NEWS RELEASE -- What’s a 12-week marathon?

It’s a special kid’s marathon for children ages 5-12 in which participants can run, walk, or wheel-chair 25 miles over 12 weeks at school or home, and ends with a final 1.2-mile run following the Pensacola Marathon on Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m. Upon completion, the young athletes will have ran, walked, or wheel-chaired a full 26.2 mile marathon.

Registration for the Subway Kids Marathon is open by visiting www.subwaykidsmarathon.com or by contacting your child’s PE teacher, track coach or running club.

A kick-off event will be Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Washington High School track.  Jared from Subway will be in attendance to speak to the young athletes, get them motivated, and log a mile for their marathon journey.

Kids can monitor their progress with an interactive training log website which is geared to youth runners.  As the participant completes his/her next milestone, it shows their progress on a fun log and awards them with coupons and tips along the way.

Major sponsors include Subway, Running Wild, Sacred Heart Health System, and the Pensacola Sports Association.

The final 1.2 miles will be run the day of the Pensacola Marathon – Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m. – in which every child will run through the Pensacola Marathon finish line structure and will be awarded their finishers medal.

This program is supported by the Escambia and Santa Rosa school districts and LiveWell NWFL’s 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! initiative. The 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! initiative promotes healthy lifestyle habits to children ages 5 to 12, their families, teachers, and caregivers.

This program is not limited to local students.  Athletes in neighboring counties are welcome to participate and log their miles.  Many children from out of state registered, logged their miles, and traveled down with their parents who were participating in the half or full marathon.

To register or for more information, visit www.subwaykidsmarathon.com or call 850-434-2800.

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