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Running with a kid- any advise?
Last weekend was warrior dash for me- my friends 4 year old son declared that he was faster than me and wanted to do the race also. We explained to him that he couldn't but I promised that I would do a race with him. At the end of the month I am doing a 2K. Its a community race- so pretty small and I figured it would be perfect for him. I asked my friend if he still wanted to do it and she said he had brought it up last night- so yes. Its more important to me to make him happy than to PR- But I've never run a race with a kid. Anything I should know before hand?
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Re: Running with a kid- any advise?
I ran my last 5K with my 6 yo ds. I learned a couple of things:
1) He just might be faster than you! My 6 yo is - he can easily do a mile in under 9 minutes; I can't. You have to lay the groundwork at the beginning: no getting too far ahead. I'm not sure how well it would work with a 4 yo who isn't related to you (as in. I don't know how well he'll listen), but I had to spend a lot of time watching and keeping track of ds who was at times upto a block ahead of me. A 4 (or even 6) year old is not capable of just running along with the crowd and meeting you at the finish line.
2) Dress the kid in a brightly colored shirt - it helps to find them in the crowd. Oh, and make sure they have actual athletic shoes on, not sandals or crocs.
3) expect them to slow down/be done before the race is over. A 2K might not be so bad, but when my 6 yo was 4, he came for a run with me once and decided he was done at the 3/4 mile mark. Let him know that when he gets tired, you will help him get to the end but he has to be prepared to finish. At the 5K, I dragged/encouraged ds for half a mile, but he picked up speed at the end.
and 4) Let him win! It gave my son so much pleasure to get across the finish line a few feet in front of me, and it has made him want to go and run again and again. You're not going to PR with a 4 yo, so you might as well make it a great race for him,
It's fun to race with a kid! And you're doing a nice thing for your friend's 4 yo. Enjoy it! And then post back and let us know how it goes. Good luck!