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Photo of the Week: Run Like a Kid

Dawn - Pink Chick — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:47:56 +0000

This young runner is 7 and loves to run. This was taken during the 5k St Patty’s Day race recently held in Victoria. The race ended up being 5.7k and she finished with a time of approx 43 minutes.

Photo courtesy of Kathy T and the Calgary Roadrunners. Got a photo you would like featured? Leave a comment with the details.

Photo of the Week: Catch me, Granny

Dawn - Pink Chick — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:15:18 +0000

Some of you may not know this but I’m a grandmother. Nikayla is 7 and runs the trail race series in Calgary with me and her Mom. We are three generations of runners. She’s a speedy little runner and there’s no way Granny is ever gonna catch her. She loves to rub that in.

This photo courtesy of my own Flickr collection and was taken during the recent River Park Cross Country Race.

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Turkey Trot

21stCenturyMom — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:00:11 +0000

Did you manage to get out and do a Turkey Trot on Thursday as a pre-emptive strike against gluttony? How about today as a post-prandial attempt at returning to normal? I found this video of a Southern California Turkey Trot that has great shots of all kinds of people out for a great time at Thanksgiving.

Compare and Contrast – Cross Country at it’s best

21stCenturyMom — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:23:11 +0000

Compare and contrast. You have us, the members of the Running Blog Family who don’t step out the door without our GPS devices, stop watches, heart rate monitors, mapped out routes of known length, technical clothing and super high tech running shoes. We find plans, pay coaches, and use scientific methodologies in the pursuit of setting new personal records.

And then you have these intrepid athletes who just lace up their sneaks and hit it. Who is having more fun? You make the call.

Photo of the Week: Kid’s Marathon

Dawn - Pink Chick — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:00:58 +0000

Most of this week I spent my time volunteering as part of the HSBC Calgary Marathon race committee. Sunday was the big day. One of my favorite events is the Kid’s Marathon. The kids get roughly 5 weeks to do 25.2 miles and then on race day they run the last mile. Each kid gets a great race package, a shirt and a medal.

What’s great to see is the number of kids ranging from little tots to 16+ running this event. There is a tremendous turnout every year. It was my granddaughter’s fourth time in the event. She’ll be 6-years-old in August. This year she added yet another medal and a PR to her collection with a finishing time of 7:12 and a pace of 6:00/km. Wish I could run that fast. By the way it’s a chip-timed event and this year they staggered the start with the older kids starting out first and each group following by roughly two minutes. The first few crossed the line in just over four minutes. Those are some speedy children.

So yes I’m a proud grandmother but what really makes me happy is seeing more and more young kids getting out there and being active.

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Exercise Is Just for Kids

Mark Iocchelli — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:23:20 +0000

I ran across this fascinating 1958 CBC radio clip of a discussion between Byng Whitteker – a radio announcer entrenched in his belief that exercise is only good for children – and fitness advocate Lloyd Percival.

The world has changed a great deal in the past 50 years. In the clip, you get the sense that Lloyd was considered something of a wingnut with Byng being the rational one between them. Today, it’s pretty clear we’d have the opposite view of these gentlemen.

If you listen to the whole clip, you’ll be rewarded with a reference to something that seems ominously similar to the Atkins Diet. I don’t know about you but that seems freaky to me.

I was really impressed with Lloyd’s persistence and depth of knowledge. Listening to him makes me think that fitness wisdom has been around for a long time – the difficult part has always been to get people to hear the message.

Featured Web Site: Kids Running

Dawn - Pink Chick — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:29:48 +0000

Aaron posted an article on Children’s Running back in September. I’m an avid believer in children getting out there to run. I ran with my daughter when she was younger and now I run with my 5-year-old grand daughter. She has run several races and loves it. That’s why I was so excited when I accidently came across the KidsRunning.com.

KidsRunning is presented by Runner’s World and contains lots of great information to motivate youngsters. The graphics and layout are presented with a kid in mind.They even have Running Games. They look like a lot of fun and I can’t wait to try some of them with my little runner.

In the Columns section there are inspirational and informational writings by the editor, teachers, coaches and guest writers. There’s also a Resources section that lists some great books for kids to read about running.

The site has a lot to offer for youngsters and adults alike. If you’ve got a child who should be out there running, be sure to check it out.

Got a Web site to recommend? Leave me a comment with the details.

Video: Children’s Learn to Run Program

Aaron — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:05:55 +0000

What you are about to see is a Children’s Learn to Run documentary filmed over a 10-week period at the school I taught at in Edmonton. During the 10 weeks, students were exposed to a variety of learn-to-run topics (see running program below video), and completed the program by participating in a Fun Run finale of one, two or five kilometers.

Highlights include runners and supporters contributing to Edmonton’s Foodbank, Edmonton’s Mayor addressing the runners and starting the race, and the 200 or so young runners all receiving finisher medals. It was an extremely successful program that I hope started some youngsters on life-long running careers.

I’d like to thank Kid’s Running for featuring some of the program’s details, and also the Running Room for sponsoring production of the video.

Below is the specific program I adapted for young runners wanting to complete a 1K, 2K or 5K final run. Start each session with a short, useful, interesting topic for the kids, and then go outside for your run. Try it with your kids at home or at school. Whatever you do, make sure you keep in mind that the main goal is FUN!10 WEEK LEARN TO RUN PROGRAM:

1K and 5K Schedule of Topics
For the 1K, complete only half of the sets.

Week 1: Introduction: Building the House
(run 1 min., walk 2 min. – 6 sets)

Week 2: How to Buy the Right Shoes/Apparel
(run 1 min., walk 1 min. – 10 sets)

Week 3: Proper Stretching Techniques
(run 2 min., walk 1 min. – 6 sets)

Week 4: Hot/Cold Weather Running
(run 3 min., walk 1 min. – 5 sets)

Week 5: Breathing
(run 4 min., walk 1 min. – 5 sets)

Week 6: Nutrition
(run 5 min, walk 1 min – 3 sets)

Week 7: Form & Posture
(run 6 min., walk 1 min. – 3 sets)

Week 8: Keeping it FUN
(run 8 min., walk 1 min., run 4 min. – 2 sets)

Week 9: Life Long Running
(run 10 min., walk 1 min. – 2 sets)

Week 10: RUN Day Preparation
(run 10 min., walk 1 min. – 2 sets)

Week 11: 1K and 5K START-TO-FINISH RUN – with medals awarded to all finishers.

Childrens’ Running Program

Aaron — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:08:14 +0000

If you are interested, here is a great running program for kids. Included is a documentary describing the program and showing the kids having fun running; as well as a complete running schedule for your children or students to follow. Have fun with it!