Press Release - Edinburgh Marathon - 11/1/16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      Edinburgh Marathon Festival launches Super Active Schools campaign  

THE EDINBURGH MARATHON FESTIVAL (EMF) has launched a brand new initiative 
focused on increasing the fitness and wellbeing of children at schools in 
Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.

The 'Super Active Schools' campaign will recognise and reward local schools 
who have entered the most pupils into the EMF junior races. Each Super 
Active School will receive a certificate of achievement alongside a monthly 
spotlight on the EMF social media page and e-newsletter.

In 2016, the EMF junior races sold out for the first time ever which, 
alongside the success of the 'Daily Mile', proved a catalyst for EMF to 
introduce two new junior races for 2017, alongside the 'Super Active 
Schools' campaign to continue to recognise the impact that the initiative 
has made in schools throughout Scotland. 

Edinburgh Marathon Festival Race Director, Neil Kilgour said: "We are 
really keen to recognise and reward the achievements of the staff and 
pupils of local schools who have made such an effort to get more active. We 
are really proud that these races help make real change. After seeing the 
success of the Daily Mile, we realise it's important to build on the 
momentum of keeping our children more active. We love encouraging kids to 
get involved with the EMF junior races as it provides an occasion where 
they can celebrate a sense of achievement as they cross the finish line.  
We love rewarding effort."  

"The junior races at EMF cater for all ages and abilities, some will enter 
for the competition and some enter to be part of the festival feeling over 
the weekend. We will help them celebrate their fantastic effort with every 
child that crosses the finish line receiving a fantastic medal, top class 
t-shirt, goodybag, and a fantastic running experience."

Fife-based 'Super Active School' Duloch Primary commented on being 
recognised for their sporting achievements at EMF:

"This was the third year we entered and the event is now an important 
fixture in Duloch's sporting calendar. We had over seventy children 
competing this year, ranging from P2 - P7." 

"We look forward to next year's Edinburgh Marathon Festival already and are 
excited to hear that there will be an even wider range of races for the 
children to participate in." said Mrs Hopkins, Principal Teacher.  

The junior races provide a brilliant opportunity for children of all ages 
to get involved with the sporting competition over the weekend, as well as 
giving them something to aim and train for. Each finisher receives a medal, 
wicking technical finishers t-shirt, race recovery pack, chip timed result 
and a fantastic running experience.

Find out more about how to become an EMF Super Active School at 
www.edinburghmarathon.com.



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