School has been incredibly challenging this year, and with the cold and snowy weather, we know it’s been very difficult to go outside and run. But as studies have shown, kids really need creative outlets to exercise and reduce their stress - especially when the weather is bad. Which is why we created the free iRun4Life Fitness App that is designed specifically for your elementary school children.

1.     iRun4Life Fitness App- Updated for the month of March with all new running and fitness workouts, as well as healthy recipes you can make with your family. This free App includes our iRun4Life weekly running program workouts, fun warm up and cool down videos, yoga and dance videos, as well as a link to log miles and good deeds in the iRun4Life portal. Your kids can do these fun workouts safely at home, and get the essential exercise they need. There are 4 weeks of workouts each month, and new workouts are updated monthly. The Fitness App is free for all elementary school children – not just iRun4Life runners, and works on both Apple and Android devices – please see the links and details below.

2.    After School Running Programs- Unfortunately, we cannot have our in person after school running programs again this year due to Covid19. But your children can follow the weekly running schedule on the free iRun4Life Fitness App – just click on the “Running & Fitness” link. The weekly running schedule also includes warm up and cool down exercises, as well as extra workouts for the ambitious runners!

3.    iRun4Life Kids Only 3K Race – Our iRun4Life Kids Only 3K Race in May is unfortunately cancelled again due to Covid19. We are considering other options for the Fall, and will keep you updated as we gather the latest and safest information. As you know, our 3K Race is the highlight of the year, and we love seeing all of our elementary school runners cross the finish line with their happy faces. In the meantime, keep washing your hands, wearing your mask, exercising and staying safe.

4.    Our wonderful Administrative Assistant- Caroline Jaroszewski – has resigned as she is very busy with her full-time job. We thank Caroline for all her hard work and dedication over the past few years. We are very grateful that Caroline will still be involved with iRun4Life as a volunteer for our 3K Race.

5.    We are excited to welcome Naomi Winters as our new Administrative Assistant. Naomi is also the iRun4Life Co-Director at Kutz Elementary. She and I look forward to working together to keep your children running. Please see her impressive bio below. Naomi can be reached at Naomi@irun4life.com.

Please email me directly with any questions at judy@irun4life.com.

This free app puts all the important kids’ training and healthy nutrition information in one place for you to access easily. The app will work on all Apple and Android devices. You will be able to download the free app – just search in the app store for “iRun4Life” and look for our logo.

The iRun4Life Facebook page has an active Donate button allowing anyone to make a donation to our organization right on Facebook! Donating this way allows the full amount to be paid out, as Facebook does not charge any payment fees to charitable organizations. Please encourage people to visit our page, www.facebook.com/iRun4Life, and click Donate under our logo/cover photo.

There is also an easy way to run your own Facebook fundraiser for iRun4Life. Your friends and family who view the post and would like to donate can do so right on Facebook -- it's so easy! Facebook fundraisers will help us raise money for the upcoming iRun4Life season, and will benefit the general organization fund so we can help the schools with their needs and bring in needed funds for the Kids Only 3K Race. Click here to see how it's done!