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Cross Country or Sailing?

I’m having a hard time figuring out which team I should join in the fall. I was planning to do sailing either way in the spring, but I’m wondering whether I should just start the whole thing in the fall, since that’s when the official team starts.

Cross country is traditionally better for getting in shape, and there’s no question when I start running again I’ll be in shape, but I honestly don’t enjoy the lengthy practices and meets every weekend, and I don’t have a lot of fun, or at least not as much as I do on the sailing team.

However, if I drop cross country and do sailing, I’m not getting as much exercise and I become less well rounded. Sailing is also time consuming, but I enjoy it more and I get excited when I think about going out on the water and rigging the boats to set course to the wind .

I’m afraid that no matter what choice I end up making (whether to do both or go with sailing) I’m going to miss out on something, so what do you think is the ‘better’ choice? Why?

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smoogie. offline Verified User (4 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 102 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (1 hour, 26 minutes after post)

Sailing will definatly still give you a top work out. Talk to your team coach. It’s hard work but fantastic.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (1 day, 9 hours after post)

I used to do both now i just focus on sailing. dropping cross country was the best move i ever made and now i am loving sailing and developing in the soiort. And there are also more fun ways to keep in shape, not that sailing doesnt!

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (3 days, 6 hours after post)

If you don’t like Cross Country, just don’t do it.
Maybe I’m oversimplifying things, but maybe I think you’re overcomplicating things…
I think there are other ways to remain healthy without excessively running. You don’t need to work that hard.

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