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Giving Back: A Coordinator Spotlight

If you have ever been a part of a Healthy Kids Running Series, then you have seen crowds of enthusiastic children outfitted in the organization’s t-shirts running many a Sunday in your local parks. But these shirts have also been helping make life a little easier for some special students in the Dominican Republic. It […] >> READ MORE

10 Fest Philly Recap!

What an incredible day! On May 19th, we hosted runners from 55 of our Series from across the country as well as a number of first time participants! We had over 600 runners with 26 parents joining in on the fun with a mile race to finish of the day. It was an amazing way […] >> READ MORE

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Series Spotlight: Princeton Junction, NJ!

The Princeton Junction Series kicked off for the first time this past Sunday with some terrific weather in central New Jersey. Over the past few years, New Jersey has become a hot bed for Healthy Kids Running Series, and Princeton Junction found its stride quickly, jumping out of the gates with 225 participants in its […] >> READ MORE

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HKRS Richmond Volunteer wins March Scholar Athlete of the Month in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

BY ERIC KOLENICH | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Mar 23, 2019 “A senior runner on the Glen Allen indoor track and field team, Ali won the Class 5 state title in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:23. A day later, he finished second in the 3,200 with a time of 9:31. He was the […] >> READ MORE

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North Reading, Massachusetts

Matt Quinlan is one of our newly cemented Coordinators who is preparing for his first Series this spring! He will be bringing Healthy Kids Running Series to the North Reading community in northeastern Massachusetts starting in April. Matt took the HKRS Community by storm with the highest sign-up total out of any program in the […] >> READ MORE

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Meet Hadley: A 4-Year Old from Indiana, PA

When most people think of arthritis, they associate the joint pain with ‘getting old.’ Many people would never expect that these conditions can affect people of all ages. Hadley and her family were no different. But, in June of 2016, at the age of two, Hadley was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Idiopathic refers […] >> READ MORE

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What to Expect from your First HKRS Race with Alaina and Marissa of Johnstown

As each season approaches, there is a new wave of families learning about Healthy Kids Running Series for the first time. With the temperatures starting to drop, the leaves starting to change and the kids returning to school, we could not be more excited because we know that our season is fast approaching! Soon, there […] >> READ MORE

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Adrianna, a Girl with ‘Rocky-like’ Determination

Adrianna is a kind and caring 11-year-old girl from central New Jersey. She is always looking for ways to help others, whether its at school or church, or whether it’s someone she does not even know. When she was 9, she even cut off all her hair so that she could donate it for children’s […] >> READ MORE

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On the Run with Bella!

Bella is always on the move. Whether she is outside in the yard, or in the house, wherever she is going, she runs. On family walks, her parents sometimes must tell her to slow down because it can be hard to keep up. Naturally, when Bella and her family found out about Healthy Kids Running […] >> READ MORE

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True Perseverance in Cresskill, NJ

Avery has always been an adventurer. Every chance she gets, she is outside, traveling with her family to a new place, trying out a new activity or sport. This has brought her to a variety of places, from the beaches of the Cayman Islands, to the ski slopes of Vermont. But, in 2017, all this […] >> READ MORE

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Giving Back: A Coordinator Spotlight

10 Fest Philly Recap!

Series Spotlight: Princeton Junction, NJ!

HKRS Richmond Volunteer wins March Scholar Athlete of the Month in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

North Reading, Massachusetts

Meet Hadley: A 4-Year Old from Indiana, PA

What to Expect from your First HKRS Race with Alaina and Marissa of Johnstown

Adrianna, a Girl with ‘Rocky-like’ Determination

On the Run with Bella!

True Perseverance in Cresskill, NJ

Spotlight: Liam from Belton, TX

Series Spotlight: Princeton Junction, NJ!

10 Fest! Orlando Down, Next Up Philly!!

HKRS Welcomes Marina Morton, Alexa DiGregorio and Taylor Mullin to the Team!

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