The cross country course at the SilverLakes Sports Complex in Norco is described on the webpage for The Woodbridge Cross Country Classic as a facility that 'provides the space for a running course that has a 100-meter-wide starting line, a 400-meter-long straight away start, is run mostly on well-manicured grass surface ... '
It's a 3-mile layout across wonderfully maintained soccer fields manicured almost like putting greens. The course has some tight turns and is wonderfully spectator-friendly (the ordeal of parking notwithstanding).
The elite runners of the two-day event hear the starter's pistol on Saturday evening, after the sun has set and the usual mid-September heat has subsided. The energy under the lights is said to be one of the reasons behind the super-fast times at this meet.
This year's version of the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept 20-21. It will be the 39th year of the meet and the fourth...
