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My DS 12 wants to tryout for track in the fall. Kids can try-out for as many events as they want. He wants to do 100 meters. The problem is that I dont think he's a sprinter. Hes tallish 5"6 and skinny. He recently ran a 8 MM in PE which put him in the top 3 that day. How do coaches normally decide what event younger kids will do? He's wasnt too excited about my suggestion to look at 800 meters.
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Actually, anything under 14 seconds and he will probably do fine, at least in middle school. At 12, he should be running close to a 6 minute mile in order to be competitive in the 800 or 1500 events.
Dude, relax with all the time stuff. This sounds like a kid just trying out track and seeing what he likes, as opposed to determining whether he'll be elite at that age level.
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Really? That's pretty awesome! Where in Columbia? You moved pretty far away. I have a friend that moved from Columbia to Texarkana last year, was sad to see her go but she's happy down there with her husband.
Let him try out for everything - it will all sort its self out........you never know, he may end up a great sprinter....on the other hand, he may decide he wants to play the piano and run just for fun....Its all good so I say let him try everything at this age - it will all come together for him....JohnA