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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she open to longer distances? It's easier for a hard worker with a good attitude to break through in distance. Sprinting is as much genetics as anything else. If she's a freshman, her HS might have indoor track starting next week, which is a way to get started earlier with the team.[/quote]

This is good advice OP.  The longer distances are grueling, but also more forgiving in a way.  It may be easier for your DD to improver her endurance and pacing than her short-burst speed.[/quote]

+2 My daughter started in the shorter distances, and was a bit resistant to try the longer ones, but that was absolutely the right direction for her. Her best was 800, but she also grew to like cross country.[/quote]

OP. My daughter used to do cross country and long distance in track but hated it and switched to sprinting. [/quote]

Understood.  No expert here, but my guess is the track and field athletes that are successful find an event they are most suited to and then work to develop that skill.  It's hard to convert desire into success in the short sprints when the body is not designed for that.  If she's not seeing potential in the short races it might not be right for her, and there is nothing wrong with that.  I'm guessing there is a different event, whether on the track or in the infield, that suits her better.  [/quote]

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