<p>has anyonee done this & can share info/experiences/anything about it here?</p>
<p>are you talking about the sport or going to school across the country?</p>
<p>Yes, I know Carolyn (thinkpink123) is doing cross country this fall, so you might want to PM her about it. </p>
<p>MomofWildChild, I think she means cross country! :) Not sure though. -,-</p>
<p>My son did cross country all through high school (except for being injured senior year) and was a college running recruit. I have followed the sport closely and am a runner myself, so feel free to ask any questions or PM me.</p>
<p>hahaha, the sport. =)</p>
<p>Per my PM from yesterday, I can speak to this...but would like you to be more specific. What was the impetus for your inquiry? Is there a specific question that you have? Do you want to know about the rules, training regimen, the types of courses at specific schools, something else? It's difficult to just generally hold forth about the sport in general terms.</p>
<p>i was on my middle school's cross country team. we were regional champs. you just run. you run on grass, on tracks, with your knees flying in the air, with your feet kicking your butt... all types of drills. pretty boring.</p>
<p>janemac -</p>
<p>aren't you into dance big time? I was always under the impression that dance and running do not mix!</p>
<p>hahaha yes i dance, i was just wondering lol.</p>
<p>You run on grass, dirt, hay etc. You get in great shape. You learn how to work as a team as well as excel as an individual. You line up on a starting line wearing a uniform with your school's name on it and you are proud. You help your teammates. You cheer for each other and try to cross the finish line ahead of your competition, because even though you aren't at the front of the race, you can displace someone else and help your team with points. You learn to push yourself past the point of unbelievable fatigue and pain and love doing it!</p>
<p>I have a question, since I just ran 2 miles this morning and I'm thinking of altering my exercise tomorrow. Is it better to run a mile or swim one (referring to the amount of calories burned; amount of exercise).... </p>
<p>I know that swimming is harder on the joints and such, but I'm sitll curious. I researched this and there were differing opinions.</p>
<p>look up a calorie calculator online and calculate the difference.</p>
<p>i would say that swimming would burn more, because someone can run down the length of a pool much faster than someone can swim it.. and they will be much less tired at the end also. </p>
<p>and i would say that running is def. harder on the joints. is that what you meant? with running, your whole body pounds against the ground every second, and your knees really take a beating (my coach had us run on grass every now and then to ease the pressure).. with swimming, gravity has minimal impact, and it's much easier on your body (but, of course, your upper body muscles will get a work out).</p>
<p>When running, you usually burn about 100 calories per mile, without factoring in weight or incline.</p>
<p>Swimming, you would burn more than that because it takes you longer to swim a mile than to run a mile.
In the end, though, the time/calorie ratio would probably be roughly equal.</p>
<p>Thanks, Tom and Blair. </p>
<p>I think I'll switch off from running 2 miles each day (which I did this morning) to swimming for 45-60 minutes.</p>
<p>How is swimming harder on the joints? Running is a violent endeavor. Swimming is like a return to the womb.</p>
<p>Oh shoot, I meant running!! EDIT. :)</p>
<p>A mile of swimming is equivalent (roughly) to 4 miles of running.</p>
<p>Really? Awesome. Thanks.</p>
<p>MoWC, does that 4:1 statistic hold true when I'm wearing an inner tube on the lazy river at WaterWorld?</p>
<p>Cross Country Is Amazin Defitanly Do It</p>