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Isn't Cross-Country about running through the hills and woods. In the eighties, Paintsville had a course near the lake that was all about woods and hollows and a very steep hill that if you fell you would roll to the bottom.

Parts of the state like to run on flat courses (soccer fields, ball fields, track surfaces,ect.), to post fast times to make their runners look better at the top of the rankings. It really does not matter though, because the ones who run the tougher courses are better prepared for head to head competition come state meet.