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Cross Country Research Paper

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Exercise is a much needed aspect of people's lives and is involved in a variety of outlets. One major outlet would be sports. Sports, in general, produce valuable results for a person, some more than others. Cross country is an immensely beneficial sport due to the physical endurance developed, the mental toughness gained, and the lessons of teamwork received. Part of building a strong, athletic body is to have physical endurance. People can be bulked up, but without endurance, their strength will not last long. An outstanding way to build physical endurance is through cross country. Even though running, in general, works on endurance, cross country exercises the body more than the typical run. In my experience, I always remember my quads, hamstrings, and heart being pushed to the limit every practice. Two specific practices that tests …show more content…

The primary part of teamwork practiced in this sport is motivation. Whether running during practice or in a meet, my friends and I would be verbally encourage each other to run harder and be the best we could be. Though these are merely words articulated, they are quite powerful during a run and can really help with the mental battles. I know that without my team’s presence, my capabilities to progress in cross country would become nonexistent. Another, and less known, piece of teamwork depicted in this sport appears during the meets. When running at the meets, the athletes not only try to beat their own time and hopefully achieve the goal of being in the top ten, but they also run for their teammates in that same race. In addition to individual competitions, there are also team competitions in which the team that has the overall best placements in the race will win. It is with this competition that cross country becomes physically evident as a team sport. Teamwork is something that all people should learn to be closer to success in

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