The two have teamed up to create a Jogging Tour of Virginia, a twist on the other incentive programs. Hauser and Males have been working together for three years now, perfecting an activity that brings history and geography together with jogging. They eventually hope to present the Jogging Tour at a statewide conference. The more miles a class runs, the more locations they can visit via computer through an educational program Males and Hauser have created. Classes can choose to learn about towns like Leesburg and special historic sites like Oatlands Plantation or Morven Park.
Some classes earn enough mileage to make it all the way to Richmond.
The places they visit are explained through pictures of area highlights and written histories. All 23 classes participate and prizes are awarded for those that travel furthest. In the classroom, Hauser works hard to vary activities by offering different stations to explore various athletic skills. You can't let them get bored. If you make it fun, so they want to learn, they try hard and it's wonderful.