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Hello Marathon Teachers and Participants,

My name is Kelly Burleson and I am the Race Director for the Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon.

It is time to start preparing your school to be a part of the 2018 Oklahoma City MemorialKids Marathon. The Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon, presented by INTEGRIS, will beSunday, April 29, 2018, in downtown Oklahoma City. Our goal is to encourage children tolive a healthy lifestyle, while teaching the Lessons Learned that grew from the OklahomaCity bombing on April 19, 1995. It is a Run to Remember and a race to show that we caneach make a difference in this world by teaching service, honor and kindness to our youth…our future leaders.

This year we expect over 4,000 children to log 25 miles leading up to the race and completethe last 1.2 miles of their Marathon on April 29. This race is unlike any other, because it alsoeducates children of the history and mission of the Oklahoma City National Memorial andgives them the opportunity to commit to the Oklahoma Standard. Registration has opened,and now is the time to go online at OKCMarathon.com to sign up, and start inspiring childrento set and achieve goals. The earlier you get involved, the more time you have to encourage,educate, and enjoy this event with your students.

Keep us posted on your progress by emailing stories and photos to [email protected].

Enjoy your training and we will see you at the start line!

Kelly BurlesonOKC Memorial Kids Marathon Race DirectorWe Run To [email protected]

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APRIL 29, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY MEMORIAL

Hello Kids Marathon Friends,

My name is Shanda Bandi, and I am the School Coordinator for the Oklahoma City MemorialKids Marathon. I am an elementary school teacher and fitness trainer/instructor byprofession. Thank you for what you are doing for your students and families.

It is our privilege to offer this impactful opportunity for your students – one that enableschildren to learn history, get healthy, and offer hope for the future. We believe that our eventis powerful for the next generation of leaders and runners, and this year we want yourstudents to experience this.

I will be your point of contact for creating a school team, scheduling team packet pick upand will communicate any information you will need regarding your school team throughoutthe year. Please email [email protected] if you would like to be added to my email listif you aren’t on it already.

I look forward to working with you and your students this year.

Happy Running,

Shanda B. Bandi, M.Ed, NSCA-CPTOklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon School [email protected]

SCHOOL WELCOME PACKET



Kids Marathon General Information

The Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon is Sunday, April 29, 2017 at 8:15am.

Registration for the Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon is $15 for all children 6th grade andbelow, and $25 for adults. Children older than 6th grade can register for the Oklahoma City Memorial5K or another race event. Registration includes an event shirt, drawstring back pack loaded with raceswag, a finishers’ medal, and finish line food and amenities.

Participants of the Kids Marathon will log 25 miles from now until race day. On April 30, 2017,participants will complete their Marathon by running or walking the last 1.2 miles on the official racecourse. We recommend 8-10 weeks minimum to properly train runners and implement the freeeducation materials provided by the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, so start early!

Parents MUST register as an adult for the Kids Marathon and join their child’s school team duringregistration in order to run or walk with their child. This includes faculty/staff with any school team.

If you register your school team by April 1, you can arrange with the School Coordinator to pick upyour race packets the week of the race to ensure you as a captain have enough time to distributepackets to your school team. Any participant that registers and joins a school team after April 1 willnot qualify for early packet pick up, and will have to pick up their packets at the Expo. However, theycan still run with their school team race Sunday.

The Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon offers two prizes of $500 and a traveling trophy: onefor the school with the highest percentage of participants and one for the highest number ofparticipants. This contest is designed to encourage school teams to set and achieve goals together.The $500 check and trophy will be awarded through an assembly at the end of the year by theOklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon chairman and staff.

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is the largest fundraiser for the privately owned and operatedOklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. As an additional benefit to running any of the races,each participant will receive 1 free admission to the Museum that is valid through December 31, 2018.You can redeem this by bringing your bib, medal or event shirt to the Museum ticket counter.

Hear from survivors, family members, rescue workers and others that were impacted by the bombingand learn why it is important to participant in the Run to Remember by booking a First Personpresentation at your school. These stories allow students to experience history - and the OklahomaStandard - from those who lived it. Email [email protected] to book today.




School Team Registration

STEP 1: CREATE A SCHOOL TEAM

Contact the School Coordinator at [email protected] with the following information:team captain’s contact information, school and city. Once the School Coordinator has approvedthis information, you will be added to the school team captain’s email list as well as the schoolteam drop down list for participants to join during registration. You will then receive moredetails regarding how to register and view your school team roster.

If your school is paying for all participants on your team, be sure to let the School Coordinatorknow before registering your participants. The School Coordinator will send you a coupon codethat will need to be used during registration for each participant so that we can invoice you thefirst week in April. All registrations must be paid entirely before race packets will be distributed.

STEP 2: REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL TEAM

All participants including students, parents, teachers, faculty & staff who plan to run with yourschool team, must register themselves individually online and join the school team you havecreated when they sign up. Every person participating in the Kids Marathon must have thefollowing information to participate:

A signed waiver by the parent or guardian for all minors

A parent or guardian email address for each participant, NOT a team captain’s email

To ensure that your student is registered correctly, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to OKCMarathon.com.

2. Click “Register.”

3. Select Kids Marathon (Kid) for children 6th grade and below.

4. Select Kids Marathon (Adult) for teachers, parents, faculty or staff.

5. When prompted to enter in a school team’s name during the registration process,be sure to type in your school team. The list will automatically populate withmatching school names and you will then select the right school district and cityfrom that list. By joining a school team, this ensures that all of your race materialsare grouped together for school team packet pick up if registered by April 1.




School Team Registration (continued)

6. When prompted to enter a “Parent or Guardians’ Email” be sure to enter thestudents’ parent or guardians’ email and NOT the team captain’s email. A parent or guardians’ email is required to participate in the Kids Marathon.

7. Complete the registration process. If you are registering another familymember, click “Add New Entry” before checking out. Check out only after youhave competed your family’s registration. If registering several people, checkout after every few so the system does not time out.

8. Print off or save a copy of the receipt.

If you are a school team that has a sponsor to pay for each participant, and that sponsor isrequiring the team captain to register each team individually, you must abide by the following:

1. Confirm with the School Coordinator that you will be signing up eachparticipant yourself.

2. Send home the paper waiver in this school packet for a parent or guardian tofill out for each participant on your team.

3. Use the waiver and parent form to complete the information to register eachstudent. Using a school address, email, phone number, etc. instead of theparticipants’ personal information is NOT permitted and the School Coordinatorwill contact you to re-sign up your students if this is the case.

4. Bring a completed waiver for each student during early packet pick up. Forevery race packet being picked up, a hard copy of the waiver used to registereach student must be accounted for. Race materials will not be handed to theteam captain unless all waivers for the entire team are turned in.

5. All runners (kids and adults) must be officially registered for the Kids Marathonto be on the race course and run the race. Kids and adults must be registered bythe School Team Coordinator using a coupon code or register themselves via thewebsite at www.okcmarathon.com. There will be NO ONE on the race course whois not a paid and registered runner. School Team Captains – make sure to informyour participants specifically if you are registering them with a code, or if theyare to register themselves.





Why register as an official Kids Marathon school group?

1. The ability to view your roster of participants.

2. The flexibility of early packet pick up. Adults and kids who register for the KidsMarathon by April 1st and have joined your designated school team will qualifyfor early packet pick up. As a captain you will be able to pick up all race packetsat one time during the special school pickup days prior to the Expo todistribute to your team beforehand.

3. Only official school teams registered through the School Coordinator will bein the running for the two prizes of $500 each and a traveling trophy.

Team Captain Reminders

It is your responsibility to view your roster and email the School Coordinator to correct anymistakes or issues that arise before April 1. We will not be responsible for checking rostersthis year - it’s up to you!

ALL SCHOOLS TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY APRIL 1st. SCHOOL GROUPREGISTRATION WILL BE CUT OFF ON THAT DATE. Any student who registers for yourschool after April 1st will NOT have their race materials grouped with yours for early packetpickup and will NOT count toward the prizes.

After the April 1st cutoff, you will have until April 3rd to work with the School Coordinator tomake any corrections or clear up any issues with your roster. After April 3rd, we will use thefinal roster that you have checked to group all of your kids’ and adults’ packets, shirts, andbibs together for your school. You can pick them up as a group at the Expo or during theearly packet pick up dates.

Please make sure to communicate with your participants that all of their race materials willbe grouped together as a school with your coordinator picking it up so that no parent makesan extra trip to the Expo. You will be in charge of distributing materials to your schoolparticipants if you pick up materials early.

If your school or PTA is paying for your school team to run and you received a coupon codeto register those students, these registrations will be invoiced starting April 4. You will receivean email invoice and instructions on how to pay. Payment must be complete before pickingup your race materials.





Sample Registration Instructions To Send Home With Parents To Join Your School Team

There is NO paper mail in registration – only online registration!

1. Go to OKCMarathon.com

2. Click “Register.”

3. Select Kids Marathon (Kid) for children6th grade and below.

4. Select Kids Marathon (Adult) forteachers, parents, faculty or staff.

5. When prompted to enter in a schoolteam’s name during the registrationprocess, be sure to type in your schoolteam. The list will automatically populate with matching school names and youwill then select the right school district and city from that list. By joining aschool team this ensures that all of your race materials are grouped togetherfor school team packet pick up if registered by April 1.

6. When prompted to enter a “Parent orGuardians’ Email” be sure to enter thestudents’ parent or guardians’ emailand NOT the team captain’s email. Aparent or guardians’ email is requiredto participate in the Kids Marathon.

7. Complete the registration process.

8. Print off or save a copy of the receipt.

9. Contact your team captain for instructions on how to pick up or receive yourpacket.




Sample Letter to Parents, Faculty and Staff

Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon – Building Character is a Marathon, Not a Sprint!

Why We Run

The first Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon was held on April 29, 2001. The Run toRemember honors the 168 individuals who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing onApril 19, 1995. This run celebrates life, hope and the future. Kids will learn about service,honor and kindness all while engaging in habits that will lead to a healthy lifestyle.

Race Details

• The Marathon will be held on April 29, 2018, beginning at 8:15am.

• The cost to participate is $15 per child. If adults want to run with their child,they must register for a fee of $25. All proceeds support the Oklahoma CityNational Memorial & Museum in their efforts to teach respect, responsibilityand resilience.

• Kids will log 25 miles prior to the race. The last 1.2 miles will be run at theMarathon.

Why our School is Participating

Building character is a race, not a sprint. We want our children to learn the importance ofbuilding a strong character through their own positive choices. Throughout our school’sparticipation in the Kids Marathon, we will be encouraging students to make good choicesin their interactions with others, as well as realize how their actions can affect others inpositive ways.

Schools with the highest percentage of participation or the highest number of participantsreceives $500 toward their PE department and an amazing traveling trophy.

Students will each receive a commemorative t-shirt, drawstring back pack loaded with raceswag and a marathon finisher’s medal to celebrate their accomplishment!




Sample Letter to Parents, Faculty and Staff (continued)

Registering for the Kids Marathon

Go to OKCMarathon.com. Click on the registration link. Choose Kids Marathon (adult or child).Make sure you choose your school from the school drop down menu in order to run withyour child’s school team. Bring a copy of your registration confirmation to your team captain(this includes registered adults).

Logging Miles

After registering, a running log can be downloaded from the OKC Marathon’s website.Following a run or walk, participants will log their miles until they reach 25. Students areresponsible for the completion of their logs and getting them signed by an adult. These willbe turned in at the Expo to receive race materials.

When and Where Can My Child Log Miles?

• In P.E. at school

• Walking the neighborhood with parents

• Playing tag with friends

• School Recess

• At soccer practice or other sporting events

Thank you for your commitment to our goal of helping students have strong minds, bodies,and souls!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me (your Team Captain) by email at

_______________________________________________________________________.

Sincerely,




Training and Fundraising Ideas For School Teams

Training

Have a healthy tip of the week announced over the PA system each day. Encourage studentsto journal how they’ve incorporated this tip into their daily lives and share these journalentries during class meetings and at school assemblies.

Have training buddies – Pair students in younger classes with students in older classes toget together once a week and run/walk together. This could be done with reading buddies.Older students can serve as mentors and set a positive example as readers and as healthykids.

Create a school walking club before and after school. Ask parents to volunteer to overseestudents logging miles for 30 minutes outside or in the gym.

Students can log miles as a warm up in PE class.

Use training as a brain break – measure off ¼ mile paths in the hall or outside and go walkthem (or run them outside) when students have been engaged in learning for a long periodof time and need to wiggle.

Create a classroom bulletin board (or a school bulletin board or wall) to display mileagegoals. Celebrate these at a school wide assembly weekly or monthly. Offer small rewards ateach major mileage goal until 25 is reached.

Fundraising for Registration Costs

Partner with a local business or your partner in education. Ask them to sponsor kids whowant to participate, but cannot afford the registration fee. Have members from this businesscome walk/run with kids during the day to demonstrate healthy adult role models.

Students can ask for sponsors to donate a certain amount of money per mile or ½ mile theywalk/run in order to reach $15.

Ask PTO to sponsor a class or the whole school.

Organize a school fundraiser (carnival, school auction, car wash, garage sale, etc.) to coverregistration costs.

Check our website for new training/educational materials coming later this year!




Oklahoma City Memorial Kids Marathon – Take Home Registration Form

Please provide the following information below to register for the Oklahoma City MemorialKids Marathon and return this form to your Team Captain.

Type: o Child o Adult Gender: o Male o Female

_______________________________________________________________________First Name Middle Initial Last Name

_______________________________________________________________________Street Address

_______________________________________________________________________City State Zip

Parent/Contact:

_______________________________________________________________________Phone Email

_______________________________________________________________________Age on Race Day Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy)

Shirt Size:

Youth – o Youth Small o Youth Medium o Youth Large o Youth X Large

Adult – o Small o Medium o Large o XL o XXL

*This form is used only when registering students with a code.




Please read this release and waiver carefully. It includes a release of liability and waiver of legal rights and deprives youof the ability to sue certain parties. Do not agree to this document unless you have read and understood it in its entirety.By agreeing electronically you acknowledge that you have both read and understood the text presented to you as partof the registration process. You also understand and agree that events carry certain inherent dangers and risks whichmay or may not be readily foreseeable, including without limitation personal injury, property damage or death. Yourability to participate in the event(s) is/are subject to your agreement to the waiver and by agreeing herein, you acceptand agree to the terms of the waiver and release agreement.

REFUND POLICY AND RELEASE OF LIABILITYAll entries are non-refundable. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate,nor will you receive a refund if the event is cancelled, shortened, rescheduled or altered in any way due to weather or for anyother reason.

I have read and understand the Refund Policy. By submitting this form, I acknowledge that I know that running a road race, including running or participating in theOklahoma City Memorial Marathon is a potentially hazardous activity. I understand and agree that I should not and will notenter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I also know that there will be a possibility of traffic on theOklahoma City Memorial Marathon course. I assume the risk of running in traffic. I also assume any and all other risksassociated with running this event including, but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the affects of the weatherand the conditions of the roads, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Furthermore I agree to yield to allemergency vehicles. I also am fully aware that wheels of any kind, except hand crank, push rim and standard wheelchairs arestrictly prohibited. Baby strollers are allowed in the 5K and Kids Marathon only but must start in the back corral. Animals arestrictly prohibited and I agree not to have them on the course. Furthermore, I agree not to go back onto the course afterfinishing. Knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors,administrators or anyone else who might claim on my behalf, covenant not to sue, and waive and release and discharge, andagree to hold harmless any and all race sponsors, race officials, volunteers, local and state police, and all municipalitiesincluding any and all of their agents, employees, assigns, the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, Inc., the OklahomaCity Memorial Marathon, Event Southwest, or anyone acting for or on their behalf from any and all claims or liability fordeath, personal injury or property damage of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of, or in the course of, my participatingin this event. This release and waiver extends to all claims of every kind or nature whatsoever, foreseen or unforeseen, knownor unknown. I agree that the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon’s medical team may have access to any information I submitwith this race entry and may share this and other information as necessary with other healthcare providers for treatmentpurposes. I further grant full permission to the event organizers, sponsors and or agents authorized by them to use, copyrightand/or publish any photographs, video, motion pictures, recordings or any other record of this event in which I appear forany purpose. Application for minor accepted only with a parent or guardian signature. The registrant acknowledges thatChrono Track Live has no responsibility for the operation of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and associated eventsand is only acting as an agent to register applicants who wish to participate in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon andassociated events. Accordingly, the registrant agrees to hold Chrono Track Live and its agents harmless from any liability orinjury resulting from the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and associated events.

Furthermore, the registrant agrees that it shall have no claim against Chrono Track Live for any injury that may occur duringthe Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and associated events. The individual event operators and sponsors have providedinformation included in this site and Chrono Track Live does not verify the accuracy or completeness thereof. All confirmedorders are final once payment is submitted. Chrono Track Live does not issue refunds.

If the applicant is under age 18: I am the parent or legal guardian of the applicant, a minor, who has read, accepted and agreedto the REFUND AND RELEASE OF LIABILTY policy. I hereby represent that I am the parent or guardian of the applicant, andhave the capacity to sign all of the documents required for acceptance of the minor’s application to participate and run in theOklahoma City Memorial Marathon.

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