LOU’S FOOD BAR HELPING DPS KIDS CROSS THE MARATHON FINISH LINE

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Denver, Colorado, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) September 29, 2011 -- What: Kids Running America (KRA) and Lou’s Food Bar are working together to help get Denver Public School students out and running. Three schools; Brown International Academy, Goldrick, and Wyatt Edison Elementary have teams currently running towards the marathon distance.

With the much needed scholarship money from Lou’s Food Bar 136 kids have been running one mile at a time to accrue the 25.2 miles needed until the Final Mile Event, which will be held at Elitch Gardens on October 8th. “We can’t reach all populations of Denver without the financial help and the support of wonderful local businesses and owners like Lou’s Food Bar and the Bonanno’s” says Kerry Vargo, Kids Running America’s Executive Director and Founder.

Since 2007, Kids Running America has shown over 7,600 kids that eating right and running is a great way to live. “KRA is an opportunity for young people to build self-esteem, improve their health and experience their own personal power” says Vargo. While running, either individually or on a team through a school or organization, the kids complete 25.2 miles incrementally over a given time period. Then they run the final mile, of the marathon distance, together with all of the other children in the program at a Final Mile Event.

When: On October 8, 2011 at 10:45 1,214 Kids Running America participants will toe the start line down at Elitch Garden’s to run the last mile of their marathon distance.

Where: The Final Mile Run will take place on the grounds of Elitch Garden’s with the Celebration and Expo area happening at the Pepsi Center in the parking lot.

About Kids Running America

Kids Running America is a local non-profit incremental running program designed for kids to train for the 26.2 mile marathon distance over a given time frame, finishing their final distance at one of our Final Mile Events. Kids Running America is dedicated to reducing the epidemic of childhood obesity by creating awareness and promoting a healthy lifestyle through our incremental running programs for Colorado school age children.

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