Not Normal NORBA Nationals, the Downhill.

And then there is the Downhill. The 4 crossers might get hurt more but the downhillers are not right. Although often they are one in the same. Cross countriers typically only do cross country, maybe some do the short track. Short track being a grueling dirt criterium a half hour long. You get points for your position each time around the track. When the half hour is up there are four more laps. Basically it's an half hour sprint followed by four laps going even harder. Lots of lovely puking and threatening exhaustion at the finish. But the downhillers and 4 crossers do the crash and burn and break bones events. I've decided the difference is that cross countriers are into pain where as downhillers are into injuries.