Road running

• Road running competitions are running events for a long distance which are mainly been held on paved or tarmac roads

• The most common distance of road running marathon is between 10 km to 5 km.

• The marathon is the only road running event featured at the World Championships in Athletics and the Summer Olympics.

Cross country running

• Cross country is the most naturalistic of the sports in athletics. 

• Competitions take place on open-air courses over surfaces such as grass, woodland trails, and earth.

• Competitions are typically long distance races of 4 km and will be held in Autumn and Winter.