11/6/11
There is something iconic about a certain type of day when it comes to cross country races. A mixing of sunshine and brief bits of wind meeting a course made muddy from days prior. Also a definite coolness, not coldness, to the air but not so much contestants would race in anything besides a pair of shorts and a singlet. There is a smell of the dirt; the muddiness ground up here and there from races run prior and warms ups conducted almost endlessly. There are of course spectators watching but some are like me and are not just friends or families, gathering to support a loved one. No, if you are one that knows, then you also feel the great anticipation as all these runners ambling, jogging, drinking water, going to the bathroom for the third or fourth time and all the other things that go on before one races are gathering themselves. They are gathering all that they have for some great effort and if you are at one of these iconic cross country races for the first time and you feel that vibe of men & women putting it all out there well let me tell you, one hell of a show is about to happen.
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