“We may be small in number, but we are BIG in heart.” Those are Coach Kelly Gough’s words about her AGS Marathon Kids running club at Au Gres-Sims Schools, where […]
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Beth Elk Looks Back has worked at the Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud, on South Dakota’s Rosebud Indian Reservation, since 2013, when she used to teach kindergarten and then
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“At Piney Point, the Marathon Kids program means teamwork, accountability and fun!” That’s what Coach Nora Ryan has to report about her Marathon Kids running club, the Trackers, at Piney
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For many, January is a traditional time for setting fresh health and wellness goals to improve their lives in the new year. So, why not up your game in 2019?
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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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