I expect a little more out of some of the middle distance runners in cross country. Particularly at this distance because it is a lot shorter.
They do have a portion of the course that runs along a bluff that overlooks the Pacific. It's very beautiful, but I promise no one will take the time to take it all in, not in the middle of a 5K or 4K. Or at least I hope not.
It's a little shorter than most of the cross country races we go to. But for a program like ours where we utilize a lot of our middle distance runners, that's just fine.
I assume some of the other girls on the team will move closer to them. Or they will hopefully pull some of the others along.