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Ridgerunner

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Students jog for three minutes at the beginning of the class, increasing one minute per week for ten weeks. They count each lap as one mile on the Appalachian Trail, computing the class average and plotting their progress on a class map.

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jogging, running

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appalachian trail, jogging, running, warm-up, social studies
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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