Have you ever wondered if you’ll ever beat the fastest person in the world? Do you think you’ll ever even beat your friends in a race? Well, Cross Country is the sport for you! Today is the day you will get to learn all of this from my good friend, Sam Hauff!

SECTION 1: Getting into cross country

Q: How would you say cross country was?

A: Fun, I Really enjoyed hanging out with my friends after school.

Q: What were your best times for Cross Country?

A: 1 mile was 7:05, and my 2 mile was 15:47.

Q: How is Cross Country, just in general?

A: If you like to run, you should try it because it’s fun and you get to exercise and have a good team.

Q: If you were to do Cross Country again, would you do it?

A: Yes, Because it’s fun and I like to run

Q: When was a time when you hated Cross Country

A: I would say the worst was in Mid-Season because every day things hurt and we did hard stuff.

SECTION 2: Exercise Build

Q: Did you ever improve with running while in Cross Country

A: Yes, Because at the beginning and when we did our first mile [my time was] 8:15, but when we did our intrasquad, I got 7:05 for a mile.

Q: Why can cross country benefit you?

A: Because you get good friends and you have more time for exercise.

Q: Why did you sign up for Cross Country

A: Because I like cross country and my siblings ran cross country and one of my brothers was good at cross country, so was my mom.

Section 3: How is cross country the best sport?

Q: Why would you say that Cross Country is the best sport

A: Because it’s just “Gooder”

Q: How can Cross Country really help you?

A: It can get you into shape, it can also help you make friends

Q: How is Cross Country compared to other Sports

A: It’s better because you have more endurance.

Q: How do you feel being a Cross Country Athlete?

A: I like it because I’m just special like that.

In summary, this guy will stop at nothing to beat his PR (personal record) and you can too! That’s why Sam Hauff is one of the best Cross Country athletes in Emporia KS. Honestly, he is in my opinion and hopefully, yours too. If you want to join cross country, get a good water bottle and start training now. Cross Country season starts at the beginning of the school year.