Getting kids to eat their veggies can be quite experience, but if you let your kids help to grow them, they might be more inclined to give them a try! The good people at BuzzFeed.com have some awesome tips of how to grow potatoes and lettuce from leftover scraps. Spring is the perfect time for […]
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Windham, New Hampshire was one of our largest Series this spring with right around 350 runners! Check out this exciting video of our Healthy Kids! #getupandgo!
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Meet Chris from Carlisle, PA! Spring 2017 marks Chris’ first season working as a HKRS Community Coordinator for the Carlisle, PA series. About 4 years ago, while out and about in Central PA, Chris noticed a Healthy Kids Running Series magnet on the back of a car and was instantly intrigued to find out about […]
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Another week, another awesome HKRS partner we would like to recognize, Smarty Pants Vitamins! Select series around the country will be receiving samples of Smarty Pants Vitamins for their race bags. What makes these vitamins different from your run of the mill chewable? The gummy factor! Each serving of Smarty Pants is a delicious gummy […]
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Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit event, so we rely on our local, regional, and national sponsor for additional monetary support and donations of items for our race bags. This year, we are happy to collaborate with Wham-O, the creator of fun toys like hula hoops and Frisbees! Wham-O will provide a limited number […]
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For the first time, Healthy Kids Running Series will be the beneficiary of a Virtual 5k presented by US Road Running. What does this mean you ask? Here’s the long and short of it all. A virtual run is a ‘race’ that you can do anywhere and any way that you want during a set […]
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It’s that time of year again…Healthy Kids Running Series registration!! Our spring Series registration will open today, Monday, January 16th at noon, and we will have additional new sites opening throughout the rest of January. Spring Series races will begin on the weekend of March 17th-19th and continue through late April, so keep an eye […]
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At one time or another a large percentage of middle and high school athletes experience a heart breaking and season ending stress fracture. Long distance runners in particular tend to experience stress fractures due to the constant pounding of the pavement. While it simply might just come with the territory, runners can make a few […]
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Healthy Kids Running Series is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We heavily rely on both registration fees and business sponsors to supply our organization with the necessary income to allow us to provide new coordinators with all of the necessities to bring a race to their town, travel to new locations to map courses, and provide every […]
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Elliott is one of our runners from HKRS Chandler. Ellen Tadman, Chandler’s Coordinator, recommended that we feature him as our Runner Spotlight because week in and week out, he has a great attitude and never gives up. During one race he fell, but still finished in second place while having a little dirt snack and bloody knee. […]
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