I see it with my kids as well. My older daughter is very lean and had long legs. She is incredibly fast and was the 2nd highest rated running in her age group in our city of 2 million this year. She can not run for a week and then go out to a track meet, warm up for 5 mins and win it. Her younger sister is short, a tiny bit pudgy and has shorter legs. She’ll work 10x harder than her sister and still finish like 15th.

Absolutely…I actually love running in the snow.

Confession: I had my last physical therapy appointment yesterday (been having some back and foot issues)…although I feel better…I’m not happy that it’s over.

Uncomplaint: My daughter just officially wrapped up 2nd place in our city’s annual “cup” series (basically she was the 2nd highest rated runner in the city of 2 million).

Complaint: My daughter was actually the best runner in terms of results but didn’t get first place because another runner ran more races than her and thus amassed more points despite the fact that my daughter finished ahead of her at every race in which they both participated.

BONUS UNCOMPLAINT: My daughter doesn’t care because she thinks it’s awesome that she is in the top 2 in her age group in the entire city.