Ivy Cross Country

Runners2
Tue, 24 May 2011 17:58:20 +0000

lemonbars, it would be unusual for a distance runner to be recruited based only on cross country times, as coaches are usually looking for distance runners to compete in XC as well as indoor & outdoor track. Also, times vary a lot across XC courses and conditions, so coaches often rely more on track times which are more consistent. XC times can be useful if they’re run on well-known courses for which the coaches have some comparison or in very large invitational meets which again provide the coaches some basis for comparison. So I’d encourage you to think beyond just the XC times to track times as well - what year are you currently?