X-Country runners weak and wimpy? I don't know where all you millenials on here grew up, but half of our Central PA HS team were wrestlers in the winter. And most of the Penn State team I knew back in the day were pretty tough guys. Not to mention the 800M guys....it was best not to mess with any of them.
If you see yourself as a wimp, it's your own fault. Don't blame the sport.