More than 700 kids finished the final 1.2 Mile leg of their summer-long Kids Marathon on Friday, September 23, 2011. Congratulations kids!
2011 Kids Marathon Course Map Available Here (PDF)
Photos from 2011 Kick-Off Event (June 26, 2011) at Parkview Field
More than 450 kids attended the kick-off event at Parkview Field on June 26, 2011 to take their first steps on their 26.2 mile, summer-long journey to fitness. Training will continue throughout the summer, and the Kids Marathon will finish on September 23rd as part of the 4th Annual Fort4Fitness Health Festival.
Participants who were unable to attend the kick-off event can pick up their shirts and training materials as indicated below:
- Out of town participants can print their training materials from the PDF Links below, and pick up their t-shirts at the September event.
Kids Marathon Training Packet
Kids Marathon Log Book
Kids Marathon Family Challenge Cards
Training Consent Form
2012 training sites & times will be available in the Spring of 2012
Special thanks to:
for providing the staffing and training site leaders for the 2011 Kids Marathon.
About the Fort Wayne Kids Marathon
The Fort Wayne Kids' Marathon is an incremental running program that is run as a part of the Fort4Fitness Festival. This program has been designed to encourage kids to exercise and to begin a healthy lifestyle that will continue for years to come. Participating children in grades K-8 run a total of 26.2 miles (a full marathon distance) over a period twelve weeks. Students are motivated to build endurance, increase self-confidence, and learn to reach goals.
Free training groups are provided throughout the city led by Lutheran Hospital and the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne. Each participant runs/walks a total of 26.2 miles within the designated 12-week period in increments of one to two miles. Children may run with the training groups and/or with their parent/guardian and will keep a running log sheet to track his/her progress. Each parent, guardian or coach should assist the child in documenting his or her mileage. Mileage is based on adult supervision and the honor system.
Participants are provided a training shirt and mileage logbook as part of their registration fee. The kick-off event will be held Sunday, June 26 at Parkview Field.
Each child will receive a Fort4Fitness Kids' Marathon finisher's medal upon the completion of their 26.2 mile Kids' Marathon on Friday, September 23, 2011 at Parkview Field.
For more information on being a part of the Fort Wayne Kids' Marathon, please contact:
kidsmarathon@Fort4Fitness.org
