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Saint Elizabeth Elementary School had 50 students take part in the Kids of Steel/Toyota Kids Marathon on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Since January, students have been accumulating "miles" towards the 26.2 miles needed to "run" a marathon.

Kids of Steel Marathon

 These "miles" were accumulated through school activities, such as gym class and recess, as well as from out-of-school activities such as sports and dance classes. By Saturday morning, students had to have "run" at least 25.2 miles, with the last mile taking place at the event on Saturday—they ran the actual last mile of the marathon that everyone runs.

Throughout the process of preparing for the Kids Marathon, there were several events that took place. Students were invited to take part in a Fort Pitt Museum contest where they drew a picture of Fort Pitt. Mary Jean Butler won the contest and received a family pass to the Fort Pitt Museum.

The school applied for and received a grant to cover the cost of a bus to transport the students and their parents from the school to the race. And Mrs. Baumgardner's third grade class wrote essays and won a taste-testing contest from Giant Eagle. Students studying nutrition at Pitt came in with healthy treats and some fruits and vegetable for the class to sample.

In addition to those 50 students running in the Kids of Steel Marathon, Saint Elizabeth is proud to announce that 8th grader Lewis Richardson came in 4th in the 5K race on May 3rd. He chose to run that in addition to the the Kids of Steel Marathon.

This was the first time that Saint Elizabeth Elementary School has taken part in the KOS/Toyota Kids Marathon, under the great leadership of Mrs. Tara Hutchinson, a parent. It will not be the last, as everyone had a great time, whether they ran or were just there in support of the runners.

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