Trail Running
Longer distances
Shoes have thread
Mainly solo
Hydro backpacks
Off the beaten Track
Elevation Gain
Varied
VS
Cross Country
Shorter distances
Shoes have spikes
Mostly a team sport
Minimal gear
In forests of fields
Very short, sharp hills
Highly regulated
I had a love-hate relationship with running cross country. I can vividly remember my first national event running for Burnside High School. It was the first time I felt physically sick (running up the muddy hill for the second lap) and I finished feeling dizzy, ill and completely short of oxygen.
My school coach said before the race that I was
