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Is this a strange question? I’ve never ever been asked it so I’m guessing it’s. I’m not in fact obtaining my son a harpoon gun even though I’m fairly confident he would adore it! The reason I ask this can be more the reasoning behind it. Let me clarify in case you are not confident what I’m trying to get at.

The question should actually read :-Q: Would you buy your most beloved person in the whole world and instrument where they could seriously hurt, or even kill themselves? A: No, Don’t be stupid Of course not.

But all of us do really don’t we? Now prior to this gets all righteous and “health and safety gone mad” for the reason that I assure you I’m not this way inclined I’ll inform you why that is on my mind.

My son has recently bmx, broke his leg in 7 places, ouch. He did this by trying to be too clever with his nice shiny new BMX bike that I bought him for his 13th birthday. Now rest assured, I’m from the camp of “these things happen” I firmly believe this, we cannot prevent these things.However, this is my baby boy (all be it, that he’s 13) and he hurt himself on the bike that I willingly gave him, in my head this has become “here son, here’s your first set of butcher knives enjoy!” Ok so that’s a little extreme, but you get my point.

Please don’t get me wrong, kids will be kids, but in this instance I knew that this gift has the potential to do harm if used badly or with a lack of experience and understanding. I knew he’d fall off it at some point, I knew he’d graze his knee or some such minor injury, but this was severe. Luck of the draw? Wrap them up in cotton wool? Or accept it that these things happen?By nature I’m tempted by the latter, but I can’t seem to let this one go. To get a bit diagnostic for a moment, I think I feel responsible for what happened, I have a sense of guilt that I am not able to shake off which is causing me to cling to this instead of moving on and helping him feel better.If any of you reading this, can give me some feedback, please let me know as I am in turmoil of this.

Running long distances is one of my favorite hobbies. Marathons have become a regular weekend event for me. Over nearly 20 years of marathon running and training for long distance sports I have heard many misconceptions about the inherent risks of running endurance events. I have put a few of these myths to rest below.

The single most common statement I hear about training for a marathon is this – our bodies are not made to run long distances. The ironic part of the statement is it is often made by individuals who are quite incapable of attempting this feat because of their fitness levels.

The second most common misconception about running and marathon training is that it is bad for your joints. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Running long distances increases blood flow to your joints and increases cartilage repair. The most common issue that leads to joint problems is being overweight; and running fights obesity.

I also hear that running is bad for your heart. Marathon training is so beneficial to our cardiac systems that many studies have proven that distance runners are no only healthier, but live longer. This is because the heart becomes more efficient and has to work less to move the same amount of blood.

Marathon training has a high rate of minor injuries. However, this is most often due to improper techniques in training and does not necessarily imply that the marathon training itself is bad for you.

Marathon injuries are often the fault of the runner because they often try to cram too much training into too little time. Causing injuries by increasing mileage too fast or doing too much speed work with too little rest.

The other injury often found in marathon training is pulled muscles. This is due to inadequate flexibility. Some simple stretching will solve this, so once again, you don’t get off the hook.

To adequately train for a marathon requires substantial time to slowly build up you weekly miles. To often the sport itself is blamed for improper training.

Some of the healthiest individuals are those that regularly undergo marathon training. So now that you know that it is in fact good for you there are no more excuses. So get out there and do some running.