proof of brain

Football. The all-American sport. It’s known to be physical, muddy, and have awesome tailgaiting pre-game. Everyone has played football at least once, whether it was in gym class, with your friends, on a high school team, or part of the .01% that made it all the way to the pros.

Cross Country. The not so popular sport. It’s known to be muddy, exhausting, and consists of crazy hardcore runners. Not very many people can say that they’ve run in a cross country race before. Yes, (almost) everyone has ran in their life; there is no doubt about that. But there is a HUGE difference between just running, and putting yourself up against 100-500 other runners through 5 kilometers (rougly 3.1 miles) of mud, hills, elbows, and the most difficult of them all: your conscience.

Yes, it’s true. I believe that cross country is manlier than football. But I don’t just state something without giving the facts. Here are the facts.

1. Cross country runners have to put up with something called a conscience. About a mile or two miles in, you’re body isn’t exactly your best friend. In fact, your body hates you. It’s telling you “what the hell are you doing? Stop!”. And at the third mile… lets just say you have to be strong mentally or you will not make it. You have to keep pushing yourself to the limit. The first google result of “definition of bravery” gave me this:a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fearTherefore, cross country runners are brave, a quality of one that is manly.
2. Real men make decisions for themselves. Since when do men ask other men what they should do? Does a cross country runner ask his coach if he should speed up as he passes him in the audience? Hell no! Does a football team ask their coach what play they should do next? Don’t ask the players ask their coach.

3. You don’t get breaks every 10-20 seconds. What kind of athlete needs a break after every play? Come on! You barely did anything and you’re already running back to the sidelines!? If a cross country runner ran fro 20 seconds than stood for another 20 (or more if you ask me), they’d be laughed at.

4. Cross Country meets occur more often than just once a week. Seriously? Football players need a week break before they try hard again for 20 second intervals while their coaches tell them what to do? Cross country runners have double the contests.

5. We don’t need oxygen masks. Oh I’m sorry big football player? Did you just try for 20 seconds? That’s a loooong time. Here, put this mask over your face so you don’t hyperventilate.

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