Back on track

Just as I'm getting used to a running routine again, one of my sisters is deciding she may want to join her high school track team.

My sister Sarah was the ultimate athlete in high school. And even after her D3 collegiate soccer career, she still plays soccer and hockey. If envying my sister could have been a sport in high school, I would have been the MVP. I attempted to join track so that I was part of a team. Each practice began with a half mile warm up around the track. Each warm up ended with me walking to the finish line while everyone else was stretching. I became a "thrower" because . . . admittedly I was just lazy.

Now my younger sister, freshman in high school, is thinking of joining track this spring. How can I convince her that running with the team will be one of the best decisions she can make? Should I tell her all the cool kids are running? Seeing what running has done for me in my adulthood makes me wonder how much better off I would have been in my teen years if I were running. I could have worked with a coach who would have pointed out strengths and weaknesses. Now in my late twenties I'm struggling to get back on track, and I hope to somehow convince my sister to get on the track team.