Aleksandr Terent'ev
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Should A 15 year old Run a Half Marathon?
Question:
Good afternoon,
Can I (a 15 year old) run a half marathon?
Answer:
Kulkov Oleg
Master of Sports of International class in track and field athletics, winner of the Zurich marathon, participant of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, multiple European Cup and Russian championships medalist, coach of the school “I Love Running”
Good day,
I don’t know the examples of early specialization. I can’t say my attitude to running a marathon at 15 is too positive. Long distance running always requires some athletic maturity.
I can tell you about my own experience. When I started my athletics career I ran 800m and 1500m races. Then, I began to run distances of 3000m, 5000m and 10 000m. I ran my first half marathon and marathon at the age of 20 and 28 respectively. All of this gave me the opportunity to adapt my body to gradually increasing loads and build a cushion against injuries that ensured adaptive processes continuity.
It’s up for you to decide but I’d rather delay your half marathon debut.
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