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Alexandria, VA—On Sunday, April 13, 2025, Brooke Sydnor Curran ran the Coastal Delaware Running Festival for her 200th marathon, a milestone few runners achieve. But for Curran, running has never been just about the miles—it’s about a mission.
As the founder and CEO of Move2Learn, an award-winning nonprofit based in Alexandria, Curran has dedicated her life to transforming how students learn. Move2Learn brings the science of movement into classrooms to help students focus more, engage more and succeed more, while also reducing teacher stress.
Each day, nearly one-third of Alexandria’s public school students benefit from Move2Learn’s programs that come at no cost to students and schools. The nonprofit equips classrooms with active seating packages—including under-desk cycles, accordion stools, and stationary bikes—to help students channel their energy and improve focus.
Move2Learn also supports educators with Professional Development sessions and classroom toolkits, runs before-, during- and after-school movement clubs, and offers Social, Emotional and Academic Learning—also called SEAL—experiences that highlight the brain-body connection. All of this is delivered at no cost to teachers, schools or families.
“Running changed my life—it helped me focus, manage stress, and build resilience,” said Curran. “I started wondering: Why can’t we do the same for students? The research is clear. For students to learn more, they need to be in their seats less.”
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Curran doesn’t take a salary for her full-time work at Move2Learn. And when it comes to her personal marathon journey, she’s self-funded every race—covering all entry fees, travel and expenses.
“Running changed my life—it helped me focus, manage stress, and build resilience,” said Curran. “I started wondering: Why can’t we do the same for students? The research is clear. For students to learn more, they need to be in their seats less.”
An endurance athlete, Curran has accomplished what few runners have:
✅ Marathons in all 50 states
✅ All six World Marathon Majors (New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin, Tokyo)
✅ Marathons on all seven continents – including Antarctica and the remote Easter Island
✅ 200+ marathons worldwide, despite having asthma and exercise-induced asthma
In 2018, she survived a near-fatal brain aneurysm, underwent emergency surgery. Five months later, she ran the Marine Corps Marathon.
Now, as she crossed the finish line of her 200th marathon, Curran isn’t just celebrating a personal milestone—she’s amplifying a message that movement matters. With plans to expand Move2Learn’s impact beyond Alexandria, she’s proving that a simple idea—getting kids moving—can revolutionize classrooms, empower teachers, and help students and teachers succeed.
Join the Movement. To support Move2Learn or learn more about how movement transforms learning, visit Move2Learn.org
About Move2Learn—Move2Learn is an Alexandria-based nonprofit dedicated to improving student focus, engagement and well-being through the science of movement. By integrating movement into the school day, Move2Learn gives teachers and schools proactive, cost-effective ways to improve students’ focus and engagement, behavior, and attendance.
