03/10/2026
Three years ago, Caldwell Heights Elementary School physical education teacher Ashlee Payne founded Laps and Laces ๐, a run club for fourth and fifth grade girls.
The club is a part of The Girls Movement, a program through Marathon Kids which inspires young kids to get outside and be active.
Some days, itโs as simple as a few laps around the track. But the long-term effects? Maybe itโs building the kind of habits that will stay with these girls long after they move on to middle and high school.
Later this month, Payne will take a group of girls to the Daisy Dash, Austinโs oldest road race.
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