X17 caught up with David Beckham, 36, Thursday as the soccer star went for a run, and successfully dodged all of the cars in a parking lot!

The same day Beckham cheered on son, Brooklyn, 12, at his soccer practice in LA with son Romeo, 8, by his side. Becks snapped pictures of Brooklyn with his own camera ... what a cute dad! Maybe Brooklyn is another professional football player in the works ...