She’s 12. She runs an under-3-hour marathon. And she’s prepping for the 2028 Olympics

Shes building a strong aerobic base. 👍

Carrie Garritson ran 2:49 when she was 11 and ran in the 1988 Olympics trials at age 12.

She didn't progress beyond that.

We all know how this is gonna end.

It makes no sense to me that this is encouraged

So this girl's a late bloomer

To her credit, she ran a great marathon. She did not go out at 2:45 pace and crash to finish in 2:58.

Miles 0-6.1 - 6:53.6 pace
Miles 6.1-10.4 - 6:44.4 pace
Miles 10.4-14.4 - 6:47.8 pace
Miles 14.4-20.2 - 6:44.1 pace
Miles 20.2-finish - 6:27.5 pace

But I still see a Carrie Garritson ending to this story.

Or she just isn’t that talented😂 Seriously who knows what a decent time is for that age group given how almost nobody trains or races the distance. If the past few years have proven anything it is that middle schoolers can run really fast if they train. If they should is a different question. Nobody blinks at the Kenyans running 5k+ to and from school. Or soccer kids doing 90mins of training everyday. Swimming show young kids can do a lot of volume but obviously has the benefit of no pounding.

But in the end this always feels extreme. Great to run as a kid. But is she really gaining much versus just running say 3 hour week and doing 5-10k?