A World record was run at my local 10K yesterday

[Bazza1234]

39 mins 28 seconds!!!! ---- by a 7 year old!!!!

[EmmaRunning Graduate10]

Well I was going for that myself but I may not now - children always get more attention for their achievements!!!!

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Blimey. Did you get her/his autograph? No doubt an athlete in the making.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10]

That is going to be a name to take note of in The future. Wow.

[WalkingWithLabradors]

I’ll have whatever THEY had for breakfast!! 😳

[nhs2015 Graduate10]

Really? Wow

[ancientrunner Graduate10]

Goodness, not sure whether to feel elated for her or depressed for me. I took about that long to do 5k this morning - not the best of runs.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

😳

[SueKen Graduate10]

Were they on a scooter???

[HeleneCorsa Graduate10]

Whaaaaat? That is amazing. I am astounded that a a seven year old can manage 10k at all, let alone at such breakneck speed. Winged feet for sure!

And I suppose that means the excuse of being short can no longer be considered valid?!

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to HeleneCorsa]

Re the shortness excuse. As a short person myself, I would like to somehow continue and strengthen that idea - but alas, I have to admit that it is a myth. Many of the Worlds top class marathoners whose average pace is close to 3 minutes per klm for 42.2 klm are only around 5ft 5 inches tall Their stride length to maintain that pace at around 180BPM is 2 metres!!!! I don't think I can even jump that far!!

[HeleneCorsa Graduate10 in reply to Bazza1234]

5'5"is my height - so I guess I need to start making more effort! They must have a really impressive cadence.

Actually I really like this fact. I had totally bought into the myth that you need to be tall and long-legged to be a good runner and it gives me hope to know that there are many who are not.