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Showing posts with label Should kids run. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Questions/Concerns on Children running long distances. How far is to far?

[caption id="attachment_1108" align="alignright" width="187"]Bryce running up a hill at his first 5k in DEC 2011. Bryce running up a hill at his first 5k in DEC 2011.[/caption]

This morning my son Bryce informed me he wants to be able to run seven miles with me.  Now, since he is 10 - that means it is well within the limits I have heard whispered on the interwebs - that a child shouldn't run TOO many miles.

This got me to thinking - how is training a child different from how an adult trains?  Does there need to be limits on the mileage that the child is allowed to work up too?

I figured I would look up some of the items that I have heard from random places to verify them.   So I began using my favorite tool. Google.  We all know if it's on the internet it must be true - so this seemed like a flaw-less plan to me.