Program For Kids Promotes Healthy Lifestyles and Friendships

Healthy Kids Running Series, a national inclusive and fun youth running experience where kids (ages 2-14) celebrate their success and develop an active healthy lifestyle, is accepting registrants for its five-week spring Series in Princeton Junction HERE.

The season’s first race will begin on Sunday, April 19th at 4:00 p.m. at Duck Pond Park in Princeton Junction, NJ. However, registration is open to families across Mercer County.

“Part of an active healthy lifestyle is getting kids out from behind gaming consoles and other screens and playing outside. Whether it’s running or another outdoor activity, we want to get kids moving,” said Marissa Hine, Princeton Junction’s community coordinator of Healthy Kids Running Series. “Our races are kid-focused with the goal of teaching them how to be active and healthy and creating meaningful relationships within our community.”

“We believe that sports, particularly running, teaches lifelong values, such as confidence and accomplishment,” said Jeff Long, Founder, Healthy Kids Running Series. “We teach effort, perseverance, persistence, sportsmanship, independence and grit to our participants and their families, as together, we are building a healthier generation of active kids.”

Healthy Kids Running Series offers a five-week program in the spring and again in the fall with age-appropriate race distances. Kids compete each week for a chance to earn points, and at the end of the Series, the top boy and girl with the most points in their respective age division earn a trophy. All participants receive a finisher’s medal, race ‘swag’ and a Healthy Kids Running Series tech T-shirt for their achievements. Early bird registration is $35 for the five-week series prior to March 29, and then increases to $40.

The Healthy Kids Running Series impacts more than 60,000 youth runners in 300+ communities by providing an inclusive youth running experience, inspiring kids to believe in themselves and lead active healthy lifestyles. Learn more at www.HealthyKidsRunningSeries.org.