Think running is a burden? Think again! Tens of thousands of kids across the nation think it’s a PRIVILEGE! Preschooler Melia loves running the Morning Mile at school so much that she does it at home too. Thanks to her Daddy, Dan, who shared this adorable footage with us. Go Melia!

         Einstein Elementary school’s official first day participating in the Morning Mile took off sprinting with over 50% of the students showing up at 7:45am to run with the University of Florida ROTC the day before spring break! Everybody was full of energy, spirits were high and the miles were racking up quickly. Physical Education coach Mark [...]

ABC’s WCJB TV20 News visited our Morning Mile program at The Rock School in Gainesville, Florida. Run by Coach Carrie Reichardt, these kids love to run and have completed over 5,000 miles already this year. Not bad for a school with just over 100 students! Overall, the Morning Mile has been implemented in 116 schools throughout the USA, Canada and [...]

  We call Chris Pampo our NO EXCUSES MOM, because she’s out running in below-freezing temps with her Pre-K daughter, Tess, in a skirt, leather boots and a jacket! Why? Because she “gets” the importance of her daughter’s daily runs and wants to enjoy that quality time together. Go Mom! Headed off to work right after the Morning Mile is [...]

A private school in Mandeville is taking on Louisiana’s “D” rating for youth health one mile at a time with a new program picking up across the country. Cedarwood School in Mandeville is the first school in the state to start “The Morning Mile.”  The activity, held before school starts every morning, has grown to more than a hundred students [...]

  The sounds of running, laughing, chattering, huffing, and puffing fill the air each morning around St. Patrick’s Interparish School. Thanks to the Morning Mile, every day before the school day starts, kids of all ages empty onto the huge field to burn off energy and have some fun. Parents come, too, to sit and watch from the sideline or [...]

The following email just arrived from Cedarwood School- “We started the Morning Mile last week and it has become an instant hit! We have kids in every grade starting with our 3 year-olds all the way through our 7th graders. Many of our parents and grandparents are taking the opportunity to run with their kids. It’s been a wonderful experience [...]

These GREAT PARENTS are committed to raising healthy and fit children. See what they have to say about the Morning Mile. Super fun sidebar: Dad number #1 in our feature is Drew Copeland from the rock band Sister Hazel!

If ever anyone knew the benefits of running, it’s Carl Lewis. One of the most decorated Olympic athletes EVER, Carl Lewis turned in one of the greatest track and field performances at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump & the 4x100m relay. His winning streak continued at the 1988 Olympics [...]

I wanted you to know that each year we award the Presidential Fitness Awards to our students who master all of the Physical Education goals.  This is a national assessment.  At Poinciana we usually have approximately 80 students who receive this award – last year we had 88.  This year we had 168 students receive it!  The only difference we [...]