ING Run for Something Better

More than 400 D.C. school kids began training for a marathon Wednesday. The students at Barnard Elementary School in northwest Washington will be running the more than 26 miles over several weeks. They can choose to do as little as one mile at a time. It’s part of a national program called ING Kids Rock, which is open to students from kindergarten through seventh grade. Read more...

Fight Against Childhood Obesity Takes Center Stage at ING KiDS ROCK ING Run For Something Better promotes kids fitness, fights childhood obesity Nearly 1,000 local kids to participate in fun run on Saturday, March 3 Olympian Rod Dixon to encourage, motivate children on race day New Orleans, LA – February 6, 2012 – Raising healthy kids is a constant challenge, one that requi...

Ryan Hall, the nation's top marathoner who already has qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic team, will lead more than 5,000 Dade County middle school students in running the final 1.2 miles of the 2012 ING Run For Something Better® program on January 29 as part of festivities at the ING Miami Marathon and Half-Marathon®.  The students have been training for their fin...

Kids to Rock a Marathon of Their Own ING Run for Something Better promotes kids fitness, fights childhood obesity More than 2,000 local kids to participate on Saturday, November 12 TV character “Sportacus” to cheer on the finishers, host kids’ clinic San Antonio, TX – November XX, 2011 – It’s time to get moving in San Antonio, and for more than 2,000...

The air was crisp, too cold for shorts and T-shirts. On Thursday morning, most of those walking through Central Park were bundled up in scarves and hats — but some young runners braved sleeveless jerseys. They were among the 1,000 or so New York City schoolchildren who had come to race in the 13th annual Run With Champions, an event that will help kick off the New York City Ma...