Welcome
Welcome to the Kids Mobile Marathon. This is a unique format that allows children from playschool through to primary school to run a marathon...one kilometre at a time. We hope to also encourage parents to take an active role in making exercise a fun and healthy part of every child’s life in a structured way. For the Kids we want them to feel like winners when they cross the line to receive their Certificate and Gold medal.
The goal is for each child to complete 40 kilometres before race day on June 28th. The registered Kids will line up with their chosen parent/ guardian after the main runners of the Irish Multimarathon set off. The Kids will complete the final 2.195km along the same course as the adults. Family and friends are encouraged to come along to support them as they enjoy the razzmatazz of the Big race atmosphere.
The Kids mobile marathon is not a race – it’s all about participation, having fun and becoming more active. There are no prizes for winning and timing is not important. Kids are encouraged to go at their own pace.
The Kids Mobile marathon hopes that the mix of routine exercise and steady goal setting will encourage the Kids to further success in both sport and later on in life. As the old Irish saying goes: ‘Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí’. Praise a youth and she will come.