Should Cross Country/Long Distance Running be Considered a Sport
Before I begin, this is just an opinion question more than a fact question.
Anyways, I believe that Cross Country is not a sport due to the fact that it takes absolutely no physical skill to run for long distances. Yes it may be true that most people cannot run 10 miles in a given amount of time, however a person can push themselves to do it if adrenaline kicks in. For example, if my family was being held hostage and I had to run 10 miles in a reasonable amount of time. I can push myself to do it because adrenaline kicks in however if it was shooting a basketball (basketball), throwing a football accurately (football), kicking a ball into a goal (soccer), hitting a tennis ball accurately (tennis), etc, then adrenaline doesn't help unless you actually have the skill or luck to accomplish it.
No
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Yes
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Yes it does meet the legal criteria of a sport however it's simple to most other athletes who actually train. I've never done cross country in my life but I still run a 6 minute mile and I play basketball and football. I know many soccer players who instantly jumped into cross country without ever running in a meet. In my opinion, a sport should be something that it takes a year to be decent at while actually training for that specific sport. Side: No
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Long-distance - maybe since you can make it "fair" for all the competitors. With cross country track familiarity might play a big role, so people who had trained in that specific track might have smaller advantages. Side: No
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