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 […] >> READ MORE

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 […] >> READ MORE

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 […] >> READ MORE

Erica Hofstrom and Gillian Antinore – HKRS Haddonfield/Cherry Hill, NJ Why did you become Community Coordinators? Gillian: I became a CC because I love being a part of something that is health-focused, kid-focused, and community-focused. I had never been to a HKRS race before, but had heard about them and knew I could lend a […] >> READ MORE

Christie Sube – HKRS Glenview, IL How many seasons have you been a HKRS Community Coordinator? This Fall is my 4th season as Community Coordinator.   What’s a great mission moment you’ve experienced as a Coordinator?  My favorite mission moment so far was our entire Spring 2023 series when we reached many new families and […] >> READ MORE

  This month, our HKRS Community Coordinator Spotlight features Kelly, Jones of Key West, Florida. In our first CC spotlight done by video, HKRS Executive Director, Dawn Epstein, sits down with Kelly Jones and discusses everything from her inspiration to her strategy for coordinating the Healthy Kids Running Series in Key West, FL. Watch now: […] >> READ MORE

Ashley Burkett HKRS Concord Township, PA TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GOT YOUR START WITH HKRS (as a runner, to a volunteer, to a Community Coordinator): Back in 2013, I was a participant with HKRS Concord Township…and now 10 years later I am the Community Coordinator of this AMAZING organization! Though I had always […] >> READ MORE

Kalila Foster and Tina Dufresne – HKRS Plaistow, NH Kalila Foster (Coordinator): Almost 9 years as coordinator (Started in 2014) WHAT’S A GREAT MISSION MOMENT YOU’VE EXPERIENCED AS A CC? There were many times I doubted myself each week asking myself if the program was good enough, and will families enjoy the series, and want […] >> READ MORE

Healthy Kids Running Series is excited to announce that Stephanie Barry has been hired as the new Director of Operations of the organization. Barry’s background in operations management, in both the nonprofit and for-profit world, along with her life-long passion for making a positive impact in the community, will help support the mission of HKRS […] >> READ MORE