Last week at the Park to Park Half-Marathon in Waterloo, Iowa, seven year old Jaden Merrick ran a new age record when he finished in a time of 1h 43m 34s.
Jaden starting running when he was 5 years old and set a 5k record of 22:26 as a 6 year old.
These are the various half-marathon records for children according to the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
Boys
6 Year olds...2:19:48...Cael Schwartz in Surprise, Arizona, on February 1, 2014
7 Year olds...1:43:34...Jaden Merrick in Waterloo, Iowa, on September 12, 2015
8 Year olds...1:43:08...Dallas Stricker in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on March 1, 2015
9 Year olds...1:34:59...Liam Ballard in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on March 22, 2015
10 Year olds...1:29:14...Elliott Daniels in Oakland, California, on March 22, 2015
11 Year olds...1:24:10...Hunter Perez in Houston, Texas, on January 19, 2014
GIRLS
6 Year olds...2:40:22...Rosie Dunham in Columbia, South Carolina, on November 9, 2013
7 Year olds...1:40:59...Makenzie Kolvoord in Carderock, Maryland, on November 16, 2014
8 Year olds...1:35:25...Tabitha Francks in New York, New York, on September 24, 1983
9 Year olds...1:28:31...Tabitha Francks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 16, 1984
10 Year olds...1:25:42...Stephanie Paparelli in The Woodlands, Texas, on January 29, 1983
11 Year olds...1:31:23...Heather Welsch in Houston, Texas, on January 19, 2014