The best sport ever, because there are no skills involved, it is purely a measure of how badly you want to win, and how much and for how long you are willing to sacrifice your body to win. cross country gets hardly any publicity, which makes it so that the athletes aren't doing it for fame or fortune, they are doing it to try and prove that they are tougher than the next guy
by Tyler King August 05, 2005
A difficult sport that involves lots of long distance running. Cross country involves running about 5-12 miles a day for practice, and 5 kilometers for every race at the high school level. Cross country is somewhat related to track. However, track is shorter distances over a rubber surface while cross country is a long distance race over grass and/or trails.
see: xc, cross country geek, distance running
see: xc, cross country geek, distance running
by *The Boss* June 23, 2006
the sport no one understands because they are all to scared to try it.
the sport for the hardcore.
a super intense sport that requires running a lot.
the sport for the hardcore.
a super intense sport that requires running a lot.
person 1: "You do cross country?"
person 2: "Yeah"
person 1: "I could never do that"
person 2: "I know"
person 1: "you do cross country? I would I die if i ran that much!"
person 2: "Don't worry, you will faint before you die."
person 2: "Yeah"
person 1: "I could never do that"
person 2: "I know"
person 1: "you do cross country? I would I die if i ran that much!"
person 2: "Don't worry, you will faint before you die."
by person4321 April 16, 2011
See: Steve Prefontaine god of all things Running. Sport Idolized by one Coach, Roth of Jesuit high school.
by Nas Choka August 29, 2004
The toughest and best sport of all. Takes extreme amounts of dedication and skill to be good at. Besides being a physical sport, cross country is also mental and the top runners must be able to push even when they are tired. People on the team run no matter what, even if there is rain, sleet, snow, ect. Some people make fun of cross country runners and claim it isn't a sport, but they are just jealous that they are out of shape and can't run more than 1/4th of a mile. And no, we are not gay just because we wear short shorts.
by xcrunner13 November 09, 2009
A great sport that requires both mental and physical strength.... but you have to be careful or you can screw up your body, especially if you're a girl.... it requires hours of training and is an awesome sport.
I just got home from xc, and my shin splints are killing me,give me some ice,the remote, and some food... man if cross country girls got injured less, they'd be called football players*falls onto couch and sits there for hours*
by ocgirl April 05, 2005