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
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
Vinzenz Geiger of Germany won the Nordic combined event last week, rallying from a deficit of 1:26 in the cross-country race, and placed seventh on Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 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)
