A few years ago, Justin Tapper discovered Marathon Kids on Instagram and saw a post inviting potential coaches to apply for a grant to start a running club. An avid runner […]
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There’s a saying we use around the Marathon Kids office: “If you’ve visited one Marathon Kids club, you’ve visited one Marathon Kids club.” They’re all so different. Each club is
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Three years ago, Gigi was a brand new member of the Pershing Panthers Run Club. She was a shy and timid first grader, always seeking approval from her teachers. Now
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Marathon Kids Jackie and Daisy don’t have a lot of safe spaces for outdoor play in their Los Angeles neighborhood. The nearby parks have been taken over by gang activity,
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Jane Kim is a college senior at the University of Texas in Austin, studying corporate communications. She is constantly on her phone or laptop, she says, and the barrage of
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Berni Lynn-Fischer first heard about Marathon Kids from her friend Cynthia Curb. Curb was a physical education coach at the A.E. Butler Intermediate School in Quinlan, Texas, a small town
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As a Physical Education teacher at a Title I school in Cornelius, Oregon, Coach Ashleigh Crunican knew that her students were dealing with issues like homelessness, abusive households, and struggles
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Lizbeth Tello saw that her students at GRATTS Elementary School weren’t moving enough and she wanted to change that. An avid runner herself, she knew just what to do. Her
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Tiffany Forté was volunteering with an organization called PowerUp D.C. when she met a representative from Athletes for Hope, which connects athletes to charitable causes. Through Athletes for Hope, Tiffany
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Shelly Fisher gave Marathon Kids at Home a try, as a homeschool P.E. curriculum bonus for her 10-year-old son. Read about their experience, getting active together on the sidewalks of
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