Should I quit? I hate XC?

Question

Today was my first XC practice. I suck. I ran all summer, and I still suck. All it has been doing is stressing me out. It's all I've been thinking about this summer, and I didn't sleep last night because I was so scared. Today we went out for 30 minutes. In my head I was like, okay I've done 60 plenty of times, half of that should be easy. I was wrong. There were 5 girls. I was the 2nd slowest. The slowest girl had to go back because she couldn't go on, and the 2 fastest were like 100m ahead of me. Even a freshmen was in front of me. The pace wasn't too fast, but it wasn't my easy pace at all. We even stopped for a few minutes, but I was always in last. It seems like even when I try, I suck. So far, I hate it.

Answer 1

if your unhappy doing it don't. you need to find a sport you really love, and will not feel so stressed about. try basketball, field hockey, soccer... anything that'll make you happy :)

Answer 2

Don't get discouraged. You shouldn't be comparing yourself to the others...only focus on yourself. It might be tough right now but try to get through it...once your mind gets over everything then your body will to. Cross Country is so much fun...trust me..just stick with it. If you are doing the best you can then that's all that matters. Don't stress yourself out about it either..it's not worth it. Please stick with it....I promise you it will get better. Just because the first day was bad doesn't mean everyday will be bad. Good Luck and I hope you stay with it. : )

Answer 3

Just persevere!! Don't worry what all the other girls do, just focus on yourself, and in time, you'll get better. Most of them have probably been running for a lot longer than you, but that shouldn't put you off. Just remember, even olympic athletes have probly sucked to start with!!

Good Luck

       x

Answer 4

practice sprinting to but also try to keep up with the girls ahead of you and maybe one of the reasons your not doing so good is because your overly worried about xc stop stressing and just think i can beat them and hold your head up you can get more oxygen into the lungs and run alot faster

Answer 5

Don't be discouraged! My very first day of xc I had to run with two guys because we were the only ones there. I slowed down just after 15 minutes I was so out of shape. I felt so embarassed and horrible. Well after a week I feel so much stronger now. I went from running only 20 to 40 now! Find someone with the same pace as you. Once you get over the soreness, you feel like you can take on the world. Just remember, dont ever stop, even if you have to, just slow down to a walk but just do not stop running.

Answer 6

i tried cross country too. dont worry i was one of the slowest girls. dont worry  soccer is another great way to run and u dont hav to compete or worry about how fast u are going

Answer 7

You shouldn't give up so easily. I played plenty of sports, basketball, football, cross country and track. Now I really hated doing cross country and track because all we did was run and I was captain throughout high school. Not that I was a super fast or awful, though I am fast, but it doesn't mean anything. Coaches would bust my butt every day, first one to practice and last to leave. I was also hard on myself. The thing is to not concentrate on those around you, you need to concentrate and worry about you and your running form. Build up a pace that's right for you and stay with it. Don't go to practice feeling like you're slow. Go out there and prove it to them and especially yourself that you are a good runner who's willing to work to get better. If your heart's not in it, than go ahead and quit.

Answer 8

Try soccer or field hockey! It seems like you can run a long time, but maybe not really fast. You get to be on a team that works together all the time instead of competing against each other. You still get to do lots of running, but racing isnt the whole game!  I played soccer forever and could run the whole game without a problem, but as soon as I had to run track I couldn't. It had no purpose to me and nothing to distract me from the fact that i was running around a circle trying to catch up to antelopes.