Should I join cross country or track?
2006-08-23 13:49:28 · 17 answers · asked by Claire 1 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
track: shorter season!
2006-08-23 13:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why not do both since they are different times of the year? When I was in high school, I planned to run track (thought I was going to be a great sprinter - ha!) Every day in P.E., I finished a lap around the track first, so after a week the teacher asked if I wanted to join the cross-country team. I didn't know anything about it except that it was running so I said "yes," and my teacher introduced me to the coach. It was really hard at first, but I ended up being really good at distances and ended up doing the mile and 2 mile in track. Now I run marathons.
Even if you think you want to do sprints or field events, running cross-country will get you in shape for those events. You will also get used to working with other students who will be your teammates on the track team.
2006-08-24 06:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cross-Country is in the Fall. Track is usually in the Spring. My high school coach wouldn't let us do one or the other. It was either both or none. I'm assuming you are not faced with that option so I would suggest you run X-Country. I did it my freshman year in high school and it taught me a lot of discipline which comes in handy today in my adult life.
X-Country is scenically a more beautiful sport than track because your meets will usually be held at locations with a lot of beautiful scenery. I remember one meet in high school that was at Half Moon Bay in the San Francisco area. There was a monster hill we had to run up and from the top one could see the ocean and hills and houses all around. Go out for the X-Country team.
Besides. There is a certain cute Cross-Country coach I don't want to let down by telling you you should run track. Peace.
2006-08-23 20:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do both!
Cross country is usually done in the fall, and track in the spring. Lots of people run both.
2006-08-24 10:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother did both in HS. Cross-Country in fall and Track in spring. Cross-country in the fall for endurance, track in the spring for speed.
If you like to run and it's possible, do both. If it isn't possible, I'd suggest cross-country because it's more likely to be a healthy exercise you'll carry with you throughout your life.
My brother is 49 now and, while he no longer has speed, he still has way better endurance than I ever had. Then again, he is raising two teens...:-)
2006-08-23 20:56:29 · answer #5 · answered by booktender 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both. Here, cross country is a fall/early winter sport. Take advantage of both and be conditioned for track.
2006-08-23 20:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by housefullofboys3 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you can run for hours, cross country. If you just like to run for short distances, track.
2006-08-23 20:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by ME! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well cross country is outside and track is inside. I did track and I enjoyed it alot. In my opinion cross country is harder. But it depends. Try both then choose the one you like the most.
good luck and have fun
2006-08-23 20:52:13 · answer #8 · answered by singingsenorita6 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you like sprinting and running the mile then run track. If you like running longer distances like 3-8 miles then run cross country.
2006-08-23 20:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by Rara 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you love to travel I say cross country and then if you stick with it you could jog too about anywhere in town and that is really good for your health too plus you save gas money big time and great way to see the country side take your bike out and maybew bike some too
2006-08-23 21:00:21 · answer #10 · answered by Paul G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your going to do cross country it would almost be stupid not to do track. so if you only want to do one i'd go with track!!!
2006-08-26 17:14:11 · answer #11 · answered by willthegreat07 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋