Check out a few of our resources to define integrations and gain support for your program. In our Resource Library, you will find supporting tools, strategies and so much more under Lessons!
Bulletin Board Resources: Use this resource to make the data visible, so participants can see their collective efforts increase and celebrate as a team.
Cool-down Activities Here's a list of cool-down ideas to slow down the heart rate and prevent injury.
Join Us Flyer: If you need to recruit participants advertise with this flyer.
Marathon Kids provides a set of Fifteen lessons with the first 3 helping kick-start your season! There are also Twelve and Eight lessons that you can follow and tweak to meet your needs.
Twelve Short Lessons: The lessons are designed flexibly, allowing coaches to adapt based on their unique time constraints, available space, and schedule.
Pacing Strategies: Help develop endurance and self-competency, accommodating diverse fitness levels and skill progression, and offering choices during running sessions.
Pillars of the Program: Marathon Kids has six researched and evidence-based pillars that make up our program.
Motivate: We provide 14 tips to keep your runners motivated and excited to achieve their goals.
National Physical Education Standards: Learn how we connect with the Physical Education standards.
Warm-Up Activities: We get you started with a list of warm-up ideas.
Connecting to Social Emotional Learning - Marathon Kids aligns with CASEL's five SEL competencies.
Girls Movement Lessons (coming mid July): 12 lessons focus on building confidence through positive coaching, instilling character values like resilience and teamwork, and fostering meaningful connections within the Girls Movement program.
Before/After-school Lessons(coming mid July): 12 engaging lessons, centered on confidence, teamwork, and endurance, with flexible design for adaptation to time and space, emphasizing fun and celebration to nurture positive mindsets and personal growth.
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