Personal Narrative: Cross-Country

The thing about running is that you hate it until it’s over, at least for me that’s true. Personally, I like running, and it gives me a chance to get out and work towards something. All throughout high school, I’ve run track, and for two years I ran cross-country, both are great sports. The two years I ran cross-country made me wish I ran all four years. If you’re part of more than one sport, it’s natural to choose a favorite. Between the two mine is cross-country. The training, the weather, and the meets were all great. We ran in almost always better weather than we would during track. The first things that come to mind when I think about track, and cross-country is the time of year they’re in. For us, track takes place in late winter, and early to mid-spring. Cross-country, on the other hand, goes from summer all the way to end of fall. Anyone who has lived in Iowa knows the weather in early spring is almost always cold, and rainy. Having to run in the cold …show more content…
Personally, I’d find cross country more fun to watch rather than track. In track all the athletes are doing is competing on an oversized oval, or are racing in a straight line. Cross country, however, tends to be on a long and winding course. The course for cross country is longer; the spectators have less of a chance to see the runners which can lead to pauses in seeing any action. I think that seeing the runners in a tougher environment is more enjoyable than seeing them all race for a short period on track. A cross country race usually lasts around twenty minutes, I’ve some people finish as fast as sixteen minutes, but that’s very unusual. Track races, on the other hand, last at most about 10 minutes if that, but the sprinting events last less than a minute. I’d rather watch one longer race than a few shorter races, but depending on the weather, the race distance, and the environment my answer could