It's been so long since I have posted to the list, surely I need to break the silence with a tough question...
Have any of you run across any resources for, or worked with directly (and successfully), solving the pecking order that identical twins naturally seem to have in their training and racing? All of the examples I can think of, one of the twins is consistently faster than the other. Their genetics are obviously the same, and their training presumably is, too, so the explanation figures to be more mental than physical. I've got a set of twins on the team (4 sets of identical twins on a relatively small track team this year!) where one of the sisters only runs anywhere near her best when the other isn't there, be it illness, injury, or a scheduled break in the training. I'm aware of it, she's aware of it, her teammates are aware of it, and her parents are aware of it ... but none of us have figured out how to correct it. She's a 4-time State qualifier -- no slouch -- so it sure would be nice to get her performing optimally. Twins interract with each other much differently than regular siblings! Any insight? Dan http://AbleDesign.com - Web Design & Custom Programming http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F ------------------------------------------------------------ @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
