Hello group, I was wondering if someone could help me. I have been running marathons every other
year 7 years. In my most recent marathon I had my 7 year old daughter run with me. It was difficult
for her to train, but did well finishing in 6 hours and 29 minutes. I ran it in 3 hours and 17
minutes. My wife ran it in 4 hours and 6 minutes. Now my daughter is 8 and I expect her to be able
to at least compete with my time. We plan on running another marathon in March so we have plenty of
time to train. Right now we are consitantly running between 12 and 20 miles a week. There is only
one problem. She hates to run. I have tried everything from buying her presents, to supporting her,
to scolding and punishing her when she does not run. Can anyone recommend any literature or training
methods to inspire her to run and run faster then before. I may be pushing too hard. I want her to
enjoy the sport as much as I have and she will. Does anyone in the Portland Oregon area have a son
or daughter close in age to my daughter that would like to be a training partner for her? I think
that would help also. I think she needs to be challanged.
Thanks Manuel