Interesting Facts

Cross country began in England in the early 1800's. The original races were run on much rougher terrain than today's courses. Here are a few more facts related to cross country.

Over 1 billion pairs of running shoes are sold worldwide every year.
On average, professional runners take 185-200 steps per minute.
At 100 years old, Fauja Singh was the oldest person to ever run a marathon.

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CROSS COUNTRY SLOGANS

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Cross Country Motivation

Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance... you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet. But when you are through, exhilarated and exhausted, at least for a moment everything seems right with the world.

Here we've put together a great list of cross country slogans, quotes, sayings, mottos, phrases etc.. for motivation. They can be used for a variety of purposes such as for t-shirts, banners, posters, jerseys, signs, warm-ups, locker talk & more. Liven up the crowd, rally up your team and inspire the fans!

Slow and steady will win the race, except in a real race.

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² Runners don't die; they only smell like it.

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³ The wishbone will never replace the backbone.

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Rhyming Slogans

⁴ How can we be so skinny and live so phat?

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If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes.

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⁶ Run for Fun - Race for Place

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⁷ If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

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⁸ We've got more legs than a bucket of chicken.

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⁹ Didn't I just see you?

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¹⁰ Who fartleked?

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Quotes about Running and Cross Country
A collection of quotes about running:

"For me, running is a lifestyle and an art. I'm far more interested in the magic of it than the mechanics." -Lorraine Moller
"Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment." -Dr. George Sheehan
"If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it." -Priscialla Welch
"A lot of people run a race to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts." -Steve Prefontaine
"The long run puts the tiger in the cat." -Bill Squires

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