2013 Munchkin Marathon -
Presented by Olathe Medical Center
Registration is now open for the 2013 Munchkin Marathon (formerly the Olathe Kids Marathon) register today to join the fun!
Not sure what to do on Race Day? Click here to download instructions and get more details!
The Olathe Kids Marathon was created to promote health and fitness
in children. The marathon program is structured to allow children,
kindergarten through sixth grade, to complete a full 26.2 mile
marathon at a pace that is fun and safe for their growing bodies
one mile at a time.
The Greater Kansas City YMCA has developed a training program
that will take the Kid’s Marathon participant from zero to 26.2
total miles in 16 weeks. The first 25 miles will be run or walked in quarter, half or one-mile increments on a safe secure route designated by parents, coaches, mentors or teachers. The
final 1.2 miles of the marathon will be completed on race day,
Saturday, April 20, 2013. This year’s event will be held at the
Garmin facility at 151st and Ridgeview Streets with an age/grade
wave start beginning at 7:30 AM.
The Olathe YMCA is
allowing children participating in the marathon and their families
to use the YMCA for free on Sundays.
While training, mileage tracking will be on the “honor” system
and kids will get the most and be prepared for the marathon
by tracking their miles honestly. Daily record keeping is a
task that kids and parents can chart to monitor progress toward
their mileage goals. A PDF version of the training program and
tracking chart can be found on the Olathe Marathon’s website
www.olathemarathon.com under the “Kid’s Marathon” button.
- Parents/Guardians, due to safety reasons, you will be required
to wear a bib/runners number to accompany your child on the
course and each child may have one parent accompany them.
Every child who enters the event will be given two bibs with
the same number. The child who is entered will wear one and
the other is for the parent/guardian who will be accompanying
them. For lost parent/child reasons, the child and adult bibs
will both contain the child’s information.
The generosity of the event’s sponsors allows the Olathe Kid’s
Marathon to continue as a no cost to participate event; however
each participant must be pre-registered for the event.
REGISTRATION
Download Registration
Sheet
To register for the program, please fill out the Registration form and have a parent or guardian
sign the release of liability and mail to:
Olathe Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Kid’s Marathon
18001 West 106th ST.
Olathe, KS 66061
or email to: jherbert@olathe.org
or fax to: 913-782-4636
Training
Plan
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Plan
Schedule
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Route
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