By: Jacki Quinlan, Director of Community Outreach for Sports Backers On the 1st of October, I sat down with Alan Delbridge to learn more about him and his new part-time role at Sports Backers. Read on to get to know the first-ever Head Coach of Kids Run RVA, which aims to provide support throughout the school year for the dozens […]

By: Faith Hecht, Youth Programs Manager Another school year has come and gone, and the kids have been moving! Thanks to the coaching efforts of dozens of volunteers who provide guidance and training opportunities at schools and community locations, kids around the region achieved their running goals through Kids Run RVA during the 2017-18 school year. Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k […]

Written by: Destini Orr, Kids Run RVA Intern It’s that awesome time of the year again: Kids Run RVA and the Kids Challenge have kicked off for the spring season! Both programs have one common goal: KEEP CHILDREN MOVING! The Sports Backers’ Kids Challenge began on February 5th. The Kids Challenge is a FREE incremental mileage and incentive-based fitness program […]