#running challenges

The Race to 200 - An EXTREMELY Motivating, TEAM Running Challenge. #physed #teamwork

I’m always searching for ways to motivate my students to run. I struck gold several years ago when I first introduced the Race to 200. The premise is simple. How long will it take the entire class to run a combined total of 200 laps?

Although the name of the challenge is the Race to 200, the number 200 is a changing variable.

My First Grade classes were the first to take the challenge. Each…

New Year’s Runalution –

I cannot quite believe it is December 1st already – where has 2015 gone?

As many of you know, we have been raising money for Blue Skye Thinking and British Heart Foundation this year.  In addition to this, I (Lisa) set my own personal challenge – to run 500km.  Meeting Skye Hall (the reason behind Blue Skye Thinking), changed my life.  His words “Make the most of what you’ve got” were like a hot…