When track and Xc inevitably die as sports, what sport can people with our body type do successfully?

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5 years ago 06/15/2018 10:12pm EDT

Fencing? Are fencers skinny punks under that Spider-Man suit?

Ultimate frisbee? This sport is actually growing. Frolf?

Any popular sports that can actually get spectators?

5 years ago 06/15/2018 10:14pm EDT

re: Made for more

The freak show at the circus

5 years ago 06/15/2018 10:18pm EDT

re: Made for more

Soccer.

I'm trying to get into MLS. I'm 5'2.75" and 145 lbs...

I'll be known as "The Winger."

Special moves: Accelerating from walking pace to 7.37 m/s.

In all honesty though, I find that running and soccer are easily related. We might not have the technique, but being aerobically and anaerobically fit means we can receive and run with the ball more. Even though in a pro match, a player is usually in possession of the ball for about 90 seconds, we can do a lot with our feet.

5 years ago 06/15/2018 10:34pm EDT

re: Pissed Off Old Boy

Pissed Off Old Boy wrote:
Soccer.
I'm trying to get into MLS. I'm 5'2.75" and 145 lbs...
I'll be known as "The Winger."
Special moves: Accelerating from walking pace to 7.37 m/s.
In all honesty though, I find that running and soccer are easily related. We might not have the technique, but being aerobically and anaerobically fit means we can receive and run with the ball more. Even though in a pro match, a player is usually in possession of the ball for about 90 seconds, we can do a lot with our feet.

Technique is hugely important. Without it you are nothing. However, without very good aerobic and anaerobic capacity you won't be able to keep up with the pace of the game. When I was about 16 I figured out that I wasn't going to go much further in soccer due to my lack of technical ability. Therefore I switched to XC and track and found I was a lot faster running without the ball.

5 years ago 06/15/2018 10:41pm EDT

re: Made for more

5 years ago 06/15/2018 11:00pm EDT

re: well.........duhhhh

Rock climbing, xc skiing, road bike, tough mudder, base jumping, parcours, mountaineering, race cars, tennis, modern pentathlon.

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