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Marathon Kids Receives Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Award will fund Marathon Kids physical activity program and technology Austin, Texas, (9/21/2022) Marathon Kids today announced it was awarded a Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® (HKHF) grant by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The HKHF funding will …

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Fuel Your Back-To-School Fun! By Beef Loving Texans Summer is winding down and schedules are picking up. How are you going to fuel your student, athlete and family? When it comes to choosing an eating style that works for you, and the whole family, there are many choices. Most healthy diets have a lot in …

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Fourth-Grader West Edwards Reaches a Huge Milestone: 500 Miles! By Catherine Morris West Edwards was a second-grader at Davis Elementary School in Austin, Texas, when the world suddenly shut down in the spring of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world shut down, but West didn’t. An avid runner with an innate love for …

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Mini-Grants from Marathon Kids Support Coaches and Help Runners Go Farther By Catherine Morris Running alongside her students has always been important to the teacher and Marathon Kids Coach Walasse Der. But it wasn’t always possible. Instead of joining her students on the track at their California elementary school, she had to stand beside the …

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Marathon Kids and Academy Sports + Outdoors are Stronger Together   Marathon Kids and Academy Sports + Outdoors have been working together in Central Texas over the past three years with a shared goal to get kids active! As we wrap up this school year we want to thank Academy Sports and Outdoors for their …

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Lieck Elementary School Students Run as a Team By Catherine Morris We are proud to partner with Texas-based grocery store chain, H-E-B. Continue to read the impact of H-E-B’s support. According to Sarah Zdeb, Marathon Kids has a simple but powerful influence on her school and community: “It has gathered a community of runners.” As …

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How to Start an After-School Running Program By Catherine Morris Wondering how to start an after-school program that kids will love? If you’re seeking something to get kids of any age moving and engaged, an after-school running program will empower them to set goals and reach for them one step at a time. After a …

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Six Tips for Coaching a Run Club for Kids By Catherine Morris Looking for tips on how to coach kids? Whether in running or any other sport, a great coach helps kids unlock their potential and find their inner athlete. These principles are reflected in the Marathon Kids program, which was designed to get kids …

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Glenwood Elementary School Students Discover a Love of Running By Catherine Morris For Valerie Siegrist, daily physical activity is a no-brainer. “The benefits are hard to ignore,” she says. “Having a healthy lifestyle combats the risk of certain health conditions and diseases, improves energy, and boosts mood.” Siegrist teaches PE at Glenwood Elementary School in …

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Flower Mound Elementary Students Challenge Themselves to Move By Catherine Morris Last year, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, PE teacher Beverly Jordan had a new, central goal: keeping her students at Flower Mound Elementary outdoors as much as possible. In response to her district’s Covid protocols, she started a “Run/Walk/Jog Challenge” at her …

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