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Coaches question 5K for girls

A group of Monroe girls cross country runners keep pace with each other during a 5K run in Twining Park on the first day of practice Aug. 18. The girls cross country race is switching to 5,000 meters this year. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl)

A group of Monroe girls cross country runners keep pace with each other during a 5K run in Twining Park on the first day of practice Aug. 18. The girls cross country race is switching to 5,000 meters this year. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl)

Cross country coaches in southwest Wisconsin are upset with how a rule change came down the pike that will require girls to run farther in cross country races this season.