Cross Country Research Paper

Youve been running for what seemes like forever when you finally see the finish line you speed up with excitement you've been in second place the whole race and you are a few steps away from first swoosh you pass the person that's in front of you at the last possible minute and cross the finish line you look at you time and and you can hold the excitement a new pr of 24:30 and you made varsity for you school team. Hi Im Devon Frost from camden county and that is what I dream about before each cross country race.

First what is cross country . Well It the longer version of track. In this sport you run approximately 2 to 7 miles over natural terrain examples include dirt, grass, gravel, and hills. Weather conditions that are just right for the …show more content…
As well it also improves your immune system an example is it lowers your risk of blood clots. Second it improves your ability to fight off and prevent diseases. It lowers the risk of breast cancer a stroke. And even heart attacks.many doctors have suggested running to their patients in the early stages of diabetes, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis. Third as most other forms of activity do it helps with weight loss it has been proven that cross country running is the second most efficient way to burn off more calories per minute the first efficient way being cross country skiing. Forth it boost your confidence in several ways when you set and achieve your goals it empowers you to do more and another way it improves your confidence is positive body image which goes back to weight lose. Fifth it relieves stress which could later lead to physical and mental health problem and from this stress relief you will find yourself sleeping better within days of starting. And last but not least it eliminates depression of course it many be the last thing you want to do but it releases hormones that combat depression and studies show that not many other treatments work as fast or as well as running. In all these benefits are going to lead to you and even your family having a happier and healthier life …show more content…
And it can happen quite quickly Here are a few of the most common injuries and how you can prevent them The first and most common is patellofemoral pain syndrome Aka runner's knee which I expressed late last year runners knee is a tender pain around and/or behind the kneecap This is caused by repetitive pounding down on pavement , downhill running, muscles imbalance, and weak hips but this is quite easy to fix simply rest or take it easy run shorter distances stick to softer surfaces and/or take so

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