It has polarized a community, a 6-year-old participating in a marathon. .ScoobAxson explores how dangerous is it for kids to be running marathons.
The Twin Cities Marathon does mandate runners to sign a waiver for any distance, and minors must get a parent or guardian’s signature.
“They need to have a conversation with their physician, participate in a full physical to make sure there are no underlying conditions and that the individual is willfully wanting to participate,” Chiampas said. “I can’t tell you the long-term effects of a child putting that much consistent strain on their joints. That alone is a reason that kids should not be undergoing as strenuous as running marathons,” Patel said. “If you look at things like electrolyte abnormalities, dehydration, heatstroke, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle and joint injury, these present differently in young kids. I don’t think it’s a safe practice and would strongly recommend against it.
“This is the unfortunate part. Those rules are there for a reason; they’re to protect kids and protect young growing bodies that are developing,” Goucher said. While that study was published in 2010, Roberts says the results can be correlated to today’s races, where the risk for injury is relative to the ages of the participants.2019 study from the Cleveland Clinic
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