When Can Kids Start Running?
When Can Kids Start Running? Tuesday September 15, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) I frequently take my 2-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son on my runs — in their jogging stroller, of course. But I’m looking forward to the day when they can actually run alongside me and we can all run races together. So what’s a safe age for kids to start running as a sport, rather than just bounding around the playground or backyard? If your child shows an interest in running, kindergarten is a good time to look for a youth running program or enter your child in a local kids’ race (usually short distances of 100 400 meters). If they’re younger than that, they may not “get” the concept of running a race or have the attention span for doing a structured workout. When you do sign your child up for a running program, just make sure itisn’t too regimented or intense. The idea is for kids
