cross-country race

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However no medal went to the Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul who got loose on the course and sprinted to the finish line in a women’s cross-country race, finishing 20th.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Growing up, I wasn't very sporty and I remember coming last in a cross-country race when I was 14.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

“Ferrari,” about a plate-spinning Enzo Ferrari in the tumultuous lead-up to a deadly cross-country race, extends Mann’s lifelong obsession with obsession.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The team of four-time Olympic gold medalist Joergen Graabak, Jens Luraas Oftebro, Espen Bjoernstad and Espen Andersen pulled away late in the cross-country race, winning by 54.9 seconds.

From Fox News • Feb. 17, 2022

Winner of six-mile cross-country race showing typical expression of exhaustion.

From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)