Importance of your parents

No

Are we talking about winning the Olympics or about being a strong contributor on a HS cross country/track team?

1. Your dad also makes important contributions.

2. Was your mother trying/training?

Not necessarily but if you take up running and absolutely suck (which you probably will) you can blame your parents.

Your ability is 100 % dependent on your parentage.

"Your ability is 100 % dependent on your parentage."

While this is not wrong, it is kind of like saying the way you smell is 100% dependent on your parentage, when, obviously, if you don't want to stink you need to do something about it.

Neither of my parents run/ran or were at all athletic and I've been fairly successful as a runner: 2:40 marathon (female). Clearly genetics plays a role, but I don't think your parents' athleticism, or lack thereof necessarily dooms you to a life of mediocrity.

Thank the Lord above that you HAVE a mom & dad.

Many don't.

akornfv897g wrote:

Are we talking about winning the Olympics or about being a strong contributor on a HS cross country/track team?

1. Your dad also makes important contributions.

2. Was your mother trying/training?

1. My dad was a wrestler in HS, but he wasn't special.

2. Yes, my mom was trying.

And I ask this because while most of my teammates tend to get faster as the season goes on, I tend to get burned out faster and more easily.

For example last year, I started my 10th grade at a 19:02. I ran my final race at 19:24, although my interval times were faster by that time.

Don't tell us about your parents. Tell us about your training. Or tell us how you didn't train over the summer and how you sat around on your ass on playing video games. Get back to us when you have busted your ass for a year, putting in consistent mileage and consistent quality training. Blaming your parents without busting your ass first is the lamest excuse that I have ever heard on Letsrun!

JuniorRunner wrote:

akornfv897g wrote:

Are we talking about winning the Olympics or about being a strong contributor on a HS cross country/track team?

1. Your dad also makes important contributions.

2. Was your mother trying/training?

1. My dad was a wrestler in HS, but he wasn't special.

2. Yes, my mom was trying.

And I ask this because while most of my teammates tend to get faster as the season goes on, I tend to get burned out faster and more easily.

For example last year, I started my 10th grade at a 19:02. I ran my final race at 19:24, although my interval times were faster by that time.

I offer my sincere apologies, I was mistaken, you should blame your parents, they obviously raised a pu$$y.

JuniorRunner wrote:

Your mitochondria, the powerhouse cells to fuel running, almost exclusively come from your mother.

If your mom ran when she was in HS and was absolutely abysmal - last in almost every track meet and XC race, are you pretty much screwed as well?

No, you are screwed, if your parents have IQs under 100.