why distance runners are not as popular as other sports in high school?

Because we all know life is about being popular in high school.

You know that distance runners are both male and female, right?

Anyway, to answer your question - because living life for the approval of "hot chicks" isn't living life.

needingmoreattention wrote:

when you win medals, no hot chick cares about them. they just approach stronger-built basterball players or american football midfielders.

.not even 1% of american people know who is Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

so why do you still waste your time at training? or throwing yourself out into more popular sports should be better?

Someone is stuck in high school, aweeeeee ):

needingmoreattention wrote:

when you win medals, no hot chick cares about them. they just approach stronger-built basterball players or american football midfielders.

.not even 1% of american people know who is Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

so why do you still waste your time at training? or throwing yourself out into more popular sports should be better?

Running is sort of dumb for inexperienced chicks.

Find chicks who run and will appreciate it.

Unfortunately the competition will be tough, since you will be competing with Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

Popularity for distance running is slight in high school because not everyone want to travel to see a 16 min race. Theres not much action and you only catch a glimpse of what is actually going on. To answer the second part of why hot chicks arent that into it is also easy. What do 'most' baseball, basketball, and football players have that distance runners don't? Defined Upper body muscles. Girls at that age are more closed minded and usually not into guys they can share clothes with. You can be a distance runner and have upper body muscles too but generally you won't be the faster guy on the XC team. The kicker of the football team can relate, the 2nd string freshman basketball player can relate, and the fat baseball catcher can all relate. For get what other people, and just worry about yourself. It's hard to understand when your prefrontal cortex hasn't developed all the way.

George Ilie wrote:

Find chicks who run and will appreciate it.

Unfortunately the competition will be tough, since you will be competing with Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

I think it's unlikely that the OP will be competing with Bernard Lagat for "chicks".

What's a basterball and what's an american football midfielder?

Runners , Like Geeks, end up being the boss of those other sport players later in life.. so dont worry brah

needingmoreattention wrote:

when you win medals, no hot chick cares about them. they just approach stronger-built basterball players or american football midfielders.

.not even 1% of american people know who is Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

I'm confused about what you're asking. Are you asking why kids who run are not popular at their own schools, or are you asking why elite runners aren't well known among high schoolers?

runrincerepeat wrote:

Runners , Like Geeks, end up being the boss of those other sport players later in life.

Very true. Geeks rule the world. Or to quote Lester Bangs,

"You will meet them all again on their long journey to the middle."

Maybe average-looking girls on your team are sitting there wondering why all the guys are drawn to "hot chicks."

It goes both ways. Quit fantasizing about what the cheerleaders are doing and do you. In 90% of cases, confident self-promotion and caring about more than yourself go further in helping you on the dating front that your physique.

All the runners at my school did fine socially.

needingmoreattention wrote:

when you win medals, no hot chick cares about them. they just approach stronger-built basterball players or american football midfielders.

.not even 1% of american people know who is Drew Hunter or Bernard Lagat.

so why do you still waste your time at training? or throwing yourself out into more popular sports should be better?

Be patient bro. Once you graduate from high school, what is considered "popular" there won't mean as much in the adult world. I've been there, I'm a former needy high school runner who in my 40s and still competes in my sport. Later on in life you'll discover many of the former football and basketball players will wish they had your running ability. You'll also discover those "hot chicks" aren't as great as you think they are.

I was actually popular in high school and got plenty of attention from hot girls. I still do.

materialism is everywhere:

That is actually an excellent answer.

It would take a book to actually explain the mind of a woman or man. It does seem as though if you take the time to talk to a girl she will eventually become more attracted to you IF you are able to focus on more than JUST her beauty.

The football jock is good at doing that because he is already out in the limelight and in demand. It's not the muscles so much as it's the attitude. There are women out there who will date/marry any type of physical specimen. That is why God made so many common men.

In a few years most of the babes in high school will all look the same...overweight and out of shape. Lots of men will remain somewhat in shape, more so than women it seems. It's harder for women for many reasons to stay in shape.

Take the Kenyan approach...Train hard and Win easy!!!

Be confident in who you are and in what you do. There is no one like you!

it has nothing to do with the sport. Its the guy. Most distance runners just lack the charm or charisma. I have known some cross dudes that were popular because they had that it factor. Most distance runners are just awkward and being less muscular doesn't help draw in the random attention.

The guys on my team are all shy/afraid of girls.

There are PLENTY of cute runner girls who appreciate a well mannered guy runner.

You may not attract the teenage Christina Aguilera or Nicole Eggert types but the runner girls' bodies will handle child birth and aging much better.