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posted: 1/12/2008 at 12:38 AM |
My son, 15, won both his races tonight at a local meet. Last week, he PR'd in the mile at 4:52, and tonight he ran it in 4:49. He also won the two-mile race, but it wasn't a PR - he almost didn't run it, he was so tired from the mile. He's still a sophomore, so he should keep getting faster. We're thinking about sending him to an XC camp in North Carolina this summer, to humble him a little! He's kind of a big fish in a little pond in Maine, to say the least.
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 12:42 AM |
| congrats to your son - thats a very cool time for a 15 yr old |
2008 targets:
5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 6:00 AM |
Awesome. Just awesome.
Now one piece of unsolicited advice, but its pretty good: do everything in your power to make his running talent not a short-term thing, or a means to an end ... but a lifelong journey.
I'd give a lot to go back to 15 and run every day, for the joy of it. And I could never run like that. |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 6:17 AM |
That IS awesome....congrats to your son on that PR....I want to break 6:00 this year, it's one of my goals...No way I could break 5:00 yet  |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 1:11 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 1/12/2008 at 6:00 AM:
I'd give a lot to go back to 15 and run every day, for the joy of it. And I could never run like that.
Same here.
That's great news about your son, hope he continues to improve which I'm sure he will. |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 2:30 PM |
Wow! That's great - lots of talent in those legs.
I hope he sees what he has and doesn't lose sight of it. Keep on supporting him (an area where my parents failed when I was his age). |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 4:08 PM |
| That's a great time. Congrats to him. |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 4:29 PM |
Thanks, guys! I appreciate the advice, too. My husband and I are trying our best to support him and make sure he doesn't burn out. I can tell he loves running because we never have to bug him to go for a run - he goes out on his own. I will definitely remember your advice, Jake!
The main area I need to improve in is nutrition - it's hard to get enough good-quality calories into the boy! I went to a seminar on feeding teenaged athletes and realized I've got to do a better job. He's a very picky eater, which doesn't help.
And at least now I understand what he's talking about when he mentions tempo, fartleks, long runs, etc.! He tells me what I should be doing to improve, too. It's a lot of fun.
Have a great weekend! It's good for running in Maine today.
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 4:54 PM |
Congratulations. I can not even imagine running sub 5 mile let alone a sub 10 min mile.
I like that you are encouraging something he loves. I have seen many parents push a kid to do something that they do not like. :)
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 7:43 PM |
That's fantastic! I can only imagine how proud you are. Please keep us updated on his progress as the folks of RA would love to cheer him on!
Claire xxx |
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posted: 1/12/2008 at 11:50 PM |
| Quote from Teresadfp on 1/12/2008 at 12:38 AM: My son, 15, won both his races tonight at a local meet. Last week, he PR'd in the mile at 4:52, and tonight he ran it in 4:49. He also won the two-mile race, but it wasn't a PR - he almost didn't run it, he was so tired from the mile. He's still a sophomore, so he should keep getting faster. We're thinking about sending him to an XC camp in North Carolina this summer, to humble him a little! He's kind of a big fish in a little pond in Maine, to say the least.
That's very good for a 15 year old. I think it would be good to send him to a camp or show him some high school running on the internet. While 4:49 is good for a sophomore it isn't amazing. Last year in track I saw one of my friends who was a sophomore lose a JV race when he ran 4:50. I've never seen a varsity track race won in anything over 4:30. You're son has some talent and can be very good if he continues to work at it but make sure he knows there are a lot of better runners outside of Maine and he has to work his butt off to be better than them. |
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posted: 1/13/2008 at 12:30 AM |
Um, thanks for that uplifting note, Mike. 
Teresa, congrats to your son!! I hope he continues running and continues to enjoy it for many years  |
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posted: 1/13/2008 at 12:43 AM |
Congrats. That's a great time.
I am always thinking of new ways to keep my 13 yr old daughter motivated so as not to burn her out.
I want her to enjoy running for a long time, so far so good. Her best mile is 5:32.
I wish your son luck in the future.
 . . . .Nice motivation Mike . . . .  |
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