World Athletics Championship

[Slime]

:mmm:

Is this really the level of humour this board is pitching at?

Lighten up fella, life is hard enough without the humour police popping out of the woodwork.

 

[Golfmmad]

Wether we have the coaches or facilities in this country very few will make it and be able to compete with the best purely because we are not committed enough to train as hard or as often, we also imo protect our kids too much by not allowing them to race certain distances whilst too young.

I do believe a 10 year old can only race officially 1200 metres it could be 1500 but they are capable of so much more.

I have been taking my son to a running club now for about 10 months and the most he has ever done is 2 x 400 with an hour in between, basically a warm up warm down lap.

I obviously train him over a lot longer distance myself.

In the world champs 5k there was a 16 year old running around 13 minutes something which is just mind blowing.

There's a good reason why a 10 year old can only run those short distances - they are too young! At that age their bones are still growing and muscles still developing. If the talent is there a few more years shouldn't make any difference. But pushed too young and too soon will only lead to injuries in the future.

Just my opinion of course. :thup:

 

[pokerjoke]

There's a good reason why a 10 year old can only run those short distances - they are too young! At that age their bones are still growing and muscles still developing. If the talent is there a few more years shouldn't make any difference. But pushed too young and too soon will only lead to injuries in the future.

Just my opinion of course. :thup:

Your opinion is very welcome however wrong it is or un-proven.
http://www.halhigdon.com/writing/50949/Is%20Running%20Good%20for%20Children%26quot%3B

 

[Golfmmad]

Your opinion is very welcome however wrong it is or un-proven.
http://www.halhigdon.com/writing/50949/Is%20Running%20Good%20for%20Children%26quot%3B

I still think that caution is better than the risk of over training for a 10 year old. I read the complete article and it is not conclusive.

Dont get me wrong, its great for kids to get involved at a young age, as long as they're not pushed too much too soon. Again my opinion, but not wrong.

 

[Dan2501]

I read one of Mo Farah's books recently and he describes how he changed his training regime after always getting beaten by the Kenyan and Ethopian athletes.
He went to their Country and trained with them for most of the year. He said that they eat, live and sleep running and training. It was only after living their life that he began to realise what it takes to perform at the top elite level. And thats when he started to reap the benefits and went on to win gold medals.

It takes tremendous commitment and dedication to get to that level and I wonder if our athletes get that opportunity. Has GB&NI got the same commitment to our top sportsmen and women?

He also started working with Alberto Salazar, but let's not talk about that........