How do i convince my sister she can't run a 6:00 mile?

your an asshole, she's 9 for god sakes, stop being a jerk, hell you probably cant run sub 5. Your a disgrace to running and life

What kind of mean sibling are you? You are a runner are you not. You should be jazzed that your sister wants to run a 6:00 mile. She's nine years old and has a good goal for herself. On another thread someone asked why the US doesnt produce better athletes; its because we dont give enough support to our younger athletes. Truthfully, I hope she runs sub 5:00 despite you. You can tell her that letsrun.com is behind her even if you arent.

I ran an 11:30 mile when I was 9. I broke six four years later, during my first year of taking running even halfway seriously. Sorry, but you can't convince her, and stop being a jerk about it. Someday she'll laugh when she blows past you.

"I can tell you one thing for certain: The more you try to discourage your younger sibling, the harder she will work to prove you wrong or annoy you."

So since I don't want her to train hard but telling her not to WILL make her work harder, I should use revrse sycholegy and encorage her so that she quits????????????

Oh my god you are one stupid kid.

Well what did he mean then???????????????????????????

last year 2 middle school girls ran 5:50 in my conference

Something little shitheads yer age do on a daily basis.

Now go away.

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um..i ran 11:30 for mile in 5th grade, im not even a senior in hs and i run 4:44 now, so what you say to your sister is just essentially bullshit. you may be joking, but you're an asshole for even coming up with it

asdklgj wrote:

Well what did he mean then???????????????????????????

He means your sister is more of a man than you are. Grow up.

You should defiantly support your sister. I always gave my brother shit about everything, and always put him down, telling him he was no good at everything. Now he is a drug addict and actually is going nowhere in life.

so hold on, is asdgfhk or whatever a guy or a girl? I'm thinking this could be really hilarious if he's a guy with a 6:07 mile hating on his sister for running slowly.

i just dont want her dreams crushed. i am obviusly the runner in our family. my parents just fele sorry for her thats why they buy her shoes and stuff. i would rather her doing somthing like socer or somthing shes good at.

She's not necessarily bad. I ran 10:00 when I was 14... I'm now 16 and my PR is 5:08. Not that I'm calling myself elite, but I think it's a decent time, and it's about half of what I ran two years ago. Your nine-year-old sister, who obviously isn't conditioned, could easily do the same thing by the time she's my age; she'll probably BREAK 6:00 after seven years of training, for goodness' sake. Besides, even if she doesn't get there, she'll be healthy from training and will probably still feel good about herself just for being a runner. Running is not just about meeting goals; it's about building fitness, building self-confidence, and having a good time. Look at her desire to run/break 6:00 as the mechanism which could lead her to a happier, healthier life, and applaud her for setting high standards for herself.

Shes not going to have a happier life if she falls way short of her goals. thats what im saving her from. im pretty much her savour.

the fact that you can only run a 6:07 mile should be embarassing enough for you. you dont even have the excuse that you are 9 years old.

you should quit now. you are never going to amount to anything. if you are "the runner in your family" you are truly in posession of some crappy genetics.

First off, if you're her brother then you should really be ashamed of the way your acting towards your 9 year old sister. I'm sure she looks up to as a role model, and in a way is trying to emulate you by trying to become active in running. I'm sure she has her own personnel motivations, but prolly has considerd you as a source of motivation to become something as well... They funny thing is 20 years from now she'll be more likely to remember you as a selfish brother for being such an asshole to her, in times when what she really needs is support instead of your criticism and chastisement than if you were to be supportive of her, but she'll never forget if you show her you care, and support her no matter what decisions she makes. If you're her sister, than this is probably an issue dealing more so with your jealousy, instead of her potential and/or capabilities. As you mentioned before, you're the runner in the family, and maybe you feel like your success and accomplishments are being intruded upon by your little sisters recent intrest. Best advice if this is true...put family first, help your sister out by being understanding, supportive, and encouraging her ... and if losing to your younger sibling in something is really a concern of yours ( even though I believe one should be ecstatic when a sibling does well in something) then train your ass off so it doesnt happen.

maybe his sister weighs 200 pounds or something

asdklgj wrote:

Shes not going to have a happier life if she falls way short of her goals. thats what im saving her from. im pretty much her savour.

Before anyone else responds to you, maybe you should explain your apparent mastery of the English language.