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 [...]

Gold medal track star Jackie Joyner Kersee chats with Morning Mile founder, Fitz Koehler, about Team USA Track and Field at the Summer Olympics in London and give a bit of “golden advice for our kids participating in the Morning Mile!

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 [...]

Liberty’s awesome 100 miler club! We had 19 runners who hit 100 miles or more. So proud of our student body – what a great way to kick off MM in Texas! – Liberty Elementary Morning Mile Coordinator – Kari Friedauer

Thanks to all the parents who showed up to run and walk with their healthy Morning Milers on National Morning Mile Parents Day! Check out this super gallery featuring the families of Hidden Oak Elementary in Gainesville, Florida. You’ll even catch a glimpse of Hidden Oak Principal Ron Knowles running in his black Hidden Oak T-shirt. He ran two miles [...]

Morning Mile Parents Day meets the exact definition of QUALITY TIME. We’re so proud of our Morning Milers, the Moms, Dads, Grandparents and teachers for making this day a ton of active fun for the whole Roosevelt Elementary Family. Well done! Roosevelt Elementary’s Morning Mile program is sponsored by Wuesthoff Health System.

Has anyone felt the ground vibrating each morning from 7:45 to 8:15 AM?  Don’t worry, it’s not an earthquake – its approximately 426 Poinciana Elementary School students (grades k-5) walking and running the Morning Mile.  Introduced by and sponsored to the school by the Lower Keys Medical Center,  Coach John Hughes, PE Teacher at Poinciana, loves that the Morning Mile [...]