On March 28th, our ambassador David  Gillick visited St Patrick’s NS in Glencullen. Introduced by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Office Gwen O’Looney, David spoke to all the classes about his running career and what inspired him to become an athlete. They were very lucky with the perfect weather and the kids got a huge amount from the talk and activity. Below you can see some of the photos from the day. The post Visit to St. Patrick’s NS, Glencullen appeared first on Marathonkids Ireland ..read more

On March 28th, our ambassador David  Gillick visited St John’s and St. Kevin’s. Introduced by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Office Gwen O’Looney, David spoke to all the classes about his running career and what inspired him to become an athlete. They were very lucky with the perfect weather and the kids got a huge amount from the talk and activity. Below you can see some of the photos from the day. The post Visit to St John’s & St Kevin’s appeared first on Marathonkids Ireland ..read more

Welcome to Marathonkids Ireland 2022 programme! It’s great to have you on board. As you know, Marathonkids Ireland 2022 will start on the week commencing 21st February 2022. The recommended timeline to complete the programme is 8 weeks. Each Student will record daily updates in their physical or digital workbooks. Each Week the interactive workbook will allow students to cover different topics relating to the benefits of Sport: Week 1: Healthy Heart Week 2: Physical Benefits of Exercise Week 3: Mental Benefits of Exercise Week 4: Social Benefits of Exercise Week 5: Community Be ..read more

On March 23rd, our ambassador David  Gillick visited Our Lady of Mercy senior school in Waterford. Introduced by Waterford Sports Office Brian O’Neill, David spoke to all the classes about his running career and what inspired him to become an athlete. He spoke about the importance of physical activity for both our physical and mental health. After answering some questions prepared for him by the 6th grade students, David led a running session in the yard of Ms Deegan’s class and Ms Russell’s class. You can find below some of the photos taken on the day. The post Visit to Our ..read more

Following a successful partnership with the Marathonfamiles Programme during the lockdown Gaeltachta na hÉirinn and Marathonkids Ireland have launched Maratón na bPáistí in Gaeltachta throughout the Country. This has seen nearly 1400 students start the 8 week programme this October. Maratón na bPáistí is delivered through our Gaeltacht Booklet and each student will receive their Maratón na bPáistí t-shirt and Finisher medal on completion of their first marathon.   “Tá Marathon Kids Ireland thar a bheith sásta fáilte a chur roimh na 1,360 páiste ó scoileanna ar fud na Gaeltachta a bhfuil ..read more

The launch of the Marathonkids Ireland 2021 Program took place on Wednesday, Sep 8th at Morton Stadium in Santry. Over 12,500 students across Fingal County, Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership, South Dublin Co Co, Galway Co Co and areas throughout the Gaeltacht representing over 200 schools have enrolled for the 2021 program. Marathonkids Ireland (http://marathonkidsireland.ie) is an 8-week program for 5th-6th class students in Ireland. The program topics will entail daily short runs, physical & mental health education, nutrition, exercise. The program aims at promoting physical ac ..read more

The new and improved Marathonkids program for 2020 is here! Marathonkids has been a huge success over the last 5 years. We have had over 20,000 students, 150 schools and 350 classes complete the program since we launched in 2015. The last 6 months have been particularly hard and confusing for children and with that in mind and as we know how important physical and mental health and wellbeing is at the moment, we feel it is important to give students something to focus on and look forward to over the coming months. We really wish to continue the Marathonkids success and give students, schools ..read more

Welcome to Marathonkids Ireland 2020 programme! It’s great to have you on board. As you know, Marathonkids Ireland 2020 will start on the week starting 5th October 2020. The recommended timeline to complete the program is 8 weeks. Each Student will record daily updates in their physical or digital workbooks. The Topics tie in to the SPHE module of the student’s curriculum. Each Week the interactive workbook will allow students to cover different topics relating to the benefits of Sport: Week 1: Healthy Heart Week 2: Physical Benefits of Exercise Week 3: Mental Benefits of Exercise Week 4 ..read more

Welcome back from your well-deserved break! Did you know you are at Week 8 of the programme? You are almost there! But first, let’s take a peek at this week’s visits by our ambassador David Gillick. We have some nice little videos and some cool pictures, which you can find below and that we will also post on our social media and website. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO FROM GEALSCOIL EISCIR RIADA CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO FROM LUCAN EDUCATE TOGETHER And now let’s talk about the educational benefits of exercise with our ambassador David Gillick. CLICK TO GO TO THE TEACHERS SECTION CLICK TO ..read more

Marathon Families was a great success in providing much needed activity for families across Dublin at a difficult time. Thanks to Fingal County Council for pioneering the programme and to South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council for driving the programme forward, KBC Dublin Marathon for their constant support and all the families that made Marathon Families a huge success. In all we had over 600 families and 2,500 participants take part in Marathon Families so from all the team, THANKS AGAIN. The post Thanks from Marathon Families! appeared first on Marathonkids Ireland ..read more