Olympic Champion, Sanya Richards-Ross Becomes Marathon Kids Global Ambassador

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Olympic Champion, Sanya Richards-Ross Becomes Marathon Kids Global Ambassador By MK Editor, May 23, 2021 College track-and-field star. NCAA national championship runner. Co-Owner of MommiNation. Four-time Olympic gold-medalist. Mom. These are just a few of the important titles Sanya Richards-Ross holds. As of 2021, she has a new one to add to the list: Richards-Ross …

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End of Season Wrap Up – More Than 1,000,000 Miles and Still Running

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More Than 1,000,000 Miles and Still Running By MK Editor, May 23, 2021 Our 25th anniversary season is complete! This year Marathon Kids ran nearly 1.5 million miles together—the equivalent of 56,684 cumulative marathons. Another way to look at it? This season, Marathon Kids spent 30 million minutes doing heart-pumping physical activity that helped increase their health, …

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A Marathon Kids Virtual Run Club Enhances the Lives of Nebraska Schoolchildren

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A Marathon Kids Virtual Run Club Enhances the Lives of Nebraska Schoolchildren By MK Editor, May 23, 2021 Donnia Behrends, an Extension Educator with Nebraska Extension, was looking online for a physical activity-based program that would work well in after-school settings when she came across Marathon Kids. “What originally drew me to the program is …

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Dr. Kelly Featherston Coaches a “Small but Mighty” Run Club

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Dr. Kelly Featherston Coaches a “Small but Mighty” Run Club By MK Editor, May 23, 2021 Dr. Kelly Featherston teaches Physical Education at Kimball Elementary School and coaches the school’s Marathon Kids run club. With fewer than 200 students, Kimball Elementary School’s motto—“Small but Mighty”—makes a lot of sense. Located in Mesquite, Texas, a close-knit …

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Coaching PE Through the Pandemic in Beaverton, OR

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Coaching PE Through the Pandemic in Beaverton, OR By MK Editor, May 23, 2021 Jacob and Celia Whitehead are a married couple who both teach Physical Education in Beaverton School District, just west of Portland, Oregon—Jacob at Bonny Slope Elementary, Celia at Greenway Elementary. The Whiteheads have been coaching Marathon Kids run clubs for years, but they …

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Marathon Kids Connect Wins EdTech Award

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THE EDTECH AWARDS 2021 NAMES MARATHON KIDS CONNECT AS BEST EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION For Immediate Release: 4/7/2021 AUSTIN, Texas – Marathon Kids Connect has won best Cool Tools: Emerging Technology Solution in The EdTech Awards 2021. The EdTech Awards recognize people in and around education—and the products they produce and lives they shape—for outstanding contributions …

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