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Running => Running => Topic started by: liormior on July 19, 2020, 01:24:15 PM

Title: I'm a 13 year old requesting advice for my goal(read)
Post by: liormior on July 19, 2020, 01:24:15 PM

I am a 13 year old running 10km everyday, I infact think that running is really enjoyable, and I have a couple of questions, when I am 18 years old, it is mandatory for me to join the military. I want to achieve a great goal before I enlist, it is kind of weird but I hope you guys get it, I want to stay committed and that is why I let the public know, I live in Israel and I enjoy running.

It's not often when you see a child that interested in health and running, I actually enjoy having sore leg muscles and knee pain since I am just slightly overweight, I am currently 64KG.

I am not going to talk much longer, I'll just say my goal, in about a few years, I plan on traveling 460KM around my country on FOOT. It might seem like I'm joking because I'm only 13 but, that doesn't mean I got no goals, I wanted to ask you people for some advice on how to really improve stamina and speed, I really want leg strength.

Just to clarify I'm not like the other kids, I enjoy waking up at 5AM and going for a run in a park 2 minutes away from my house, I run for about an hour or two hours, just until i hit 10km. I want to start by signing up to marathons but im not sure how to train for it, please answer. (Jesus that took me a long time to write).

Oh and I almost forgot, The reason I'm doing it is to raise awareness that, children arent just useless people, like you would usually wait for them to finish school and start a family but, I really think the young population can start careers, for me it's running but, I iust want to let everyone know they can achieve their goals if they wish to. It is just a matter of commitment. Thank you all! If I manage on doing this in a couple of years... I will be posting my 460km journey on youtube, please answer my questions, thank you for reading it lol that was long.

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Title: Re: I'm a 13 year old requesting advice for my goal(read)
Post by: diablita on July 19, 2020, 08:57:12 PM

Lior, applaud your goal.  There are sticky threads on this forum that have plans for building up.  The key thing is to build your distance slowly.  Rule of thumb is 10% so if you're running 20km/week, for example, then next week you can build to around 22 km and so on.  The additional kilometers don't all have to be on your long week either.

Also, I take a cut back week every 3 weeks when I'm building.

What will your route be on your long journey?  Will you start in the North or near Eilat?