Quick answers please re cross country at school today

[bangwhizz]

Group of primary schoolsgetting together to do a x country race for all KS2 pupils. Race is over fields and through woods and steepish incline.DD age 7 loves running and is very competitive, but has no running spikes or football boots.The ground is absolutely sodden , very very very muddy The kids have been told to run in waterproofs and take a bin bag to sit on in bus on way back so they know what state the ground is in.
I am very worried about the safety of running bown mussy inclines as fast as you can in trainers.
Would you let your Dc do it?

running down muddy inclines lol
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i did it at that age, so i don't see the harm. i never came home with anything more than mud and bruises.

Yes. DD loves cross country.

The mud is going to be too thick for them to get serious speed up. I don't think you should stop your dd.

Both my DS's always ran in trainers, never spikes, no injuries but be prepared for a lot of mud and very hungry children, take flapjacks and bananas when you pick him up.

They will prepare the course with wood chips or reroute it away from any very slippery areas. A bit of mud doesn't do harm !

Mud and bruises is probably the worst it'll be.

Our local primary hosts a multi school cross country every year as we are literally in the middle of nowhere and there's loads of fields and hills to challenge the youngsters. This year, however, is the first year there will not be a 'jump across the stream' (with steep banks both sides, thick thick mud) in the middle of the run anymore. Health and safety has finally caught up with it.

Some parents are about it some are pretty relieved.

Dd(8) does one every year near us which is always knee deep in mud (it's called the Mud Run) and she has always been fine. I would let her run. Not sure about running in waterproofs though - would rather have jogging bottoms to put on after the race - never seen anyone run cross country in waterproofs!

What's the worst that'll happen? She'll fall over and slide a bit?

The worst would be banged head, broken limb or graze covered in muck leadingto an infection.

Those can happen on any cross country run, and it's a fair point that mud makes them a bit more likely. But the school will have done a risk assessment, and they won't go if it's treacherous. DD had two races called off this season: one for snow and one for mud.

There must be a reason though that they won't let them do football and rugby on the grass in trainers?

The potential to slip when turning in team games is much greater than when running along a course. As is the likelihood of bringing down another player, especially in rugby.

There must be a reason though that they won't let them do football and rugby on the grass in trainers? they're both contact sports, cross country isn't. don't embarrass and upset your DD by not letting her run due to a bit of mud.

If it's really squelchy not even spikes will stop slipping so if she had some it still wouldn't guarantee a fall free run. You should let her go.

They'll get filthy and sprain the odd ankle, nothing serious.

Worst scrapes both DDs have got have been piling over on the yard playing a nice lady like game of netball.

The rugby/football thing is also to stop damage to the pitch, not the players.

Thanks for your replies.When I got to school, found it has been postponed anyway due to conditions.Thanks again for your replies.