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My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports.

Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

I'm from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that's for sure.

Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do.

My kids are athletic, but they don't run.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for college next year and he made a decision to run track. He runs a lot like Michael Johnson.

I began with track and field because this is what I know.

I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.