My 3yr old just rolled a 16:11

TO ALL:

You are ALL CRAZY! What kind of obsesed parent would let a child younger then 5 go through such toucher only the idiots!

George

I'll make the child abuse comments.

Making a toddler run is physical abuse, even if you think it is fun and even if they are smiling while it is happening. This kid kept running for 16 minutes straight to please her father, who she is too young to realize is a sadistic egomaniac who is so disappointed with his own ability as a runner that he is willing to subject a 3 year old to severe pain and likely injury just to make himself feel like he has accomplished something.

You are not helping your child.

Beware of overtraining. You would not want her career to fizzle out with a 9 minute mile as a 5 year old. The first track timing I did was as 6 year old running a 400. I ran 1 minute 48 seconds, and one week later lowered it to 1 minute 36 seconds. However, this was at my own choice and I did not feel pressure to perform, and my next timing was as a 9 year old when I ran 1 minute 16 second in the 400. As others have stated, encourage shorter distances for the time being, and move up in distance later.

Are you even kidding me? Let your child play on a swing in a park somewhere, watch cartoons, or play with some freaking dolls...You are setting your child up for some big time failure just so you know...

Mr. Know It All wrote:

You are setting your child up for some big time failure just so you know...

Altitude training. She'll be dizzy at first but keep her out there.

And on our next trip to Idiotland....

George123456789 wrote:

TO ALL:

You are ALL CRAZY! What kind of obsesed parent would let a child younger then 5 go through such toucher only the idiots!

George

The child should be at least 5 before doing hard interval training.

Here's the best strategy, and I used this with my kids. Train them all year, then take them to the track 1 day before their birthday (i.e. - 3 years, 364 days old). This way they are still technically a 3 year old, and eligible for 3 year old records, yet they are really 4.

I just feed my three year old a plate of rice with some hot sauce and then watch her run. She's never raced a 1600 before but she has done a "hot lap" 400 in under 30 seconds.

has anyone remmbered that this kid is 3??? with an attention span of a nat, how the hell do you expect her to enjoy a training plan? im not saying she cant do it, im saying this is when they work on social skills, go to preschool, etc. not become a complete track nerd before they can tie their own shoes. let the kid have some fun with their life.

Friends and eventually school can be huge distractions and drains on training. I suggest you not mention either and just keep her focused on training.

"Missing" school won't bother her if she doesn't know such a thing exists.

It sounds like the running training has been pretty well hashed out already in the thread so I will suggest some alternative, whole body exercises.

You might consider lofting her bed and making her use a rope to climb up to it. This will improve upper body strength. Ever so often add some weight to her waist or better yet if she wears the pajamas witht the feet, fill the feet with a few pounds of sand.

Another thing to try is make her more active in getting or shuould I say "gathering" the food. Small animals like squirrles and chip monks are tough to catch and will really work her prime movers. Initially, until she gets the hang of catching them, you may need to supplement her diet with table food. Remeber don't be too easy few champions come from pampered homes.

Best of luck.

Sorry about the typos.

The Insider wrote:

My wife and I both being runners, we decided to see what our 3yr old daughter could run in mile. With splits of 4:02, 3:58, 4:03, 4:08 she completed the mile in 16:11. Anyone know what the age group record is? It's probably something rediculus like 10:00.

Nice job. Keep it up DAD! I'm sure she'll make you proud.

Pretty damn funny post. However, one needs to remember that the pajama feet are not very big. Therefore filling them with a few "pounds" of sand will be pretty difficult. I'd suggest having her wear ankle weights instead. But that's just me.

this is too funny.

rip van racer wrote:

Windi-Sue Guntsch was running that pace for 10k's when she was 3. When she was four, she ran a 20k at a 12:30 pace.

Way back in the day, (so far back that Windi-Sue had not started racing yet) I went to the Guntsch's house. I went there because I road-raced nearly every weekend and the girl's dad that gave me rides had his daughter (age 14) running for age group medals and she was friends/rivals with Stormi-Ann.

We went to some road race in Clio or Flint (must have been Clio) and then spent about 3-4 hours at the Guntsch's. It was me, my friend Michelle, her brother Danny, Stormi-Ann, maybe one other kid from my neighborhood. Windi-Sue was just two or three, maybe she did race but I didn't consider slower than 10:00 pace for anything to be racing.

Did you know the Guntsch's personally? That was a scary house to be in (I was 12), seemed like the father was going to snap at any second, and he had all kinds of big-game trophies stuffed on the walls. It was scary for a little kid who didn't have any connection with Stormi.

i could run AT LEAST a mile and a half in 16:11, and im only 16

Are there really such people, Windi-Ann and Stormie-Ann? Or are you just making it up? I remember reading about a family that had a bunch of kids who raced all of the time. Runners World did an article on them I think back in the late 8o's or early 90's. The oldest boy and oldest girl were incredibly fast for their ages, around 10 to 12 or so. The father had the girl train to race a marathon at an olympic qualifying time and her older brother paced her through it. Does any body else remember this family? I wonder whatever happened to them.

My 3 year old will kick your 3 year old's ass!