After reading all these childhood stories about Lomong, Manzano, and others, I had an epiphany. I want my kid to be a good runner, so when he's 4 or 5, I'll take him out to the woods, dress up like a monster, and chase him around till the s***'s scared out of him.
I figure that after a few years of this I'll have ingrained the essence of fast middle distance running in him. I'll bet he runs 3:50 in his prime.