EDINBURGH, GBR - The 27-member Team USA squad practiced Saturday at Holyrood Park, the venue for this Sunday's 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

The championships begin Sunday with the Junior Women's race at (all times local) 1 pm, with the Junior Men's 4 km race at 1:30 p.m. The Senior Women's 8 km race follows at 2:05 pm, and finishes with the Open Men's 12 km at 2:45 p.m.

Athletes practiced Saturday under partly cloudy skies with occasional sunshine over the Holyrood Park course and temperatures in the mid-40s.

Sunday's weather forecast calls for cloudy skies and occasional showers with temperatures in the mid 40s as well.

The Holyrood Park course consists of a series of small laps (approx 1,800 metres) and large laps (approx 2,100 metres) which will go round Haggis Knowe at least once. Haggis Knowe is the centre piece of the course - this large rocky outcrop will provide steep climbs and descents for the athletes as well as offering a superb spectating position with views of the entire course.