At one time or another a large percentage of middle and high school athletes experience a heart breaking and season ending stress fracture. Long distance runners in particular tend to experience stress fractures due to the constant pounding of the pavement. While it simply might just come with the territory, runners can make a few […]
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Strength is an integral part of running, but so is stability! Runners of all ages need to engage in stability exercises to increase flexibility and help to prevent injuries like joint sprains (like twisted ankles!). The best time to do these exercises is after running because joints, ligaments, and muscles need to be warm and […]
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It’s cold, dark, and snowy (or something like that if you are lucky enough to live in the south)- so how in the world are you going to get your family motivated to stay active this winter? Start with a goal. Use a big event like the Healthy Kids Running Series and create a count […]
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Go into any gas station or grocery store and all of the zillions of bottles of liquids in all colors of the rainbow can make if very difficult to figure what is the good stuff and what should be avoided. One tip when trying to decide on a ‘healthy’ drink to give your kids is […]
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We all know that after an exercise session you feel great (for the most part…) but what about kids? Hundreds of studies have shown that exercise can make kids happier in the long run, but can it make them smarter too? Science tends to suggest so… In study that was featured in the NY Times, […]
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Side stitches are a huge pain, literally and figuratively. In the most general terms, stitches are just a cramping-like pain that typically occurs under the lower ribs. Mostly, this will be localized pain on one side or the other, but depending on severity it can feel like the entire abdomen is a giant ball of […]
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There are very few times in life in which you want to tell your kids to explicitly break rules, but sometimes in sports this is just what you have to do. Now, I am not remotely eluding to encouraging a kid to cheat or intentionally put themselves in harm’s way, but breaking the classic rules […]
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At HKRS we get asked how we decide how far kids should run based on their age, and there are a dozen different schools of thought about this specific subject. We age grade our races by recommendations from similar events, grade school athletics, and our own parental thoughts about the subject. While looking into the subject, […]
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It’s getting colder, a lot colder in some areas, and motivation to get outside may be lacking, but this is the perfect time of year to incorporate some different types of distance running into your child’s exercise routine. Not only will these 3 types of runs help them for the Healthy Kids races, but speed […]
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Elliott is one of our runners from HKRS Chandler. Ellen Tadman, Chandler’s Coordinator, recommended that we feature him as our Runner Spotlight because week in and week out, he has a great attitude and never gives up. During one race he fell, but still finished in second place while having a little dirt snack and bloody knee. […]
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