In first grade, students have spent the week learning about the Boston Marathon. They learned about its significance to Boston, the history of marathons (including marathon firsts, such as first female competitor, first wheelchair competitor, etc.), the Boston Marathon course, qualifying and fundraising athletes, and the importance of training. On Friday, first graders ran their own collective marathon. With all students running 7 or 8 laps around the barn, it adds up to about 26.2 miles! Throughout the week, they trained for it by running an increasing number of laps each day, doing some calisthenic strength training, stretching, learning about pacing, and the importance of proper fueling. To cap it off, each runner made their own medal, too!
– The First Grade Team (Julia Fox, Geoffrey Fox, and Sam Sanpietro)
