Kids of Steel cap off marathon with 1-mile run during Pittsburgh Marathon weekend
Updated: 7:09 PM EDT May 3, 2025
They had already run 25.2 miles, and Pittsburgh-area children who participated in the Kids of Steel program capped it off with their last mile during Pittsburgh Marathon weekend.The one-mile timed race on Saturday was a culmination of 25.2 miles the kids already did while training for race weekend.According to the Pittsburgh Marathon, the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon allows kids to experience the thrill of crossing a real finish line, just like the marathoners.”Seeing kids active and learning the importance of staying active and moving for a healthier lifestyle and enjoying it. It’s amazing,” said Jaime Knauff, Kids of Steel coordinator for Poff Elementary School.Pittsburgh Steelers players Mason Rudolph and Beanie Bishop also stopped by to support the kids running.”It’s exciting. A lot of kids, you see it from the start, they’re running out with a lot of energy. Maybe they might tire themselves out too fast. But they have a lot of courage, and they’re doing something that I probably wouldn’t have done, which is run for that long,” Bishop said.”It’s a lot of hard work. They’re in shape, there’s no question. They’ve got their parents and friends and family here to support them, and that’s all we’re trying to do,” Rudolph said.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Carlos Flores was at the starting line on the North Shore as the kids took off Saturday morning.You can see the video and our interview with Chick-fil-A representative Todd Murgi in the video player above.
PITTSBURGH —
They had already run 25.2 miles, and Pittsburgh-area children who participated in the Kids of Steel program capped it off with their last mile during Pittsburgh Marathon weekend.
The one-mile timed race on Saturday was a culmination of 25.2 miles the kids already did while training for race weekend.
According to the Pittsburgh Marathon, the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon allows kids to experience the thrill of crossing a real finish line, just like the marathoners.
“Seeing kids active and learning the importance of staying active and moving for a healthier lifestyle and enjoying it. It’s amazing,” said Jaime Knauff, Kids of Steel coordinator for Poff Elementary School.
Pittsburgh Steelers players Mason Rudolph and Beanie Bishop also stopped by to support the kids running.
“It’s exciting. A lot of kids, you see it from the start, they’re running out with a lot of energy. Maybe they might tire themselves out too fast. But they have a lot of courage, and they’re doing something that I probably wouldn’t have done, which is run for that long,” Bishop said.
“It’s a lot of hard work. They’re in shape, there’s no question. They’ve got their parents and friends and family here to support them, and that’s all we’re trying to do,” Rudolph said.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Carlos Flores was at the starting line on the North Shore as the kids took off Saturday morning.
You can see the video and our interview with Chick-fil-A representative Todd Murgi in the video player above.