my days are filled with cross country try outs and basketball practice.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. Sometimes the runners are referred to as \"harriers\" (dogs). The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass, and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points-scoring method. Both men and women of all ages compete in cross country, which usually takes place during autumn and winter, and can include weather conditions of rain, sleet, snow or hail, and a wide range of temperatures. Cross country running is one of the disciplines under the umbrella sport of athletics, and is a natural terrain version of long-distance track and road running. Although open-air running competitions are pre-historic, the rules and traditions of cross country racing emerged in Britain. The English championship became the first national competition in 1876 and the International Cross Country Championships was held for the first time in 1903. Since 1973 the foremost elite competition has been the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "My life is surrounded by cross country running almost everyday.  Do you run at all?  Cross country runners are known as harriers"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I don't do cross country running but I do jog. What made you start doing cross country running?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's a way of passing the time, keeps me in shape, and it helps relieve stress.    But I prefer the individual part of cross country because team scoring is dependent on other people"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thats awesome! How long have you been doing cross country running?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "21 years.  Since I was a freshman in high school.  I like that both men and women can compete in it even during rain, shine, sleet, or snow."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting! So If I wanted to begin this sport what should I do? Do you just begin running or is there any information I need to view first?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's really good to start training either individually or with a friend and just run.  To think in 1876 the English championship was the very first competition.  You can also meet people while your out running."}, {"role": "user", "content": "ok so do you follow a particular diet while doing this sport?"}]