Can you have too much fun running?

A Findley Flyer reported to us, "I'm just having so much fun running right now!" We think the sentiment is shared with 430 kids participating in the Findley Flyers this month! That's a lot of runners! Amazing work done by the kids with 45 marathoners, 3 "50" milers, and many more reaching their goals in the month of April. These kids ran 904 miles in March, double from last month! The grand total so far for the year is 7,896 miles or all the way to Sydney, Australia! 

Here is a March breakdown by grade. Way to go Findley Flyers!

 Grade  Students    Miles Run
   K        89           108
  1st       81           164.25
  2nd     57            176.5
  3rd      84            139
  4th      64            223.75
  5th      55              93

Stoller 5k coming up ... April 6

Wouldn’t it be fun to put our training to work in the form of an upcoming race?  The Stoller 5k is on Sunday, April 6th!  A 5k is 3 miles.  We can do that!  How many Flyers can join us for this fun community event?  Find out more at www.stoller5k.com  We hope to see you and your children out there!  

Findley Flyers in February?

You may be wondering how many children are running with the Findley Flyers.  We were!  So we counted our cards and found out.  355 Findley Flyers ran during the winter month of February!   So far this year, we have run 7007 miles!

The children learned in the assembly today how many miles each grade has run, how many marathoners per grade (medal count), and how many children are participating the in Flyers.  We reminded them to focus on their goal, whether it is running a half marathon (13 miles) or marathon (26 miles), or just enjoying being out there, or committing to run with us every Tuesday and Thursday.  We discussed how it takes commitment and time to reach their goals, but they can do it and have fun while they try!  We have about 11 weeks left.  If your child runs 4 laps every week, that’s 11 miles!  Where will they go from here!?  

Children Participation (Feb) Marathon Medal Count  

Kindergartner   573

1^st Grade          816

2^nd Grade         604

3^rd Grade         487

4^th Grade         605

5^th Grade         212

Volunteers needed to keep running club's 355 runners going strong!

Last month, 355 kids participated in the Findley Flyers running club!   These kids are so enthusiastic and extremely proud of their accomplishments.  We have 30 marathoners so far and more on their way! 

To keep this momentum, we really need more parent volunteers.  We are so thankful for our trusted crew who show up to make it all happen.  We could use you too!   Starting tomorrow!  Sign up for an hour time slot on Tuesdays or contact findleyflyers@gmail.com to find ways you can help.  At lease three volunteers are needed in every one hour time slot to run the club in a safe and effective way.   We have fun, get things done, and encourage children to move, all at the same time!  Join us!   

Volunteer Shifts (1 Hour): 

Tuesday 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
    K:    11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

   1st:  11:25 AM - 11:45 AM 

Tuesday 11:45 AM - 12:40 PM

    2nd: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
    3rd:  12:15 PM - 12:35 PM 

Tuesday 12:35 PM - 1:35 PM

   4th:  12:40 PM -  1:00 PM
   5th:    1:05 PM -  1:25 PM

Volunteers sign up here: http://findleyflyers.blogspot.com/p/volunteers.html

Run to Sochi 2014

The Findley Flyers continue to run strong through the winter months.  The Flyers have run a total of 6,548 miles.  That’s all the way to a mountain in Sochi, Russia!  

The kids are working hard and reaching their goals!  18 children have run 26.2 miles to earn their marathon medal with many more coming up at the 20 mile mark.  Marathon medals are handed out during Friday morning announcements, pictures are taken, and then posted to the Findley Flyer Marathon Club.  To find out how far your child has run, look for your child’s name on the website by looking at the mileage clubs.  Mileage clubs range from 1 mile all the way to 35 miles so far!

You can find us out there Tuesdays at lunch and Thursdays before school at 8am.  We are there rain or shine on Thursday mornings and run under the cover if it is too wet.  We are all having a lot of fun, getting some fresh air, and moving our bodies.  Join us for some Findley Flyer fun!  

Look how far we’ve gone!

Grade Total Miles

K      743

1    1,223

2    1,285

3    1,155

4    1,313

5       827 

Findley Flyers CANCELED 2/6/14

It's cold out there Findley Flyers! Tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th Findley Flyers will be CANCELED in the morning. Sleep in, stay warm, and we will see you on the track next week!

2014 is off and running!

The Flyers are back on the track in 2014, thanks to our community support.  Some of the reasons why what Findley Flyer runners, walkers, parents, teachers, staff & volunteers do matters:

• Teachers are saying:  Children are always drawing pictures and writing stories about the running club.
• Parents are saying:  Running club is one of my child's favorite thing to do at school.  I never pictured my child as a runner but they absolutely love it.
• Volunteers are saying:  This is my favorite volunteer activity, I'm having so much fun!
• Kids are saying:  I never thought I could run ____13 miles, 20 miles, 26 miles and so on.  

Their smiles really say it all as they count up their miles, show us their tokens, and round the corners of the track.

Volunteering for the Findley Flyers is so appreciated and makes a huge difference for the children. 

 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094CA9A723A75-findley1

What a incredible start we have had.  Join us in 2014 for more!  5,325 miles and counting ....