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Curriculum

Lessons and tools to naturally integrate Marathon Kids into the school day and enhance your program.

Written by Stefanie Ediger
Updated this week

In our Resource Library, you will find our curriculum, including lessons, supporting games, pacing strategies, and so much more!

The curriculum is designed with flexibility and inclusivity in mind, making it adaptable for all groups.

Marathon Kids Lessons:

Marathon Kids offers a set of 20 lessons designed to provide you with structure. Each lesson contains an optional check-in challenge, these repeat every 4th week to keep motivation high!

These lessons are suitable for various grade levels, including and can be tailored to meet diverse needs.

Got a shorter running season or short on time, no problem. The lessons are flexible and designed for the coach to utilize the parts they find most valuable for the club and the time allotted for each club session.

Check the Resource Library under the curriculum tab for additional resources and the lessons in either


The Girls Movement Lessons:

The Girls Movement program provides 12 lessons focused on building confidence through positive coaching, instilling character values like resilience and teamwork, and fostering meaningful connections within the all-girls running program.

Check the Girls Movement tab in the Resource Library for additional resources and the PDF and Slide Deck English or Spanish lesson formats.


Additional Supporting Resources

Warm-Up Ideas: We get you started with a list of warm-up ideas.

Warm-Up Activities: These are quick, fun activities for a dynamic warm-up.

Cool-down Ideas: Here's a list of cool-down ideas to slow down the heart rate and prevent injury.

Cool-down Stretches: These visual cool-down stretches identify the muscles and the location of the muscles that will be stretched.

Pacing Strategies: Help develop endurance and self-competency, accommodating diverse fitness levels and skill progression, and offering choices during running sessions.

Marathon Kids Lesson Check-in Challenges: These optional challenges appear in the Marathon Kids lessons, rotating each week. They keep kids engaged and excited about the running session.

Marathon Kids Lesson Word Wall: Each card defines the word and can be used to create a word wall or posted during the session for quick recall and education.

AND MORE!


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