With a child of my own interested in running a marathon, I researched marathon training programs for youth in the US (there are some!), injury rates and how these compare to high school running programs.
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There's also the Tarahumara of Mexico, another culture where running is a normal mode of transportation. Folks may remember the iconic story of some of the Tarahumara running in the Leadville 100-mile mountain race and winning one year... while racing in traditional sandals!
Well... "Traditional sandals" of an Indian aunty are for sure different than the ones of a culture of distance running