Runners usually race across fields or golf courses and often through woods and over hills.
Because distances and the terrain differs for each race, no national or world records exist for this event. Unlike track and field races, cross-country competition is not held on a track. Runners usually race across fields or golf courses and often through woods and over hills. Because distances and the terrain differs for each race, no national or world records exist for this event. Cross-countr y has been a popular sport for a very long time now, but it has only been at Broome for fifteen years.