With a child of my own interested in running a marathon, I researched marathon training programs for youth in the US (there are some!), injury rates and how these compare to high school running programs.

  • markstosOP
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    1 month ago

    No one is suggesting forcing kids to run extreme distances.

    • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      ‘Andrew! You’ve got to be number one! I won’t tolerate any losers in this family! Your intensity is for shit! Win! Win! Win!’ You son of a bitch. You know, sometimes I wish my knee would give. And I wouldn’t be able to wrestle anymore. And he could forget all about me.