Thank you to the Princeton Health staff members and other volunteers who supported this year’s Kids Marathon, the local vendors who added family fun to the day’s activities, and our generous sponsors for making it all possible.
The marathon concluded Sunday, June 23 with a 1.2-mile fun run at Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, N.J. In the weeks before, participants strived to walk, run, or roll 25 miles on their own so that the 1.2 miles on race day completed the distance of a marathon.
The Kids Marathon was initiated in 2009 to promote regular physical activity for young people and raise awareness of the health risks associated with childhood obesity.
In addition to the fun run, festivities at ETS on June 23 included games, kids’ crafts, a photo booth, face and body painting, prize drawings, music, and a visit from Rookie, the Trenton Thunder’s bat dog. Princeton Health would like to acknowledge our sponsors:
- 94.5 WPST-FM
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Magic 98.3 FM
- Trenton Thunder
- The Princeton Health Medical Staff
- Princeton Fitness & Wellness
- Princeton Nassau Pediatrics
- Hamilton Area YMCA
- The Home Depot
- Lori’s Gifts
- Plainsboro Recreation & Community Services