Inspiring Brooklyn school runners
7km west of Motueka, New Zealand, and at the foot of the Brooklyn valley is a rural, family orientated, full... View Article
October 3, 2022 8:45 pmCategories for Schools
Torrington promote KiDSMARATHON 2022
Torrington KiDSMARATHON 26.2 has a great introduction and presentation to the Torrington Connecticut schools and community by Coach Tim Gaffney.... View Article
March 28, 2022 9:49 pmDixon tries different footing in promoting schoolkid sport development
Rod’s quest to inspire tomorrow’s sporting winners has seen him challenge students to be deliberately wrong-footed or cack-handed as a way of increasing their sporting abilities.... View Article
December 18, 2018 7:14 pmSouthwest School students take off running.
Torrington Southwest School students, buoyed by a meeting with Olympic medalist Rod Dixon, took off running this week in preparation for... View Article
May 26, 2017 3:08 amRod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon Final Mile a success.
Trumbull PTSA Council’s Health and Wellness Committee hosted Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon Final Mile at Trumbull High School. All six Trumbull... View Article
May 23, 2017 3:00 amRod’s running roadshow rolls into Richmond
Olympian Rod Dixon took his message of earnest running and healthy eating to Richmond Primary School pupils involved in his KiDSMARATHON programme by participating in regular running or... View Article
April 6, 2017 2:15 amDixon reminds young runners “finishing is winning”
Rod Dixon visited Mahana School on Monday to encourage the next generation of winners as part of the Kidsmarathon programme he... View Article
March 25, 2017 7:09 pmTorrington Announces to be Part of KiDSMARATHON CT
TORRINGTON >> City elementary school students will run the distance of a marathon over the remainder of the school year, according to Interim Superintendent Lynda Reitman, who discussed the planned initiative at the most recent meeting of the Board of Education. “We have already got on board every elementary school. Grades three through five will be running 25.2 miles during the course of the school year,” said Reitman.
November 24, 2015 12:00 amIntroducing Dublin, Ireland KiDSMARATHON!
Over 600 sixth class pupils from 22 Fingal schools have been taking part in an eight-week program, having trained four times a week in their school. The program culminated in the students running their Final Mile at the Dublin Marathon! Read the full article > More articles from Dublin, Ireland: West Dublin primary school pupils are on course for a marathon finish Local School Children to Join Dublin Marathon
November 11, 2015 12:00 amWaterbury Students at Their Final Mile Celeration!
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