We sit and chat with parents, then cheer hard when kids come out of the woods.

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May 22, 2020
4:08:19pm

ReyOso Truly Addicted User

We sit and chat with parents, then cheer hard when kids come out of the woods.

At last that's how I did it in Vermont, where cross country was actually "cross country."

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ReyOso

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As a XC father, it’ll stink if they cancel all sports b/c FB can’t happen.

Joe Banks

5/22/20 1:23pm

Honest question: how do parents watch cross country?

Big Daddy D

5/22/20 1:28pm

Drone?

Croweater

5/22/20 1:36pm

the courses usually consist of 2 to 3 loops that you can easily see them go by

5/22/20 1:36pm

Having had a few kids do it

OU Cougar

5/22/20 1:44pm

I have had the opposite experience and only been to a few races.

Baron

5/22/20 1:45pm

I guess it is better if you kid in winning, sorry that is all I know

5/22/20 1:50pm

My kids were always way last place

OU Cougar

5/22/20 1:53pm

I love watching it and running between vantage points.

Archaea

5/22/20 2:06pm

Usually the course is somewhat a circle with some courses having multiple laps.

BYUisTooGood

5/22/20 1:44pm

Get the map, scout out your spots, execute your cheering plan

ABCoug

5/22/20 2:01pm

As people who have watched already stated:

Archaea

5/22/20 2:12pm

Lots of fun and you usually aren’t there too long.

Joe Banks

5/22/20 2:18pm

College meets and international track meets are much better as they keep

Archaea

5/22/20 2:24pm

In our area, events range 5min to 2 hours behind

Joe Banks

5/22/20 2:29pm

I absolutely love the sport but recognize time schedules are suggestions for

Archaea

5/22/20 3:19pm

It is a beautiful spectator sport

5/22/20 2:33pm

For high school sports, I like it better than almost any other.

Archaea

5/22/20 3:20pm

You usually move to 2 or 3 points in the race where you can see them run by

Fdnman

5/22/20 2:39pm

My favorite part is always to watch the finish

BYUisTooGood

5/22/20 4:05pm

The start is beautiful but the finish the best.

Archaea

5/22/20 5:49pm

We sit and chat with parents, then cheer hard when kids come out of the woods.

ReyOso

5/22/20 4:08pm

XC nationals is the best sporting event I've ever attended. It's way more inter

5/22/20 4:10pm

I love watching XC meets but you have to run between points in course.

fredy

5/22/20 4:30pm

It’s a mix bag whether your kid is out front

Joe Banks

5/22/20 4:44pm

One whiff of a Highland Invitational picture and Erin Mendenhall would go to red

ochobeeguy

5/22/20 3:45pm

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