Home | ADVICE: Training | Carol's Page (Editor) - Fun Runs, Integrating Running with the Curriculum, Getting Started | Ed's Page (Coach) - Track, XC, Form, Teamwork | INFORMATION: Distance: How Far Should Kids Run? | Running Games | Distance Conversion Tool | 10 Healthy-Kid Tips | MODEL KIDS' PROGRAMS: Happy Feet, Healthy Food Kids' Club - Carol's After-School Club | Youth Programs with Links | Kiddie Mile Ribbon Program | Log-A-Mile Blue Ribbon Program | STUFF: Free Running Bookmarks | Resources: Books for Kids, Parents, and Coaches | SIGN IN: Guest Book | EVENT LISTINGS: Kids' Fun Run Calendar | MORE: School | News | Columns |Speakers/Guest Authors | Who We Are | Contact KIDS RUNNING We can search the Internet for training charts and plans, buy books galore, but sometimes good old-fashioned common sense is the best way to create best practices for kids running. Mom Knows Best by Lane's Mom Lane, four-years old is running a half-mile kids' fun run in Minnesota. He took the advice from his mom, the other runner in the family and ran a little slower when he got tired. Lane was the youngest person running. All kids' names were announced as they crossed the finish line and each received a ribbon. Afterwards he enjoyed the bagels and juice offered to all the runners. Lane loves to run kids' races, probably because of the same reason his mom loves to run; running feels great. He and his brother, who is seven, run about five races a year. His brother will run a mile to practice for a race, but usually just being a kid is practice enough. --- Lane is named after the late bull rider Lane Frost. He ran the world's largest youth run last weekend at the Fargo Dome- The Youth Run at the Fargo Marathon. carolgoodrow@verizon.net