Healthy Kids Running Series is proud to be awarded a $3,000 grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation. This grant will go to support our mission to engage communities and families and encourage kids to live an active healthy lifestyle through running! The American Water Charitable Foundation is committed to making a difference in the […]
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Asher is 4.5 years old and participates in HKRS – New Braunfels, TX Challenger Division. Asher was born early at 29 weeks and spent his first three months of life in the NICU, including emergency heart surgery at three weeks old. When Asher was almost two he was not walking independently and was ultimately diagnosed […]
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Calvin was a member of the HKRS family in Caledonia, MI, and passed away unexpectedly a few months ago. We honored him this season with a special theme week, “Colors for Calvin!” HKRS runners donned their brightest colors to honor the memory of their fellow runners. Calvin’s mom shared that Sunday evenings were the highlight […]
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Elizabeth Coccia & Lauren Keating – HKRS East Brunswick, NJ How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? Elizabeth: This is my 9th season as a coordinator but my kids have been running since Fall 2018 Lauren: For nine seasons, starting in 2020. However, my son started running with the program in 2019 and […]
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Kelly Bracetty – HKRS Bethlehem, PA How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? This Spring will be my 7th season as a Community Coordinator! Tell us about yourself! What inspired you to join HKRS? Growing up I needed to rely on metal leg braces when learning to walk. As I grew up, my […]
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Tewksbury, MA In 2017, at just one-month-old, Maxim Ustinov faced major heart surgery. He was born with a congenital heart defect known as a “ventricular septal defect” meaning there was a hole in the wall between the two lower chambers of his heart. Thankfully the surgery was a success, and at age 6 Max decided […]
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Robert and Brooke Selb – HKRS Woodbury, MN How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? We started coordinating in Spring 2017, took Fall 2019 off to move and have been coordinating since. We have coordinated 13 seasons total. What’s a great mission moment you’ve experienced as a Coordinator? Several parents have reached out […]
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Sara Nearman – HKRS Stafford, VA How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? I have completed two seasons as Community Coordinator. What’s a great mission moment you’ve experienced as a Coordinator? I had one girl who had aged up to the mile but didn’t realize it until the first race. She didn’t think […]
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Avery Rezykowski – HKRS Williamsport, PA How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? 7 seasons Tell us about yourself! What inspired you to join HKRS? 2020 was a crazy year for so many reasons! Life changes relocated me to Williamsport, PA in May of 2020 and I was searching for ways to become […]
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Mullica Hill / Mantua, NJ Ryan Duffy began running with Healthy Kids Running Series in Mullica Hill / Mantua, NJ in 2015 when he was only 6 years old. He loved getting out and running on the weekends with his sisters. Participating in Healthy Kids Running Series sparked a love of running that has grown […]
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