The Kids Run the OC Training Program was designed to help pre-adolescent kids become more physically fit, promote an active and healthy lifestyle and combat the onset of childhood obesity, all while having fun! This is accomplished through various games, which help improve speed, agility, hand/eye coordination, flexibility and a child’s overall fitness. Students from each participating school will be led through our popular and fun training program beginning in February after school led by parent volunteers that have been trained by the OC Marathon Foundation. During the fall session students will begin their training for a 1-Mile Run at UCI on December 16th. By the end of the program each student will have accumulated the equivalent of 25.2 miles through various games and activities and hopefully have increased knowledge regarding healthy food choices and good eating habits. They will finish their “marathon” by participating in the Kids Run The OC 1-Mile Run on May 4th at the OC Marathon at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA. This culminating event is a non-competitive run for kids ages 5-14.