Get ready to follow your child's progress as they conquer miles over time to eventually complete marathons!
Marathon Kids, which has been around since 1995, is a non-profit on a mission to get kids active. We provide a free physical activity program for volunteer coaches across the U.S. to provide a fun, positive environment to help kids grow in self-confidence and endurance.
What can I do with my Parent Account?
Follow the child’s progress or multiple children
Submit miles to the coach completed at home to be approved
View a log of their submissions to the coach
View a history of their student’s efforts captured from home and school.
Shop the Marathon Kids eStore
Access the Resource Library along with other free resources to keep your kids active.
What information is on the Parent Dashboard
The Left-hand Menu:
Resources - Access to the Resource Library
Promotions - View available promotions offered by our Sponsors
Store - shop the Marathon Kids eStore for incentives for your child
Clubs - Access each child's dashboard by clicking on the running club name
The Overview Tab:
Laps - the number of laps completed on the organizational track.
Miles - the total number of miles completed by the participant.
Marathons - the total number of marathons completed by the participant.
Ranking - there are three rankings for each participant that appear in this order:
Organizational/Club Ranking
Class Ranking
Grade Level Ranking
Monthly Bar Graph - shows the number of miles conquered for each month.
Days Active - the number of days of physical activity has been recorded for the participant.
Log Miles - The Log Miles tile allows you to submit miles completed at home to the coach to be approved.
What information is on the Parent Submission Tab?
A Submission is when a parent submits miles to the coach for physical activity completed at home.
The Submissions table is a log of all those efforts you've submitted to the coach.
Here you will see:
Date/Time Sent - the date and time you sent the submission to the coach.
Date Ran - the date the activity occurred.
Miles Sent - the number of miles you submitted
Miles Approved - the number of miles approved
Status - the status of the miles.
Approved - means the coach approved these miles.
Rejected - means the coach did not approve these miles
With this table, you can filter by the date or status to help you locate a Submission.
What information is on the Parent History Tab?
The History tab is a record of all the effort completed by your child whether it was done at home or during club time.
Date Ran - the date the physical activity occurred
Session ID - time stamp of when the effort was entered or captured
Entry Type - 3 different types of entry to categorize physical activity effort.
Manual Entry - a coach manually gives credit for physical activity
Scanned - a coach scans the participant's ID card for laps or minutes completed
Submissions - parents submit miles from home
Track/Activity - the name of the track or activity
Total Miles - total miles given for that entry
Laps/Min - the number of laps completed or the total number of minutes given credit for. (20 minutes = 1 Marathon Kids mile)
With this table, you can use the search feature or the filter of date, track/activity, or entry type to narrow down your search.
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