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re: Good mile time for a kid
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:50 pm to pelicanpride
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:50 pm to pelicanpride
At 9, that's very good.
I'd advise against training until 6th grade(mostly easy running at that).
Then track in 7th.
Keep him out of Summer track.
That's retarded for distance kids, and is a big reason Louisiana distance runners suck as a whole.
Keep it fun. Maybe a fun run 1/2 mile or mile nowadays.
Let him play sports, keep him active.
No real hard training until 7th grade, with easy running 5th 6th grades if he likes it.
My qualifications...
Former D1 scholarship track and cc background.
I'd advise against training until 6th grade(mostly easy running at that).
Then track in 7th.
Keep him out of Summer track.
That's retarded for distance kids, and is a big reason Louisiana distance runners suck as a whole.
Keep it fun. Maybe a fun run 1/2 mile or mile nowadays.
Let him play sports, keep him active.
No real hard training until 7th grade, with easy running 5th 6th grades if he likes it.
My qualifications...
Former D1 scholarship track and cc background.
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:54 pm to Privateer 2007
quote:
I'd advise against training until 6th grade(mostly easy running at that).
Then track in 7th.
Keep him out of Summer track.
That's retarded for distance kids, and is a big reason Louisiana distance runners suck as a whole.
I agree with this
Running a slow 3k in 100 degree weather after sitting through a million heats of the 100m was dog shite.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:58 pm to Privateer 2007
quote:
Keep him out of Summer track.
That's retarded for distance kids, and is a big reason Louisiana distance runners suck as a whole.
Summer track is great for distance kids. I made some of my biggest breakthroughs running summer track. Ran my first sub 5 mile and my first sub 15 5000 running summer track.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 2:09 pm to Privateer 2007
quote:
I'd advise against training until 6th grade(mostly easy running at that). Then track in 7th. Keep him out of Summer track. That's retarded for distance kids, and is a big reason Louisiana distance runners suck as a whole. Keep it fun. Maybe a fun run 1/2 mile or mile nowadays. Let him play sports, keep him active. No real hard training until 7th grade, with easy running 5th 6th grades if he likes it. My qualifications... Former D1 scholarship track and cc background.
Sage advice.
Keep running fun for now. See how his body grows and start pushing hard middle school or early hs. I would push him to become more mentally prepared for distance than physically. No matter how good physically he becomes, he will mentally have to push thru what my coaches called the “stall” every distances runner faces.
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