Using Pedometers

I am in charge of the Read, Right and Run program at Sappington, which is part of the GO! St. Louis marathon weekend. This program is open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and over the course of 5 1/2 months they have the responsibility of reading 26 books, doing 26 good deeds, and running 26.2 miles. Especially through the winter months it can be tough for them to get their mileage in, so it was important to come up with something for them to supplement their miles. In order to do that some of them have been using pedometers to measure the number of steps they take, and then that number is converted into miles. PE Central's "Log It" is a website that accommodates this. This website allows me to track each of the students in a class list as well. Students also have the option to use a free pedometer app on their smart phone if they own one.

I will probably use the peclogit website again next year, but will need to make sure it’s at the start of the Read, Right and Run program. It will also be necessary to get pedometers for all of the runners. I would like to utilize an online calculator for quicker and more accurate results as well. The website Walk 4 Life accounts for each student’s stride length, and will then convert those steps into more accurate mileage. Unfortunately, this website does not have a class list option.