Peaking in track/XC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lauren Fleshman’s memoir, Good for a Girl, is really excellent on all these questions.

After reading it I have been gently surprised that my daughter’s times have kept steadily improving through high school. But it’s taken a lot of training in the later years; she was nowhere near max effort in 8th/9th grade. Also her school is very aware of potential for injury—I’m grateful for that too.

OP. Thanks for the recommendation. I’m reading it now and finding it very informative.

Agreed -- it's an excellent book!

[Anonymous]

My daughter has seen steady improvement every year. She's much faster as a junior than she was as an 8th grader. Most of the girls on her team either improve or drop for other sports. Continual improvement requires year-round effort and good nutrition.