Who Has Petite Feet?

By petite feet, I mean, children in your household who are interested in taking up running for fun and or sport.

How are they enjoying it and how are you approaching them starting into the wonderful world of running? We’d love to hear your stories, as parents who are introducing little feet into this sport. Are you having them run with you? Are you entering them into kids races and fun runs? This is actually a great way to get them started. The cheering, the ribbons and medals received, the post race celebratory snacks etc are all part of the allure that piques their interest and serves as a reason to look forward to, and even train, for future events.

At iRun, we are huge advocates of making this sport fun, family oriented and of course competitive. Even if the competition is with each individual’s goals to improve and smash personal records. This is why I feel there is some benefits to keeping track of accomplishments, like furthest distance run, fastest time or even ‘most fun had during a run/race’ so that your child has something to benchmark themselves with. I know when I was a youngster and working on improving in various sports, I would keep stats on everything from how fast I could ride my bike around the block, how far I could long jump to how many times I could hit makeshift-targets on my hockey net and everything in between. It’s not always about who’s better, who’s best but there’s always something positive that comes out of realizing self improvement. Alas, there is the possibilities of disappointment when one fails to better a previous performance and thus, we need to learn the fine art of coddling. Not too much, not too little. Just ask my wife, she has perfected this. Not just with our children, but with me as well as the child in me gets quite upset when I fall short at a race where I expected to show improvements! So, please offer your feedback and experiences. You are welcome to either comment here, or email me at the address below. ~ Dave

Hey Kids – Join The Young iRunner Challenge:

Are you a young runner, or are you the parent of a child that runs? You could win a fabulous iRun Cap if their entry is selected. Whether your child is just getting into running or really into the sport, either for recreation or competition, have them write about how they got started, why they like running and what their future running goals are. There is no minimum or maximum length for the stories but if it is a child, it should be in their own words and include their age and hometown and entries may be edited for space purposes.

Optional: Include a photo, either posing or ‘on the run’ for inclusion on this blog.

Email stories and photos to dave@beachesrunner.com

I look forward to more submissions!

Vive les enfants!

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Your voice counts as well – If you have any questions or topics you’d like to see addressed please leave a comment or email me at dave @ beachesrunner . com