The gun goes off and it's a stampede to break away from the pack. In the next handful of miles you'll battle Mother Nature's recipe of grass, puddles, pavement, and trails. You run for yourself, your team, and your school. Through the summer you've trained hard, put in the miles, balanced school, parents, friends, and practice so that today you can lay it all on the line. This is your stage, your time to shine. There are no cheerleaders or bleachers of fans, just the sweet cadence of your lungs, your heart, and your feet pounding away. It's all guts...no glory, and whether you place first or finish a second faster than your best, you run to win. At Saucony, we're inspired by this type of competition, and that's why we've teamed up with Flotrack to offer exclusive events, contests, and product launches to the High School Cross Country community. The history of Cross Country