A sport where people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain is called cross country running. It uses very little specialized equipment. They wear shorts and vests or singlets. And if the condition is cold a long sleeved shirts and tights can be worn to maintain warmth without losing mobility. Cross country spikes is the most common footwear used, lightweight racing shoes with rubber sole that is approximately six metal spikes crewed into the forefoot part of the sole. Depending on the race conditions of the length of the spike. If a muddy course the length is as long as 25 millimetres (0.98 in), if it has harder it is as short as 6 millimetres might be effective. And if it is grassy, muddy or has slippery conditions they can choose to wear racing flats, rubber-soled racing shoes without spikes. Since 2002, European Athletic Association (EAA) organized an annual international mountain running race called European Mountain Running Championship or EMRC every July each year. And every year the venue is different. It was in 1994 which was the first competition lies in the European Mountain Running Trophy that it was officially accepted by the World Mountain Running Association in 1995 and continue up to 2001. And from this point the EAA announced the official European Mountain Running Championships. EMRC was held in different places every year. July 2, 2002 it was held at Camara de Lobos, Portugal. In July 6, 2003 at Trento, Italy. July 4, 2004 at Korbielow, Poland. July 10, 2005 at Heiigenblut, Austria. July 9, 2006 Upice, Czech Republic. July 8, 2007 at Cauterets, France. July 12, 2008 at Zell am Harmersbach, Germany. July 12, 2009 at Telfes, Austria. July 4, 2010 at Separeva Banya, Bulgaria and July 9, 2011 at Bursa, Turkey.

For 2012, the European Athletics confirmed that the city of Denizli as the new host of the 2012 European Mountain Running Championships or EMRC. The 11^th edition of the championships was awarded by the European Athletics Executive Board to the city in the Southwestern part of Turkey. This will be held on July 7, 2012 at the district of Pamukalle.

Denizli is a blooming industrial city of Turkey in the Southwestern part of it, in the country of Aegean Region. This is the capital city of Denizli Province. It was formerly called Deinzli Ladik  meaning “Laodicaea on the sea or lake” even thou the town is not on the coast. The name changes through various spellings and been referred to the bounteousness of underground water sources or the city’s location on the way to western Turkey’s lakes region. About 498,643 is the population in the city according to the 2010 census. It attracts many travellers and visitors because of thee mineral-coated hillside hot spring of Pamukkale and 5km north of it the red color thermal water spa hotels Karahayit. Denizli becomes a major domestic tourism destination because of the different types of thermal waters in Saraykoy, Central.Denizli; this is where Karahayit and Pamukkale towns located, Buldan 9Yenicekent), Akkoy (Golemezli), Cardak districts. During summer the weather is hot and in winter it is very cold with snow on the mountains that surrounds the city. And during the springs and autumns are mild climate, rainy and warm.