Should I do Cross Country...even though I hate it?!?

Question

I'm an upcoming sophmore at my school. Freshman year I did cross country and track. I had never really run before, but when I did those two sports, I found that I wasn't awful at it. I'm more on the bookish side. I want my college resume to be very well-rounded (I have over 110 hours for volunteering and I'm going to be a counselor for this YMCA camp, so I'll get more hours). I play guitar in a group for the community. I have a 4.24 GPA.

Anyways, the question is: Should I do XC this fall season? I loveeeeee track. It was so much fun because the team was bigger, the races were only a mile, and the meets were so much fun. I absolutely HATE the XC meets. I hate running in hot weather (which is basically what XC is). I mean the only gratifying thing about XC is the feeling after you're done with a hard race or getting to tell people that you do XC. I do long-distance track,so most of the people on the long-distance team is from XC. So wouldn't if I dropped out of XC, I would be probably

Answer 1

i do cross country, and i don't particularily like the running aspect of it...i do it mostly because i feel challenged, it's a good workout, and mostly for the socialness of it...that's why i find it fun (the idea of getting to run with a lot of nice and friendly people)....so if you really want to then go ahead, but weigh your options...maybe another sport would be better for you!

Answer 2

if you hate XC, i'd say no, just stick with track. run on your own to condition and if it comes down to it you could join a school club to help your college resume. As long as they see that you have one sport, you should be fine

Answer 3

you dont hhave to. but id say dtick w/ it although you can train on ur own. i say youll be fine though. the choice is youurs! :)

Answer 4

i did it and it got me in shape for basketball season. it really helpd me. so i think ya shuld