Long-Term Development in Women's Distance Running: Let's Problem-Solve

I ran in high school, I’m female, I went through natural developmental peaks and troughs, and it all worked out for me in the long run. I had great coaches, and I also had a diversity of interests as a young athlete. I had a harder year or two as I grew my ‘woman’ body (which term, by the way, I hate) but I didn’t think too much about it and I came out the other side. I wasn’t a high school star, so I wasn’t subjected to the lime light, which was helpful.