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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A lot of Healthy Kids Running Series is about service. As a non-profit, each year money earned is cycled back through the program in a constant effort to enhance the experience that we can provide for our kids and families. Because of this, our program has a strong reliance on volunteers. They are the unsung […]
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When TJ started school at KIPP DC Elementary, the teaching staff began to immediately notice certain intangibles that permeate from his personality. TJ jumps at the chance to help any student, whether it’s in an instructional or friendly nature. He is bursting with energy, willing to participate in or volunteer for any and every activity. […]
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