CUSTOMIZE YOUR SCHOOL-SPECIFIC
MILEAGE GOALS
FOR THE 2014-2015 PROGRAM YEAR!
*Read the recommendations in the orange circles below, then complete the quick formula to the
right to determine your mileage goals for the 2014-2015 program year.
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1.
Social
support and
modeling are key
to ensure long-term
behavior
adoption!
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It is
recommended that
kids get aerobic and
strength-based
physical activity at
least three days out
of each week!
Kids should
run at any pace or
walk at a fast pace in
order to ensure they are
receiving the recommended
levels of moderate-tovigorous physical
activity (MVPA)
every day!
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Track
kids’ progress
along the way &
celebrate!
When is your MK
Finisher Medal
Celebration?
Based on your event
dates, how many
weeks long is your
26.2 Mile Challenge?
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Kids need
at least 60
minutes of
MVPA on a
daily basis!
3.
When is your
MK Kick Off
Ceremony?
How many days
a week will your
Marathon Kids run
or walk fast?
That means your Marathon
Kids will run or walk
fast a total of how
many days throughout
the 26.2 Mile Challenge?
Box 3 x Box 4 =
How many minutes at a
time will your Marathon
Kids run or walk fast?
*20 minutes is a baseline pace per mile for kids running
or walking fast and is MK’s minimum recommendation
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8.
That means your Marathon
Kids will run or walk
fast a total of how
many minutes during
the 26.2 Mile Challenge?
Your school’s Marathon Kids
should accumulate at least
how many miles
over the course of this year?
Box 5 x Box 6 =
Box 7 ÷ 20 =
*20 minutes is a baseline pace per mile for kids running
or walking fast and is MK’s minimum recommendation
9.
Your school’s Marathon Kids
should accumulate at least
how many marathons
over the course of this year?
*26.2 is the distance in miles of one full marathon race
Box 8 ÷ 26.2 =