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Kids Run the Nation ®
The Kids Run the Nation Program is a multi-week, gender neutral, youth running program designed for children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. The RRCA’s vision is to see a locally managed, youth running program in every grade school in America.
The Kids Run the Nation Program Guide is designed to help teachers, coaches, or program directors develop youth running programs that can be implemented as a physical education or classroom wellness curriculum, as a before or after-school program, or as a community-based youth running program. The emphasis of this program is on participation and developing a healthy lifestyle as opposed to being a competitive running program. The Program Guide is a full-color, 40-page educational curriculum divided into eight lesson plans, with a bonus ninth lesson on competitive running. Each lesson plan can be taught during a one-hour class period over an 8-week time frame.
All RRCA member running clubs or their youth programs may use the royalty-free, RRCA trademarked name, Kids Run the Nation, along with the Kids Run the Nation logo found on the RRCA branding page. Schools interested in developing a Kids Run the Nation program may also use the name as long as the school, as an official school activity, runs the program. Programs run by PTA.s or as afterschool enrichment programs must join the RRCA as a youth running club in order to use the Kids Run the Nation name. There are NO burdensome royalty fees to brand your program as a Kids Run the Nation program. If your program already has a name or you want to use a different name, but you still want to use the RRCA Kids Run the Nation Program Guide, no problem. Our stated vision is clear, to see a youth running program in every grade school in America. Our materials were created for that purpose, so we are not picky about what you decide to call your youth running program.
To help motivate students, program directors can purchase and give to participants the Kids Run the Nation: A Running Guide for Kids booklet. This 5x7 inch booklet contains 12-pages of information designed to help children develop their running program at home. Consider ordering Kids Run the Nation t-shirts and backpack tags as incentives for your program participants. While these materials are designed as companions to the Kids Run the Nation program, anyone can purchase these materials or any running program leader can purchase multiple items to be given away.
- Purchase your Kids Run the Nation Program Guide and Kids booklets today!
- Purchase authorized Kids Run the Nation t-shirts and backpack tags to give to your program participants
Screen Your Volunteers
The Road Runners Club of America has a guideline encouraging the practice of criminal background checks for RRCA members or anyone working with minors such as coaches, assistant coaches, volunteers, or employees engaged in working with youth (legal minors) involved in youth running programs or kids events. To help clubs implement this guideline, the RRCA has partnered with TC logiQ, Inc. to provide an affordable background screening service for our members. For more information call TC logiQ at 877-825-6447 or visit them online.
