Forums >Health and Nutrition>How bad is it for a freshman in high school to run a marathon?
Why is it sideways?
http://www.kidsrunning.com/news/krnewsmarathonstatement.html
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rectumdamnnearkilledem
All that said, I have to say I was persuaded by most of what that article said and I probably won't let my future 14 year old son run a marathon (unless there are some special circumstances).
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Sorry for the LONG response, but I didn't think JK would mind.
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Kind of reminds me of that old saw: statistics never lie, but liars use statistics.
2013
3000 miles
Sub 19:00 for 5K 05-03-13 Clee Prom 5K - 19:00:66 that was bloody close!
Sub-40:00 for 10K 17-03-13 Gainsborough 10K - 39:43
Sub 88:00 for HM
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
If you click on my name you will see what I did when I was 14 years old, which has some relevance to this thread.