Training a 12 year old
My son would like to train with me this winter - I spent the summer helping him build endurance, now he wants to train for speed/power.
I know nothing about youth racing/capabilities of the athletes - he seems to me fairly gifted (but I'm a biased dad).
-He's currently 4'8 and 82#'s - has not hit his growth spurt yet.
-Has the potential to remain a smaller/slim build body.
-Has a 450w+ sprint at his weight
-Can solo sprint up to 27 mph and hang on to the pack up to 30+
-Climbs mountains right next to me
-Just did his first century at close to 18 mph, and we could have done 20 but waited for team members (charity ride)
I don't know if that's something normal kids can typically do - some racers at the century showed some interest in his capabilities - we all paced the last 8 miles at 24-26+ - and he was at conversation pace, talking with a few crit racers about their bikes as we rode.
Nor do I know what training would be over the top for a kid.
-Can he do intervals with me over the winter?
-Can he do more because of his age?
-Or should he be on a reduced program?