Run to The Wild!

   

    Does running on normal road bore you? Same track, same altitude, same view, using same muscles and bones, meeting same passerby day by day are so boring that you desire to give up. Do you want to try something new? What about cross-country running?!

    Cross-country running is running in the wild— sometime run though forests, sometimes climb an obstacle, sometimes jump a gap, sometimes challenges a single-plank bridge. Cross-country Runners around the world have witnessed the development of cross-country races. Earlier, the running road is uncertain and random in each race—the race host didn’t announce where to run and arranged a guide to drop papers on the ground to lead the way for the runners. Now, the international custom is to set the road, distance, track, date ahead of the racethus to make runners get prepared. The  IAAF（International Association of Athletics Federations‎）holds an annual international cross-country tournament, popular among worldwide cross-country running fans.

    Compared with normal running, I conclude three significant pros of cross-country running. To begin with, cross-country running can push you to use different muscle during the whole running because the condition of the track is so diverse. Using the certain fixed muscles cannot make your whole body strong and tend to result in sports injury due to excessive using. And during cross-country running, sometimes you have to stop your stride to think about how to move on , which can give your muscle a period of time of relaxing. Secondly, a variety of new views and new requirements to run can stimulate you to persist. Imagine, you can see forests, hills, lakes, bridges around the road, will you feel boring any more? Besides, Different challenges encourage  you to think strategically, which is not only a pressure but also a motivation. Thirdly, fresh air! The outside environment is abundant in oxygen, which can make your brain conscious, make your lung clear, make you energetic and dynamic all the day!