Parents! Here is a easy and fun way to get your students active this Fall. Check out the information below or pick up a sheet in the Elementary Office. Having this marathon as a goal is a great way to encourage all of our students to participate in Mileage Club! Even Principal Schroeder will be running the marathon!
KIDS MARATHON !
The Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids Kids Marathon
The Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon is pleased to continue its efforts to promote health and fitness among the youth in our community by offering children the opportunity, free of charge, to participate in the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Grand Rapids Kids Marathon, scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Currently in its fifth year, the Kids Marathon was started in response to a growing need to improve the health and fitness of our youth by promoting healthy lifestyles through increased physical activity and attention to good nutrition.
WHAT IS A “KIDS MARATHON ,” AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Children first register at www.grandrapidsmarathon.com, for free. Beginning in the middle of August, they commit to running or walking at least one mile, three times each week, with a friend or family member. They track their progress on the log sheet which can be downloaded and printed from the Kids Marathon page. The log goes through mile 25, nearly a marathon distance.
Then on Race Weekend, the children will run or walk the last 1.2 miles of the marathon distance on the Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon race course. On the day of the event, pre-registered runners will receive:
• A race t-shirt.
• An official race bib.
• Finishers receive a Kids Marathon medal.
• Post-race refreshments.
Children of all ages are welcome to participate in our event. On race day, the youngest ones can run with their parents, grandparents, or an older sibling.
It is our hope that in the course of their training, children will learn that it is fun to be active and that it feels great to be healthy and fit! As a result, they will be encouraged to continue their healthy lifestyles well beyond race weekend, making physical activity and good nutrition a priority in their daily lives.
