They wore fancy watched that counted laps and recorded each lap-time.Everything was measured, dissected, and evaluated.Ĭross-country guys didn't take notes.

The track guys ran intervals and kept logbooks detailing their mileage. The cross-country guys, on the the other hand, never stretched at all. They stretched before, during, and after practice, not to mention during lunch break and assembly, and before and after using the head. Speed was all they ever talked about.They spent an inordinate amount of time shaking their limbs and loosening up. The track guys, on the other hand, were obsessed. They rarely talked about running its was just something they did. The cross-country guys hung out in late-night coffee shops and read books by Kafka and Kerouac. They always appeared neatly groomed, even after running.

They wore long white socks, matching jerseys, and shorts that were so high their butt-cheeks were exposed. Track runners were tall and lanky they were sprinters with skinny long legs and narrow shoulders. They wore baggy shorts, bushy wool socks, and furry beanie caps, even when it was roasting hot outside. solidly built with long, unkempt hair and rarely shaven faces, they looked more like a bunch of lumberjacks than runners. It's true that the guys on the cross-country team were a motley bunch. The cross-country guys thought the track runners were high-strung and prissy, while the track guys viewed the cross-country guys as a bunch of athletic misfits. The kind of runner you were largely mirrored your approach to life. “What i quickly discovered is that high school running was divided into two camps: those who ran cross-country and those who ran track.

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