a women’s cross-country race, finishing 20th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
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
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 Gertrude Weld Arnold
