Their Really Early Start to Conference’s First Day Wasn’t for the Stimulating Content. They Were Seeking a Physical Workout.

Approximately 85 AASA conference attendees made an early start to Day 1 in New Orleans. And their primary goal was some vigorous exercise and fellowship. The annual 5K Fun Run/Walk started at 6 a.m. Thursday on the opening morning of the 2025 conference from a starting point in front of the Canal Place Building. The […]
Early Risers Unite! Join the AASA National Conference’s 5K Fun Run/Walk on Opening Morning

Join me on Thursday, March 6, to kick off the first official day of AASA’s National Conference on Education with some morning smiles and miles. It is our third time hosting an official road event with race support, and our second time operating with generous outside support from Johnson Controls and Age of Learning. The […]
Conference’s Fun Run Seeks Signups for Opening Morning Road Workout

Join us for the first “officially official” National Conference on Education Fun Run, which will take place at 6 a.m. on Feb. 15, on the streets around the San Diego Convention Center. Many superintendents in recent years have joined me — an avid runner who tries to run as much, though not as fast, as […]
First Official Fun Run/Walk in Years Draws More Than 130 Participants in the Pre-Dawn Hour

A little wind had nothing on the National Conference on Education’s Official 5-kilometer Fun/Run Walk during the predawn hour on Thursday. More than 130 walkers and runners took to the streets around the convention center in San Antonio and the Alamodrome to log some smiles and miles ahead of the first official day of the […]
Conference Fun Run/Walk on First Morning Seeks ‘All Shapes, Sizes and Speeds’

AASA conference participants are invited to participate in the inaugural National Conference on Education Fun Run/Walk beginning at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The starting point of the five-kilometer course is just outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio at 600 East Market St. There is no charge, but you […]
Twenty Early-Risers Take to Nearby Streets for Fun Run

What was dubbed the first “Officially Unofficial NCE Fun Run” attracted 20 early-rising superintendents (and a few AASA staff members) for a jaunt around the streets of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday.