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Christina Mackay shows off her Marathon Quest 250 T shirt and #150 race bib she won at the silent auction fundraiser.

Schools

Schedule

Martin will run a marathon at 40 schools, home schooling and day camps during the year. These runs are to increase awareness and allow an educational component to be incorporated in the curriculum.

The objective is to raise awareness, amongst the students, of Right To Play  and provide educational information that can be incorporated into the curriculum.

If you would like Martin to run at your school, pick an open time slot, and contact Sue Carpenter-Parnell.

Marathon # Day Date Time School
006 Thurs Jan 7th 8.45am Mount View
011 Thurs Jan 14th 8.45am Dr J K Mulloy
016 Thurs Jan 21st 8.45am Bearspaw
021 Thurs Jan 28th 8.45am Cambrian Heights
030 Wed Feb 10th 8.45am Marion Carson Elem.
034 Thurs Mar 4th 8.45am Morley Community School
039 Thurs Mar 11th 8.45am Elboya School
041 Mon Mar 15th 8.45am Vista Heights
049 Thurs Mar 25th 8.45am Belfast Elementary
053 Weds Mar 31st
8.45am Manachaban
062 Wed Apr 14th 8.45am Glenmore Christian Academy
063 Thurs Apr 15th 8.45am Ecole Notre Dame des Vallees
067 Thurs Apr 22nd 8.45am Westbrook
077 Thurs May 6th 8.45am Ranchlands Elementary
083 Thurs May 13th 8.45am Bow Valley High
086 Tues May 18th 8.45am Sam Livingston
088 Thurs May 20th 8.45am Mitford
093 Thurs May 27th 8.45am Tuscany School
098 Fri Jun 4th 8.45am Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
103 Thurs Jun 10th 8.45am Good Shepherd
108 Thurs Jun 17th 8.45am North Haven
111 Mon Jun 21st 8.45am Mount View
112 Tues Jun 22nd 8.45am Sunalta
114 Thurs Jun 24th 8.45am Elizabeth Barrett
125 Weds Jul 7th 8.45am Cochrane Day Camp
128 Mon Jul 12th 8.45am YMCA Eau Claire
129 Tues Jul 13th 8.45am Youth Assoc. Camp
144 Weds Aug 4th 8.45am Cochrane Day Camp
149 Weds Aug 11th 8.45am Canada Olympic Park
Thurs Sept 9th 8.45am West Dalhousie
Tues Sept 14th 8.45am
Thurs Sept 16th 8.45am St Timothy
Tues Sept 21st 8.45am Rosedale
Thurs Sept 23rd 8.45am Colonel Macleod
Fri Sept 24th 8.45am Hawkwood
Tues Sept 28th 8.45am Springbank Community High
Thurs Sept 30th 8.45am Thorncliffe
Tues Oct 5th 8.45am
Thurs Oct 7th 8.45am Hamptons
Tues Oct 12th 8.45am
Thurs Oct 14th 8.45am West Springs
Fri Oct 15th 8.45am Cochrane high School
Tues Oct 19th 8.45am
Thurs Oct 21st 8.45am Captain John Palliser
Tues Oct 26th 8.45am Ecole Notre Dame Vallees
Thurs Oct 28th 8.45am Alex Munro
Tues Nov 2nd 8.45am
Thurs Nov 4th 8.45am Chaparral
Tues Nov 9th 8.45am
Thurs Nov 11th 8.45am
Tues Nov 16th 8.45am
Thurs Nov 18th 8.45am Glamorgan
Tues Nov 23rd 8.45am
Thurs Nov 25th 8.45am
Tues Nov 30th 8.45am
Thurs Dec 2nd 8.45am Dr JK Mulloy
Tues Dec 7th 8.45am
Thurs Dec 9th 8.45am
Tues Dec 14th 8.45am
Thurs Dec 16th 8.45am Mount View

 

 

Education

"Marathon Quest 250", along with its links to Team KIDS-U-CAN and the Right To Play organization, will  provide the opportunity for pupils, teachers and schools to use the data provided as a teaching and learning tool. It can form a basis to promote discussion, investigation and teamwork, whilst combining a wide range of subjects.

In line with the Alberta Education curriculum, teachers would be able to link the "Marathon Quest 250" to numerous requirements of the Programmes of Study in English Language Arts, Maths, Science and Art, from Kindergarten to Grade 9.

Topics which might be considered could vary from:

  • Science Grade 1 - Seasonal Changes
  • Science Grade 5 - Weather Watch
  • Art        Grades 3&4  - Landscapes can show middle ground background and   foreground
  • Art        Grades 5&6 - Natural forms reveal many different structures
  • Mathematics - Kindergarten - Order the number in a set (0 to 10)
  • Mathematics - Grade 7 - Describe issues to be considered when collecting data; e.g. language used, ethics, privacy, etc. (Data analysis).

These are just a very few examples of possible activities relating to "Marathon Quest 250" and all curriculum requirements. In addition, teachers will be able to access additional resources for the classroom provided by the Right to Play "School Zone" and the Right to Play Canadian Schools Programme.

This is in collaboration with the Silken Active Kids Movement and offers a teaching guide and CD Rom. Many of these activities could also be used by leaders of Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada.

Martin will write a blog, providing relevant information and updates on his progress

 

Real Time Information

During Martin's marathons he is hoping to provide "Real Time" information to students such as heart rate, calories burned, run time, elevation, temperature, pace, speed, location, voice and video.

Beacause Martin is starting his marathons at 7.00am in the winter and 8.00am in the summer, and each run takes between 5 and 6 hours, the real time information will be available to children, at school, across North and South America, Monday to Thursday. On Sunday the kids will be able to access this information, with their family, at home.

Below is a visual of the Real Time information flow:

Real Time #2