Kids of Steel students train for upcoming children’s event
On weekly evenings in Adams Township Community Park, young children run, leap, jog and cheer for their teammates.
They’re not playing outside at recess, though. They’re getting ready to run and compete in the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon, an event held April 30, as part of the Kids of Steel training program.
Sara Coon, Mars Area School District health and physical education teacher, leads a Kids of Steel group of more than 100 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in training for the event.
While the race is called a marathon, participants will run just over 1 mile on the day of the event and are encouraged to build up the other 25 miles that normally comprise a marathon by practicing and exercising in the weeks before. Parents are encouraged to run or walk with their child on the day of the race.
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