Melissa B Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I thought I would mention it because I had never heard of a Kid's Marathon before this week and I think it is a great idea. Somehow I received information on one in St. Louis - maybe through a homeschool loop?? It sounded great, so I checked locally and sure enough Gainesville is having a Kid's Marathon in February! You register your child(ren) online (or send in a form) and print out a log sheet. The child runs 25 miles at home (usually in 1 mile runs - but whatever works for the child) and then comes to the race to do the final 1.2 miles. It is like a fun run with t-shirts and medals for all of the finishers. This seems so much better than the standard fun run because it requires consistent running from the child over a period of time. The St. Louis run has an UltraMarathon for 6th grade and up that requires the child to run 50 miles at home and a 5K on race day. I am going to lobby for adding the UltraMarathon in Gainesville next year. :D In case anyone is in the Gainesville, FL area - registration is free until November 15th and then $5.00 per child. (I think the one in St. Louis is free as well.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Thanks for posting! :) My kids would love to be involved in something like this! Good luck to your children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 For kids and Mom who have no history in running, what would you recommend as a weekly running schedule? Should they run everyday or every other day? We have a college track nearby, but this could become boring... I have safety concerns about road-running. How do you other moms help your kids run for exercise and keep safe? Our road is busy with no shoulder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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