Re: Minimum age for Marathon?

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From: gordon k chace x2367
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:25

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In the 1985 Twin Cities Marathon, I found at about 16 miles there was a kid
beside me who looked about 8 to 10 years old.  He was wearing a number,
so I doubt that he was just a jump-in at that point of the course.  I'm
happy to report that I got ahead of him before losing sight.  This, BTW, was
at middle-of-pack pacing.

The '85 TCM also had a dog (golden retriever or somesuch) which was probably
less than teen-age :-)  I'm happy to report I also out-ran the dog, but
must confess that was because the dog's owner was having a bad day.  In
the '84 Winter Carnival Half, this same dog and owner had trounced me.

At the other extreme, in the '87 TCM, I had a kinda bad day, and got
beat by an 80-year-old.  <blush>  (human, not dog)

Disclaimer: I have no idea whether young/old marathoning is medically OK.
I don't even know if prime-of-life marathoning is OK!  Just reporting...

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