In today’s USATF Masters Cross Country National Championships, Nico, Lex and Leo’s mom, Lynne Young, placed 33rd overall and 7th in her Women’s 50-54 division!
During the 2023 USATF Masters Cross Country National Championships; Nico Young, Lex Young and Leo Young’s Mom, Lynne Young, took 33rd overall and 7th in the ...
I’m trying to go back through the footage to see if there was really any clear coverage of her running, but really can’t find any as of yet. She’s mentioned SEVERAL times throughout the entire 4 to 5 hour broadcast though.
You get your running ability mostly from your mother:
"Indeed, mtDNA may be one of the key determinants of VO2 max taking into account the fact that aerobic capacity has a greater maternal than paternal inheritance with maternal heritability reaching 28%"
Background We have previously suggested that some of the mutations defining mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups J and K produce an uncoupling effect on oxidative phosphorylation and thus are detrimental for elite endurance...
Ran mid 13s. I heard that my mother joined a random 10k when she was just over 30, trained for 2 weeks (off of being relatively sedentary - would walk a lot and work out occasionally but barely ran) and ran upper 30s