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 2009-09-29 4:08 PM |
Sensei  Sin City |  Subject: How young is too young to run a marathon?I thought I would hear some thoughts before confirming my judgment. |
| 2009-09-29 4:09 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Pro  5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? After 18, you can't tell them what to do.... But personally, I'd say at least 18-20 for women; 20+ for men. Definitely not in HS. |
| 2009-09-29 4:11 PM in reply to: #2432716 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? So gradeschool would be a no no - I'm guessing? |
| 2009-09-29 4:22 PM in reply to: #2432720 |
Champion 15211 Southern Chicago Suburbs, IL | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Aikidoman - 2009-09-29 4:11 PM So gradeschool would be a no no - I'm guessing? Ummm... from what I remember, can't find the link, anything over 5k is too far for at least up through freshmen and sophomore in HS. THAT kind of mileage can do some serious damage to still developing bones and structure. I know some of the docs here will quickly link to studies. I would say big time NONO! |
| 2009-09-29 4:28 PM in reply to: #2432742 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? crowny2 - 2009-09-29 2:22 PM Aikidoman - 2009-09-29 4:11 PM So gradeschool would be a no no - I'm guessing? Ummm... from what I remember, can't find the link, anything over 5k is too far for at least up through freshmen and sophomore in HS. THAT kind of mileage can do some serious damage to still developing bones and structure. I know some of the docs here will quickly link to studies. I would say big time NONO! If you can find it, it would be helpful. I'm double checking to see if it's really happening. If it is, I may need to voice my objections and some research/documentation would help. |
| 2009-09-29 4:37 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Elite 5316 Alturas, California | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? All the marathons I have seen say minimum age of 18 to enter. No studies here sorry. The growing bone thing makes sense though. |
| 2009-09-29 4:39 PM in reply to: #2432765 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Baowolf - 2009-09-29 2:37 PM All the marathons I have seen say minimum age of 18 to enter. No studies here sorry. The growing bone thing makes sense though. Good to know. Then they won't be allowed... |
| 2009-09-29 4:45 PM in reply to: #2432771 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? I had to do some research.. Apparently, I was a little confused when I was told their kids were "doing the seattle marathon" without the details. To be honest, it's still a little unclear, but none the less, it's safe. From their site: The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon 2009 is on SATURDAY, November 28th at 10:00 AM at the Seattle Center. Kids begin their final 1.2 miles from the corner of 5th and Harrison. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon is structured to allow children — kindergarten through eighth grade — to complete a full 26.2 mile marathon at a rate that is fun and safe for their growing bodies “one mile at a time.” It also encourages them to read 13 books and perform 13 do rights (good deeds). What is a Marathon?In ancient Greece, Phidippedes ran from the plains of Marathon to Athens to report about the Persian War. That is where the marathon got its name. Thousands of years later, people still run, but now they do it for fun. About half a million people run marathons every year! People who run marathons train a lot. Your body must be in good shape to run a marathon. A marathon is 26.2 miles. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon will get you on your way to being physically fit.
Awards: 13 Books: A special certificate Edited by Aikidoman 2009-09-29 4:52 PM |
| 2009-09-29 4:51 PM in reply to: #2432781 |
Champion 15211 Southern Chicago Suburbs, IL | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Aikidoman - 2009-09-29 4:45 PM I had to do some research.. Apparently, I was a little confused when I was told their kids were "doing the seattle marathon" without the details. To be honest, it's still a little unclear, but none the less, it's safe. From their site: The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon 2009 is on SATURDAY, November 28th at 10:00 AM at the Seattle Center. Kids begin their final 1.2 miles from the corner of 5th and Harrison. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon is structured to allow children — kindergarten through eighth grade — to complete a full 26.2 mile marathon at a rate that is fun and safe for their growing bodies “one mile at a time.” It also encourages them to read 13 books and perform 13 do rights (good deeds). What is a Marathon?In ancient Greece, Phidippedes ran from the plains of Marathon to Athens to report about the Persian War. That is where the marathon got its name. Thousands of years later, people still run, but now they do it for fun. About half a million people run marathons every year! People who run marathons train a lot. Your body must be in good shape to run a marathon. A marathon is 26.2 miles. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon will get you on your way to being physically fit.
Awards: 13 Books: A special certificate
The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon 2009 is on SATURDAY, November 28th at 10:00 AM at the Seattle Center. Kids begin their final 1.2 miles from the corner of 5th and Harrison. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon is structured to allow children — kindergarten through eighth grade — to complete a full 26.2 mile marathon at a rate that is fun and safe for their growing bodies “one mile at a time.” It also encourages them to read 13 books and perform 13 do rights (good deeds). What is a Marathon?In ancient Greece, Phidippedes ran from the plains of Marathon to Athens to report about the Persian War. That is where the marathon got its name. Thousands of years later, people still run, but now they do it for fun. About half a million people run marathons every year! People who run marathons train a lot. Your body must be in good shape to run a marathon. A marathon is 26.2 miles. The Seattle Children's Kids Marathon will get you on your way to being physically fit.
Awards: 13 Books: A special certificate Ahh... there are other marathons that have done this. I know OKC did it too. And it is the same kind of set up. |
| 2009-09-29 4:55 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Extreme Veteran 3177   | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Yup, Seattle Marathon for Kids is a good one. My nephews have done it. Granted their good deeds consisted of helping their grandpa demolish things for fun  For an Actual Marathon I would definately say waiting until at least they have stopped growing and the growth plates in their long bones have completely come together. If I remember my anatomy correctly that is usually the last part of a person that physically matures. |
| 2009-09-29 4:56 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Extreme Veteran 844 | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? CMM does this as well, kids run the mileage over 6 weeks I believe, and run the last mile the friday before the actual event. They run through the same finish line, etc.. It's actually pretty cool to see their faces... My son will be doing it this year.. (2010). |
| 2009-09-29 4:58 PM in reply to: #2432790 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? crowny2 - 2009-09-29 2:51 PM Ahh... there are other marathons that have done this. I know OKC did it too. And it is the same kind of set up. Yeah, the marathon is done over weeks/months and not in one day. It's a totaly cool idea and would get my kinds (if I ever have any do it). I just got panicked when I was told they were 'doing a marathon'. I actually thought it was impossible since they are only 3rd or forth grade... Edited by Aikidoman 2009-09-29 5:00 PM |
| 2009-09-29 6:47 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Veteran 125 West Hartford, CT | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? I ran Applefest Half Marathon this weekend and at one point I came up to a 10yr old boy running the race. Its not a mary but I thought a very long distance for a 10year old running without a parent. |
| 2009-09-29 7:01 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Master 1610 Kirkland, WA | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? i did a race in march, Mercer Island half marathon - i saw a kid running pretty far up front towards the start and thought 'this kid will slow down, he is going out way to fast'. . he got 20th overall:
needless to say, i never passed him! |
| 2009-09-29 7:10 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Very cool idea. I let my 13 year old do a 10K last spring. She didn't push her pace to really race, just had fun with it. She's running cross country this fall and has signed up for an 8K in November. She's on the site as miss thing. |
| 2009-09-29 7:24 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
| Master 2009 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? My siblings and I always ran an annual 10K with our dad and we were much younger than high school and we turned out just fine. None of us did anything longe than that thugh until we were older. |
| 2009-09-29 7:42 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? IMO and based on the research I have done, youth is the time to get fast and as you get older, then focus on going longer. For my x-country/track runners, we build up to running 4-7km depending on the category with a healthy dose of VO2max and threshold work. However, for any that will listen (we are talking about high school kids) I strongly encourage a focus on shorter events during track season (some 400m, lots of 800m and 1500m). Ultimately there is only a short period of your life where you are going to have a go at breaking :50/1:00 for 400m, 2:00/2:10 for 800m or 4:00/4:30 for 1500m. Having said that, the latest research seems to indicate that the growth plate argument, while logical, is not supported by the data. While I still believe there are great reasons to hold off on the distance events (10k+) until after the teen years, the growth plate arguement seems not to be one of them. Shane |
| 2009-09-29 7:43 PM in reply to: #2432708 |
Extreme Veteran 313 | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Look up thr record for the youngest person to complete an ironman on google. It's about 12-13 years old. Make up you mind after that. I'd say no younger than 12. |
| 2009-09-30 8:28 AM in reply to: #2432708 |
Master 3546 Millersville, MD | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? suggesting that high school aged kids shouldn't race longer than 5k is rediculous in my opinion. I coached cross country and track&field in HS for years and by far and away my best runners (including those who went on to get track or xc scholarships) were putting in big mileage. Yeah we did some speedwork at appropriate points in the season, but mostly we had them running lots and lots and lots of miles. Virtually every collegiate distance runner I've ever met says they were logging big miles in high school. Are all of these kids getting damaged by this training regime? |
| 2009-09-30 8:47 AM in reply to: #2433768 |
Runner | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? JoshKaptur - 2009-09-30 9:28 AM suggesting that high school aged kids shouldn't race longer than 5k is rediculous in my opinion. I coached cross country and track&field in HS for years and by far and away my best runners (including those who went on to get track or xc scholarships) were putting in big mileage. Yeah we did some speedwork at appropriate points in the season, but mostly we had them running lots and lots and lots of miles. Virtually every collegiate distance runner I've ever met says they were logging big miles in high school. Are all of these kids getting damaged by this training regime? Well, I think there's a difference between high weekly mileage and running a marathon. I don't think that they are "damaging" themselves, but I would be concerned about burn-out. I was reading an article that mentioned that. We put so much focus on HS and collegeiate athletic performance for running that we end up not being able to sustain long-term development. |
| 2009-09-30 8:48 AM in reply to: #2432720 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Good lord, yes. I had to beg and plead to get to do a 10k before I turned 12. |
| 2009-09-30 9:24 AM in reply to: #2433768 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? JoshKaptur - 2009-09-30 10:28 AM suggesting that high school aged kids shouldn't race longer than 5k is rediculous in my opinion. I coached cross country and track&field in HS for years and by far and away my best runners (including those who went on to get track or xc scholarships) were putting in big mileage. Yeah we did some speedwork at appropriate points in the season, but mostly we had them running lots and lots and lots of miles. Virtually every collegiate distance runner I've ever met says they were logging big miles in high school. Are all of these kids getting damaged by this training regime? I didn't say their overall training wouldn't be high; just that IMO they should focus on racing shorter events and getting fast over those distances until after they are out of high school. Shane |
| 2009-09-30 11:35 AM in reply to: #2432708 |
Expert 1073 scottsdale, az | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? I started marathoning at 16. Ideal=NO! But it was something I wanted to do. They are fun and a little addicting. 19 now and trying to start chopping chunks of time off again. |
| 2009-09-30 11:51 AM in reply to: #2432708 |
Veteran 213 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Hunter Lussi at 13 yo was the youngest Iron distance finisher I've found Edited by Buddha4 2009-09-30 11:53 AM |
| 2009-09-30 11:54 AM in reply to: #2432781 |
Champion 16743 Somewhere I can be nekidd | Subject: RE: How young is too young to run a marathon? Some of the Rock N Roll marathons do a similiar thing. I want to take my kids along when I run in Nashville so they can do this. They both thought it sounded pretty cool. |
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