A new initiative establishing running clubs tailored exclusively for 4th through 8th grade girls as they navigate the crucial transition through middle school.
Empowering Girls Through Running
The Girls Movement, powered by Marathon Kids, is a FREE program dedicated to empowering girls through running.
Marathon Kids is actively recruiting enthusiastic individuals to lead and mentor female running clubs for 4th to 8th-grade girls. This flexible program can be tailored to include any grade level within this range, ensuring it fits your group’s unique needs.
The Girls Movement fosters safe, and positive environments for girls to have their own space where they can build confidence, self-esteem, social skills, and friendships.
Through this program, girls discover the power of movement for their overall well-being and develop healthy habits. With alarming statistics highlighting the need for intervention to keep girls active, The Girls Movement is here to make a difference.
Girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14.
85% of adolescent girls fail to meet the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
Qualifying schools may receive a grant-funded Coach Empowerment Kit which includes a coach stipend!
The Girls Movement program equips you with everything needed to inspire young female runners—an easy-to-use digital platform and scanner app, engaging lesson plans, and a comprehensive resource library filled with activities and coaching tools.
With The Girls Movement program, there are 12 lessons that focus on three main goals:
Build Confidence
Develop Character
Cultivate Connection
Learn how to get your all-girls run club started and create a free Marathon Kids account today!
Coach Empowerment Kit
Thanks to The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation's Sports Matter Program, every year a select number of schools will be receive a grant-funded Coach Empowerment Kit.
The awarding cycle for this year's Coach Empowerment Kits have passed and we have reached our limit of distributed kits for this year, but you can still access our digital platform, curriculum, and resources by creating a free Marathon Kids account.
By creating a free Marathon Kids account and holding Girls Movement run club this Spring, you'll be the first to be notified when Coach Empowerment Kits become available next year.
Review eligibility requirements for the Coach Empowerment Kit here.
Marathon Kids is free for all schools and communities in the US supporting all kids and can be implemented to meet your organizational needs.
get started
Starting your all-girls run club is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Step 1: Create your free account.
Step 2: Click “Add a New Club”
Step 3: Check the box listed below for "The Girls Movement".
And you’re in! You’ll then gain access to the digital platform, Girls Movement curriculum, and dozens of other resources to help you support and empower your run club.
The awarding cycle for the Coach Empowerment Kit has passed for this year, but by creating a free Marathon Kids account and holding a Girls Movement run club for the Spring, you'll be notified when Coach Empowerment Kits become available next year!
Current Marathon Kids coaches can easily create an additional club to track their Girls Movement program separately from their existing activities.
