BOISE, Idaho — It wasn't a typical Friday at Cynthia Mann Elementary School. While students tackled math problems inside, one determined father was solving his own equation outside: 130 laps around the school equals one marathon.

Justin Levine, a local youth fitness coach, completed his 25th and final marathon of 2025 on Friday, capping off a year-long fundraising challenge for his nonprofit, Inspire Kidz.

"Today is the culmination of a year -ong journey that I set out at the beginning of the year to run 25 marathons to inspire kids," Levine said before starting the race at 8:45 a.m.

Levine created Inspire Kidz at the beginning of the year to raise funds for children who can't afford to participate in sports.

"The number one barrier for kids to play sports is cost," Levine said. "We kn

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