I have two favorite cross-country memories, one because it's so vivid and one because it was the best XC experience I ever had.
1) High School XC my sophomore year. I'd run varsity my frosh year, but my sophomore year I was third man, and we had a great squad. I remember every invitational, every start, finish, and sprint to the finish line. I remember the dual meet league championship meet against South Pasadena, the final 300 meter horseshoe finish over the grass with family and friends lining the course, cheering wildly as we eeked out a 2 point win. What a year that was!
2) A 4-race cross country series when my ex and I lived in Woodinville, WA. I especially remember the race at Gig Harbor, because Jinny (my ex) and I ate homemade ice cream cones on the boardwalk the night before the race, and got such huge sugar rushes that we giggled uncontrollably for about 15 minutes. The next day's race wound through the trees on a narrow trail. I remember having to reach out and grab trees in order to make the turns. I ended up winning the men's series and Jinny won the women's title. It'll never be that good again!
FYI - Over the course of the past 5-6 years of posting to this thread, I've often mentioned the technique drills I do - and to which I credit a lot of my masters success. Anyway, Running Times just posted a video I did for them demonstrating the drills (with the help of Ceci St. Geme, Grace Padilla, and Christian Cushing-murray). Just go to runningtimes.com and click on the "drill, baby, drill" link if you're interested in checking them out.
Hope everyone has a great week of running and life!