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RUN! 26 MILES
- Check with your doctor first to make sure you’re healthy and then get moving!
- Always run with a buddy, parent or adult.
- Try running around a track. Find out how many laps equal one mile.
- Stretch before and after each run.
- Find a local road race and join in. It’s more fun to run with lots of people!
READ! 26 BOOKS
- For ideas on great books for any age or interest go to: Scholastic.com.
- Just learning to read? Have an adult read to you.
- Reading chapter books? Aim for 10 pages a day or about 70 pages a week.
- Ask your friends, teachers and parents for book recommendations.
- Ask a librarian to recommend popular book series to read. If you like the first one, there are more to enjoy!
REACH OUT! 26 ACTS OF BIG-HEARTED KINDNESS
For a list of creative acts of kindness, check out The Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation at JMBigHeart.org.
- Start at home! What kind thing can you do for your family today? These should be kind acts above and beyond your normal chores.
- Think about your school. Who needs a friend? How can you be helpful to your teacher or principal?
- Love animals? Find an animal shelter that needs a helping hand.
- How can you help your neighborhood or town?
Joseph Middlemiss Big Heart Foundation
THE FINISH LINE!
When you complete 26 miles, 26 books and 26 acts of kindness, Dave will send you an official Dream Big Marathon Race Medal!
Download the Dream Big "Marathon" guide to start today!
*The Dream Big Marathon is modeled on the GO! St. Louis Read, Right and Run Marathon ™. Credit for the fantastic idea and special thanks to Nancy Lieberman and the GO! St. Louis Marathon.