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You’ll have to run until you injure yourself to find out.

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don’t listen to barf bag, he rarely has anything positive to say.

Next the arsehole will accuse me of being insulting… dickhead.

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don’t listen to barf bag, he rarely has anything positive to say.

How can I be positive when the end of the world is upon us, and everything sucks?

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Hi everyone, I am nearly 13years old and want to start running. I can manage a mile non – stop, and want to know, how far I can safely run without risk of injuring myself. Thanks, Natalie

My daughter is also 13 and just joined her high school’s cross country running team.  They race 3 miles nearly every week.  She’s gone from being able to run a mile to being able to run three miles in about three weeks just by going out after school every day and running.  She’s mostly been running as long as she can until she has to stop and then walking the rest of the way.  Personally, I run as long as I can without having to stop then walk for a brief interval and then run again when I feel like I can.  I’ve gotten much better very quickly with this method… PROVIDED that I go out running at least three times a week, preferably four times.  As in so many other things, practice makes a big difference. You should also learn how to stretch and make warming up and cooling down part of your workout.  I’m an old fogey so a warm-up for me might be a brisk walk around the block (a quarter mile) and then start jogging slowly.  After about half a mile of jogging I stop and stretch my calves and quads and hamstrings and THEN I start any timed runs.  I do pretty much the same in reverse when I’m done with my run.  I’ve noticed my daughter’s coach has them doing pretty much the same thing. You can get more complex than this: run intervals, run acceleration strides, run hills, etc… but for now just start with running interspersed with walking.  Warm-up and then do half an hour of run/walking and see where you are. Good luck!  It’s a great sport.  I was 13 when I started cross country running, too.  One reason I chose it was that it was an activity that I could continue into adulthood.  I mean, you don’t see a pickup game of Field Hockey happening before work when you’re a grown-up!  But you can   get in a nice run before your morning shower.  It works for me. An added advantage to starting when you’re thirteen is you do some great bone building.  When you’re 90 and you’ve got strong hips it’ll literally save your life.  (Most really old people who break their hips are dead soon after in a downward spiral that starts with the hip break.)  I know that’s too far for you to imagine, but looking back now I’m glad I was a runner during my "bone building" years.  Just make sure you get lots of calcium.  In fact, learn how to feed your body and you’ll be miles ahead of your peers! By the way, it’s spelled "beginner".  :-) Dally

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don’t listen to barf bag, he rarely has anything positive to say. the web is full of advice on how to get started, one such site is http://www.halhigdon.com/ it all boils down to starting slow and building up your mileage over time…

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Hi everyone, I am nearly 13years old and want to start running. I can manage a mile non – stop, and want to know, how far I can safely run without risk of injuring myself. Thanks, Natalie

You’re too young, never run before 30YO.

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Hi everyone, I am nearly 13years old and want to start running. I can manage a mile non – stop, and want to know, how far I can safely run without risk of injuring myself. Thanks, Natalie

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