Young Runners: The Complete Guide to Healthy Running for Kids From 5 to 18

A lifetime of joyful running and good health begins here.Loaded with clear and practical information that parents, coaches, and children can put to quick use, Young Runners is a comprehensive guide to recreational and competitive running for children of all ages. Former running coach Marc Bloom draws on years of experience, as well as on some of the most successful youth running programs in the United States today, to offer a safe start for our youngest runners and continued healthy running through adolescence. Young Runners includes:Training programs for children aged 3 to 11, 12 to 14, and 15 to 18, including warm-ups and stretches for injury preventionInformation about speed and distance, as well as weekly training programsA guide to youth races across AmericaBloom also outlines the different basics for boys and girls, cross-training for enhanced performance in other sports, and the best way to add running to the lives of special-needs children. Filled with inspiring stories and straightforward advice, Young Runners focuses above all on the enjoyment of running that should be a part of every kid+s life.

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Title of ebook: Young Runners: The Complete Guide to Healthy Running for Kids From 5 to 18
ISBN: 9781416573111
parent-ISBN: 9781416572992
Publisher: Fireside
Pages: 288
Published: 03-2009
Released online for download: 03-10-2009
Author of eBook: Bloom, Marc

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Young Runners

The Complete Guide to Healthy Running for Kids From 5 to 18

Preface

Young Runners: The RulesWhen I'm running it's like an obstacle and I just want to break the wall down and push so hard so I can get to the next level and I'm even better and have more challenges.
-- Sasha Estrella-Jones, seventh-grade runner at a Brooklyn, New York, middle school

1. All children and teenagers can learn to love running.
2. Running is easy when approached with patience and common sense.
3. Running progress should be gradual over time.
4. Running is done mainly for fun, learning, and good health.
5. Running should not dominate a child's life.
6. Running enjoyment is enhanced with friends and schoolmates.
7. Parents who run are the best role models for their children.
8. Children's growth and development must be taken into account.
9. Children approach running differently than adults.
10. Competition should not put undue pressure on running children.

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