Rainy and Muddy - how the World Cross-Country Championships are meant to be
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The IAAF World Cross-Country Championship - arguably the toughest distance race of all - takes place this Sunday in Bydgoszcz, Poland. A few weeks ago, the Polish national race took place on the same course, and the lead women could barely run 6 min/mile pace because of the terrain and mud.
From Kenya's nation.co.ke:
The weather forecast has cautioned of a possible downpour on Saturday and most coaches dread the impact it will leave on the loose surface course, which will be the stage for Sunday’s World Cross Country Championship here in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The coaches may dread it, but the real athletes are licking their chops, as this is exactly what the sport is all about...who's tougher, no matter the conditions? Cross-Country is not about time trials, perfect conditions or pacesetters. It's about who is the toughest and the fastest on any given day in any given location under any given conditions.
And we will find out just who that is on Sunday!
The pre-race favorites are Kenya's 20-year-old Linet Masai (left), who placed 3rd in 2008, 2nd in 2009 and is looking to win in 2010; and Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba (right), a three-time champion at World Cross-Country, as well as a multiple-time Olympic Champion on the track in the 5,000m and 10,000m.
How to follow:
- Live Results HERE
- Check out our World Cross-Country Championships page which includes a twitter widget pulling tweets with the official hashtag "#wxc2010"
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- IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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