Running a marathon wasn’t quite enough for Jared Khan.
The 11-year-old ticked off his own miles as part of the Kid’s Marathon programme, and just kept on running.
He clocked up another 16-odd kilometres for some of his Motueka South School students who, for different reasons, could not complete the marathon distance on their own.
Jared was humble about his part in getting his friends across the finish line.
“I just like running,” he says.
Jared and his classmates met with Olympian and Kids Marathon founder Rod Dixon earlier this month, where they ran their final metres together. Rod then placed a medal around each of their necks, before showing them the bronze medal that he had won in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
The Rod Dixon Kids Marathon is a running programme designed to inspire and encourage children to embrace health, fitness, and goal-setting through physical activity.
Rod, who is also the 1983 New York City Marathon winner, created the programme as part of his lifelong commitment to promoting fitness among young people.
