MINNESOTA KIDS ARE READY TO RUN FOR FUN, SATURDAY, MAY 19TH
Schools and families go the distance to celebrate commitment to get fit!
MINNEAPOLIS – May 16, 2007 – More than 1,200 participants will run a half mile or mile Saturday, May 19 th at Como Park , many of them between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. Schools and families have been training for as many as 12 weeks as they took on the commitment to get fit and have fun, with the help of the Medtronic TC Kids Marathon.
...The May 19th event is part of a three-event series that take place in May, October (during marathon weekend) and February at an indoor track meet at the Field House at the University of Minnesota. All three events are part of the new online website designed to help parents and teachers keep track of program participants. The website gives kids the opportunity to record their own advancement during training. The online trainer, which is available for use year round, gives users the option of three course tracks: 12-week, 8-week or 4-week training programs, and is recommended for kids in elementary school. "The programs are geared towards varied levels of fitness, and are customizable for training at school and at home," said Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. executive director Virginia Brophy Achman. Tools of the online trainer are open to families and teachers at anytime. Course programs can be tailored to fit the specific fitness objectives of families and classrooms. "We launch the coming summer 12-week, 8-week, and 4-week training program in July," Achman said. "Response to the first program that took place during the Spring was very successful. We were able to fulfill requests for 7,301 pedometers for each participant training during the Spring." For more information on the Medtronic TC Kids Marathon, online training program and details on upcoming family events please visit our Web site at: www.mtcmarathon.org. About Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon The 26th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon weekend will take place Oct. 5-7, 2007. The three-day weekend celebration of fitness includes the Medtronic TC Family Events & TC 5k, pasta dinner, health and fitness expo and Medtronic TC 10 Mile, in addition to the marathon. Visit www.mtcmarathon.org for more information.
