Track or soccer?

Do whatever you enjoy most. You ARE on a running message board, so the answer will inevitably come out to "Do Running".

Personally, I would kill to have enough talent to drop a 16:18 off of only summer training and then a sport in the spring and who knows what you would be capable of on the track with proper training.

In the end though, just do whatever makes you happiest. LIfe is too short not to.

As winnr1 said, do what makes you happy.

Although, I do not see any benefit at all to racing without training if that is what you are implying. You are way better off going running at least 4 days per week during soccer season at a medium effort.

thanks for the input guys :)

if my ultimate goal was to persuade the interest of a college coach by next year, with improvements of course, would having only a few track results be risky for instance if i were to contact them? or would only two seasons of track be enough to show that i may have future ability for competition?

thanks again

I'd do soccer. No question about it. I'm assuming that you play at a high level of select soccer. Maybe State ODP program? It's a lot more fun. However, competition wise, high school soccer is kind of a joke even in the big schools. The teams that go far in the state tournament are the ones with the most high select and ODP kids on the team. A good select U-16 team would thrash a state champion everyday of the week.

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thanks for the input guys :)

if my ultimate goal was to persuade the interest of a college coach by next year, with improvements of course, would having only a few track results be risky for instance if i were to contact them? or would only two seasons of track be enough to show that i may have future ability for competition?

thanks again

If this is your Junior year you need to contact coaches around now, maybe after you have a few results in the spring. In your messages just make sure you lay out your limited running experience and your results through it. Many coaches will be interested to see your improvements and you could easily make most DIII rosters with a walk-on spot at a good number of DII and low-tier DI schools. Remember though that divisions dont matter, what really counts is quality of education.

Good luck, I trust you'll make the choice that is right for you.

Hey! I know you're on here seeking answers for questions but I was wondering if you could help me. I'm a sophomore rn and my XC season was less than ideal. I'm decent at soccer and have a shot at making the varsity team next season. The only problem is, I am the number 2 varsity runner and there is a minute gap between me and our third varsity guy. I want to give soccer a try but don't want to leave my team out to dry. So I figured I could try doing both at the same time. How was your experience with doing both at the same time? Was it ever too much to handle? Let me know what you think I should do.

Thanks!