Updated list of model programs (summer 2006)
Some of these appeared in the July issue of Runner's World magazine.
Happy Feet, Healthy Food Kids' Club
After-school program featuring exercise and healthy eating
Starting a School Running Program, Part 1 | Part 2
Best Practices: Giving Back to the Kids by Carol Goodrow
Run Across America Students in Montana on a virtual trek
Run to Read and Write! Mrs. Goodrow's Classroom Family Fun Run Combining Running and Literacy
Parker School's Mileage Club Recess lap program and special on parents running with kids at recess.
HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5K for a fundraiser. Here's how we did it at out town.
RED RIBBON Our FLAGSHIP running/literacy program. New for 2002. Perfect for home, school, club or team settings.
Run the Seasons A KidsRunning.Com Original
Perfect for classroom or home use. Run 100 days and enrich your love of nature.
Log-a-Mile Another popular classroom or home program. Keep track of your distance and fill in our charts.
Rainbow Cave A run to read and color program. This program is for our youngest runners. Kids run distances of 50 meters and read 'color' words while they color in their distance charts.
What are you going to do with your toe token? Birch Grove Primary School's Recess Lap Program. Photos of a recess program. Take a look and consider starting a recess lap program at your school.
PE CENTRAL's Log It Program. Get Kids Moving!
NYRRC FOUNDATION: Running Partners Adult volunteers run with kids in New York City. Inspirational model program
NY SCHOOL RUNNING PROGRAM LANIGAN KIDS' RUNNING CLUB combines running and geography.
A for Effort This is the article on school running programs, by John Brant, that appeared in the September 2000 issue of Runner's World.
Country Running Poem Math/Sportshall Athletics England, Cross Country and Indoor Athletics Programs all integrated with the school curriculum
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