Kids Aim for 50

Nine-time New York City Marathon winner Grete Waitz, chairwoman of the New York Road Runners Foundation, will join more than 200 NYRRF kids from five Harlem elementary schools for a morning of running-themed events and activities on Monday, June 2 from 9:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at PS 192, 500 West 138th Street (near Amsterdam Avenue).
 
The event will feature the Mighty Milers Fun Run, with 50 kids running a mile each in honor of the New York Road Runners’ 50th anniversary.
 
The schedule is as follows:
 
9:15 a.m.: Hip-Hop Warm-Up
 
9:30 a.m.: Mighty Milers Fun Run (50 kids running one mile each)
 
9:30 a.m.: Activity Stations with tug-o-war, obstacle course races, etc.
 
10:15 a.m.: Relay Race
 
New York Road Runners Foundation (NYRRF) carries out NYRR’s youth service mission by establishing running-based programs that promote at-risk children’s physical health, emotional well-being and personal achievement. The Foundation’s school day and after school programs provide children with the structure, motivation and methodology to become physically fit now and remain fit for life. The programs feature goal setting, nutritional, and academic components and currently serve 50,000 children a week in more than 200 schools and community centers. Program sites are primarily located in New York City and are in a dozen other American municipalities as well as Cape Town, South Africa.