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Schools can
sign up teams as a
classroom, a group of classrooms, a P.E. program, a
running/walking club, or any combination thereof.
A
school can have more than one team! In fact, a school can have as many teams as it would like. A team can
be of any size, but the idea is to try and "pace" along with
Paul. For the next P.A.C.E. Trek he will average 182 miles each week,
running a marathon per day to cover 500 miles (14 school days).
So, as an example, each student on a team of 100 kids would
need to log about 2 miles per week for the team to keep pace
with Paul. Remember, this trek will only require a few
minutes per day for 14 school days in the latter part of the
school year.
Teams can be of any size; HOWEVER, the idea is for
students to pace along with Paul for the 20 continuous days
that he's on the road and not to
finish the entire 500-mile virtual trek in one or two days.
For example, if you were to sign up a team of 500 kids, each
person would only need to run/walk about one mile
in order for the team to complete the trek. Consider creating smaller teams of no more
than 250 students on a team. Although that's not required,
it would make the trek more challenging for the
participating students.
To help prevent
injury, try to have no fewer than 20 elementary students
on a team. If a team were to only have 20 students, then
each student would need to contribute about 9 miles per week in
order for the team to keep pace with Paul. Ten miles per
week is Paul's recommended maximum mileage for elementary
children. Middle school teams should have no fewer than 13
students per team, and high school teams should consist of
no fewer than 10 students.
If possible,
mileage should be acquired during the school
day while at Physical
Education class, recess, or some other time set by the
team's supervising teacher. However, teachers can allow some
mileage to be obtained outside of school hours as long as
the mileage is reported by the student – and perhaps
verified by a parent's signature.
Running and
walking mileage counts towards a team's
total. However, no other activity should be converted to
miles in order to build a team's total (like converting the
number of jumping jacks into miles).
Students with special needs should be given
opportunities to use the abilities they have to contribute
to a team's distance. In such cases, converting the amount
of an activity to miles is allowed.
Pedometers can be used to measure distance, but cannot
simply be worn all day during school to obtain miles.
Pedometers can be used during times established for running
and walking to acquire P.A.C.E. Trek mileage.
Up to one supervising team teacher and to 2 adult assistants
may run/walk with students during school times set for
acquiring trek mileage. The adults may also add their
distance to the team total.
Once P.A.C.E. Trek is underway, teams shouldn't add
more people (unless a child transfers into a class).
Also, if a team member becomes sick or
injured and cannot continue, he or she may be replaced if a
substitute is available.
Teams can consist of multiple grades. As an example, the
Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade at a school can be a
team, while the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades are another team.
Team leaders can use any means that they prefer for
keeping track of participants' mileage. Paul will not
provide team leaders with a record-keeping format for
recording daily mileage acquired by teams. Teachers usually
just have the students' names written in a list and write
down their daily mileage next to their names
–
adding up all of the numbers when the trek is over to see
how many miles the team as a whole acquired. Team leaders
will be able to submit weekly mileage reports on their
team's progress via an online login – which Paul will
provide to team leaders shortly before the trek begins.
Form a team, choose a team name, and
sign up for FREE!
It's that simple!
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During
the Annual P.A.C.E. Treks Paul Takes a Lot
