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

“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 impressive jump gave him a 44-second lead in the cross-country race, but he finished eighth after his unfortunate run in the cross-country portion.

From Fox News • Feb. 15, 2022

A colonel identified Harris during a cross-country race.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

In 1888 the commandant at Buitenzorg offered a prize for a cross-country race for the purpose of encouraging riding among the officers.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)