kids run free

Kids Run Free is a registered charity (charity number 1146636) founded by Martine Verweij and Catherine O'Carroll in 2010 and based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Our mission is to create fun, sustainable running opportunities for 0-16 year olds, igniting their passion for sport and physical activity and allowing them to become healthier, happier, more confident children. To achieve our mission we currently have two running programmes: Kids Run Free in the Park and Marathon Kids that has been designed for Primary schools. Kids Run Free in the Park: We organise free regular running events in parks and green spaces in towns and cities across the UK. We currently organise 31 of these events in the following locations: Leamington Spa; Alcester; Coventry: War Memorial Park and Longford Park; Solihull: Bentley Heath Recreation Ground and Jubilee Olton Park; Birmingham; Leicester; Leicester: Knighton Park and Braunstone Park; Nuneaton; Coalville; Worcester; Tamworth; Richmond (London); Northampton; Daventry; Rugby; Bedworth; Brighton; Warwick; Wallingford; Pershore; Worthing, Brent (London); Hillingdon (London). Marathon Kids: Marathon Kids is a project that aims to give school children the opportunity to complete a marathon throughout the course of the school year by running laps of a course once or twice a week during their lunch break. The concept is based on personal achievement rather than competition - this encourages all children, regardless of fitness ability to take part by running as much or as little as they choose. We are currently working with 92 UK primary schools with over 20,000 children challenged to take part of the programme for the 2016/17 academic year. We are always looking for opportunities to set up new Kids Run Free venues. If you're interested in setting your own, please get in touch with Kids Run Free Parks coordinator Louise Askew - louise@kidsrunfree.co.uk