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Cross country is a sport of muddy spikes, frosty starting lines and long climbs where nobody is watching but your teammates. It is three miles of grass, gravel and wooded trails, a pack that pushes each other mile after mile, and a final kick to the finish chute. This sign spells it out in bold varsity-style capitals, with a winged foot lifting off between CROSS and COUNTRY, because a good race really can feel like flying. Each piece is handcrafted and hand-cut from a single sheet, then finished in hammered black or hammered silver with a fine, textured grain. It measures 23.25 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall and weighs about a pound, a long, clean line that fits over a bed, a desk, or a board of race bibs and medals. Hang it in a runner's bedroom, a team room, a locker area, a dorm or a coach's office. A gift for a varsity letter, a first season on the team, a senior night, or the coach who drove the van to every meet.