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TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Five days in advance of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon a group of Scotiabank MarathonKIDS from Grenoble Public School will train with Canadian Elite Athletes Danny Kassap and Ryan Day, and celebrity runner Michal "The Joggler" Kapral following the Daily Physical Activity exercises with the entire school. On Sunday September 30th, the Scotiabank MarathonKIDS will complete the final five kilometers of a full marathon they have been running intervals of since the start of the school year.Who: 140 Scotiabank MarathonKIDS in grades 4 - 5 from Grenoble Public School Elite Canadian Athlete Danny Kassap Elite Canadian Athlete Ryan Day Michal "The Joggler" Kapral Hugh Cameron, Coach of Team Canada Alan Brookes, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Race Director Members of the local Scotiabank community cheering on the runners Where: Grenoble Public School 9 Grenoble Drive North York, ON M3C 1C3 (416) 397-2900 When: Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 1:55 p.m. Daily Physical Activity starts with guest athletes and entire student body of Grenoble Public School in the school yard. 2:10 p.m. Scotiabank MarathonKIDS officially start training with guest athletes. Why: The Scotiabank MarathonKIDS program promotes a healthy and active lifestyle from a young age while providing them with the opportunity to increase their level of physical activity while focusing on reaching a goal. The program was developed in 2006 and since then the number of participating students has doubled.
For further information: Livy Feldgajer, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-6203 or cell (416) 888-4695, Livy_feldgajer@scotiacapital.com