Photo of the Week: Kid’s Marathon
July 9, 2007 Read more »
Most of this week I spent my time volunteering as part of the HSBC Calgary Marathon race committee. Sunday was the big day. One of my favorite events is the Kid’s Marathon. The kids get roughly 5 weeks to do 25.2 miles and then on race day they run the last mile. Each kid gets [...]
Exercise Is Just for Kids
May 21, 2007 Read more »
I ran across this fascinating 1958 CBC radio clip of a discussion between Byng Whitteker - a radio announcer entrenched in his belief that exercise is only good for children - and fitness advocate Lloyd Percival.
The world has changed a great deal in the past 50 years. In the clip, you get the sense that [...]
Featured Web Site: Kids Running
October 13, 2006 Read more »
Aaron posted an article on Children’s Running back in September. I’m an avid believer in children getting out there to run. I ran with my daughter when she was younger and now I run with my 5-year-old grand daughter. She has run several races and loves it. That’s why I was so excited when I [...]
Video: Children’s Learn to Run Program
September 23, 2006 Read more »
What you are about to see is a Children’s Learn to Run documentary filmed over a 10-week period at the school I taught at in Edmonton. During the 10 weeks, students were exposed to a variety of learn-to-run topics (see running program below video), and completed the program by participating in a Fun Run finale [...]
Childrens’ Running Program
November 25, 2005 Read more »
If you are interested, here is a great running program for kids. Included is a documentary describing the program and showing the kids having fun running; as well as a complete running schedule for your children or students to follow. Have fun with it!
