“He was struggling physically and wanted to take a break and sit every three minutes,” the father said.
CINCINNATI — The Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati is facing backlash on social media after addressing claims that a 6-year-old boy ran the full marathon.
“This is the first marathon our entire family has run together," the father said."Our five older kids waited for over an hour at mile 25 and after 8 hours and 35 minutes we all crossed the finish line together.”On the Flying Pig's website, it states"marathon participants need to be 18 years of age on race day." Many began asking the family why the Flying Pig would allow a child to participate and if that level of exercise was safe for a young child.Pediatrician Dr.
Bollings said weightlifting and resistance training should be limited for children younger than 13. He said running is typically an exercise that is suitable for younger kids, but a full marathon is unusual. Other kids in the family ran the race in previous years, but unofficially. The father said the director of the race, Iris Bush, helped them all officially register this year. He said Bush told them not to worry about a doctor's visit because they seemed prepared.“We have never forced any of our children to run a marathon and we cannot even imagine that as feasible practically or emotionally,” the father said.
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