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Students
Run L.A. News
Volume 16
December 2007
Issue 2
Students Run LA
Mission Statement
The mission of
Students Run L.A. is to
challenge at-risk
secondary students to
stay in school and to
experience the benefits
of goal-setting,
character development,
adult mentoring and improved
health by providing
them with a truly
life-changing experience:
The training for and
completion of
the Los Angeles Marathon.
Students from West Adams Preparatory High School attend the SRLA health screening
day compliments of Kaiser Permanente of Southern California.
Kaiser Permanente
Hosts SRLA Students
Since we believe that “he who has health has hope”, Students
Run L.A. sets out to provide both to its many young participants.
To insure that health, and the success of the student, it is the
policy of SRLA to require current physical exams for each of
its participants. With that goal in mind, and with what has
become an annual gift, our friends at Kaiser Permanente
of Southern California have offered their professional
services to screen 150 of our students to insure their health and
safety for the months and miles ahead.
The Kaiser Cudahy facility opened its doors on a Saturday
morning solely to provide physical exams to SRLA students from
16 schools across the city who arrived by bus, by car and even
on foot! Under the guidance of Dr. Victor Wong, Chief of
Pediatrics, and Mr. Jaime Garcia, Director of Public
Affairs, the staff of the Kaiser Cudahy clinic generously arose
early to process and examine students. The students not only
received kind and professional care, but also each was given a
water bottle to keep them hydrated over the longer distances.
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From the Office
Marsha
Rosny
Ginny
Nikki
SRLA
Phyllis
G
reetings from the office of Students Run LA!
Our students are training steadily with their
volunteer teacher/leaders since September.
They have completed a 5K, a 10K, and a 15K race and
are getting ready for their first half marathon. More than
4000 students are training with us, at 155 middle and
high schools around the Southland. These students have
already accomplished a great deal, and we wish them
well as they continue their journey to The City of Los
Angeles Marathon XXIII.
Paul & Eric
W
here are we heading? Literally, we are heading toward
a finish line. But how is that important? The finish line is a
tangible goal that guides our actions. The fact that we continue
to extend that finish line from one mile away when we start to
twenty-six point two miles away six months later is proof that
we can continually set more difficult goals for ourselves and
obtain them. The learning is through the journey. The emotional
and physical experience of completing these finish-line goals is
what cements our learning into our core being.
It is now time to start talking to our young runners about
goals; goals that right now are bigger than they are ready to
tackle just yet. This is a time to start dreaming big. Ask them
questions like, “What might you like to do as a career? What
kind of vehicle do you imagine yourself driving someday?
Where would you like to visit or live in the future?” This is a
time to get them thinking about big goals because they are
about to extend those finish-line goals and become aware
that they can do more than they ever believed.
The students earned their first pair of Saucony running
shoes in November. Thank you again to the American
Honda Associates Charity Committee for
generously raising and donating the money to pay for
these shoes. Our students will proudly wear their new
shoes to run the Southern California Half Marathon on
Saturday, December 8 th.
We want to recognize the individuals who truly make
this program happen: our more than 400 volunteer
teacher/leaders who train with the students at their
schools. We have listed the main SRLA Leader at each of
our schools elsewhere in this newsletter. You will notice that
we have half a dozen SRLA Leaders who were themselves
students in the program, who have gone on to college,
earned a teaching credential, and are now teaching and
leading their own SRLA groups. These are our “second
generation” SRLA Leaders!
And when they finish the big one, the marathon, they are going
to feel like they can accomplish anything…perhaps even some of
those dreamy goals they mentioned a couple of months back.
SRLA has a tremendous amount of “teachable moments” that
are easily missed if we, as leaders, focus only on the mileage
and the events. We need to take a bit of time before and after
our training to have conversations and ask forward thinking
questions. By the way, if you’re running the right pace, these
conversations can and will happen during the actual run!
We have entered the realm of real runners and are quickly
establishing ourselves as distance runners. It’s a fact, distance
runners think differently. Just as the feet cover more ground, so
does the brain’s ability to think more broadly and conceptually.
Distance runners learn to look beyond the now because they
can focus on a goal far ahead and adjust the now to achieve
it. It’s what we are really practicing while gaining the strength
and endurance to cross each finish line.
To all of our wonderful SRLA Leaders, our funders, and our
supporters, Happy Holidays!
Calendar
January 6
February 3
March 2
We want you to know and to tell your runners how proud we
are of what they have accomplished and especially of the
strength and courage they are showing now as we head into
the truly difficult part of the season. We also want you to know
how proud and appreciative of you we are for all your effort
to provide this experience. It’s nice for us to hear about what a
great thing we are doing, but the thanks truly belong to you.
Orange County Half Marathon
18-Mile Friendship Run
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SRLA
American Honda
Associates Meet
SRLA Students
Students Run L.A.
T
he Associates at American
Honda Motor Co., Inc. recently
hosted a “meet and greet” at the
Honda headquarters in Torrance for 46 Students
Run LA students from Banning High School
and their teacher/leader Joe Mendoza. The
event, designed to put a face to our student
body for the Associates, was a kick-off to their
annual fund raising initiative by the American
Honda Associates Charitable Committee
that ultimately places shoes on the feet of every
the students to personal tours of the displays
SRLA participant. Honda Associates treated
of Honda products, and presentations by Lou
Juneman, Manager of Staffing and
Development, and Dave Marek, Chief
Designer, Research & Development.
Mr. Marek walked them through the creative
process behind the design of the new Ridgeline
truck. Both emphasized the importance of
education and a positive work environment
when choosing a career. The presentations
were both interesting and thought provoking,
perhaps even planting a kernel of an idea in
the minds of some of the kids when planning
for their own futures. We thank the presenters
and all the Honda Associates who made time in
their busy day to attend this gathering.
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SRLA
Volunteer
Teacher/Leader 2007-2008
H
ow do you motivate more than 4000 teenagers to get up early in the morning or stay after school to
run? And how do you do this on top of working a full day? And how do you successfully prepare
these young people physically, mentally and emotionally to complete 26.2 miles each March? The SRLA
volunteer teacher/leaders are truly amazing. They are the magic that makes SRLA so successful each
year. Thank you, all of you, for helping our students become marathoners!
SCHOOL
SRLA Teacher/Leader
SCHOOL
SRLA Teacher/Leader
32nd Street School
Jel Venadas
Drew Middle School
Robin-Marie Verner
Academy for Academic Excellence
Karen Bridges
Eagle Rock High School
Craig Johnson
Accelerated School
Trisha Hernandez
Edison Middle School
Sarah Fritz
Aliso Viejo Middle School
Michael Marzilli
El Sereno Middle School
Cecilia Diaz
Animo Pat Brown Charter High School
Alexis Hanson
Elizabeth Learning Center
Elias Gomez
Animo Ralph Bunch Charter High School
Sarah Iraheta
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center
Leticia Ortega
Animo South LA Charter High School
Joyce Palmer
Fairfax High School
Brian Dunbar
Audubon Middle School
Veronica Mayes-Jackson
Foshay Learning Center
Julie Christman
Banning High School
Joe Mendoza
Franklin Community Day School
Ray Donahue
Belvedere Middle School
Manuel Garcia*
Frisbie Middle School
Donna Crowder
Berendo Middle School
Ernie Delgado
Fulton College Prep School
David Arbogast
Bert Corona Charter School
Kevin Myers
Gardena High School
Richard Schott
Boyle Heights Running Club
Abel Navar*
Garfield High School ROTC
Raymond Eason
Bravo Magnet High School
Wendy Bracamonte/
Grace Yokley Middle School
Lisa Alcala
Rob Russell
Grant High School
Joseph Greenway
Burbank/Washington Walkers
Deborah Gal
Griffith Middle School
Barbara Whitsitt
Camino Nuevo Harvard
Nancy Duran
Hamilton High School
Marlene Garza
Camino Nuevo High School
Jeannemarie DeQuiroz
Hawthorne High School
Huy Hoang
Carter High School
Denise Miller
High Tech High School
Wendy Wooten
Carter Middle School
Elia Fierros*
Hollenbeck Middle School
Tom Munoz
Centennial College Prep Academy
Adriana Meza
Hollywood High School
Geoff Buck
CHAMPS Charter High School
Floyd Thweatt
Hoover High School
Mahtab Haghpanah
Chatsworth High School
Sylvia Juarez
Horace Mann Middle School
Anthony Nittle
City of Angels High School
Anita Hoch
Huntington Park High School
Tony Guajardo
Cleveland High School
Jose Moran
Irving Middle School
Ava Polanco
Clinton Middle School
Eric Finer
Jefferson High School
Johanna Wightman
Columbus Middle School
Cathi Cornell
John Liechy Middle School
Tabatha Pang
Compton High School
Donald Ocana
John Wooden High School
Jeannette Dow
Crenshaw High School
Sean Ramsey
Katella High School
Beth Marshall
Crescenta Valley Running Club
Terry Parker
Kennedy High School
Gabriel Cedillo
Discovery Charter
Rosy Santana
King Middle School
Julie La Riva/
Don Juan Avila Middle School
Patti Mooney
Diane Kantack
Dorsey High School
Athan Hadjimarkos
King/Drew Medical Magnet
Thomas Usher
Downtown Magnets High School
Lulu Rojas*
Kranz Intermediate
Heather Whitaker
Downtown Value
Bonnie Lee
Ladera Ranch Middle School
Rose Marie Antonatos
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SRLA
Students Run L.A.
SCHOOL
SRLA Teacher/Leader
SCHOOL
SRLA Teacher/Leader
LAPD 77th Division Explorers
Cathy Sauvao
Palms Middle School
Sian Eddington
LAPD YPU Central South
Guillermo Fajardo
Panorama High School
Luis Gomez
LAPD YPU Foothill Explorers
Joel Frias
Paramount High School
Rafael Lugo
LAPD Hollywood PAL
Zandy Terrones
Pio Pico Middle School
Wilson Cruz
LAPD Newton Explorers
Ken Aragon
Port of Los Angeles High School
Karen Roughen
Las Flores Middle School
Kimberly McDermott
Providence High School
Mercedes Parodi
Lawndale High School
Betty Setterlund
Reseda High School
Fernando Fernandez
Lawrence Middle School
Brian Scoggins/
Roosevelt High School
Susana Reynoso
Don Frost
Saint Ignatius
Roberta Garcia
Le Conte Middle School
Milton Hom
Saint Mary’s
Martha Flores
Leuzinger High School
Rebecca Smith
San Fernando High School
Deo Jaravata
Lincoln High School
Rosa Parra
San Pedro High School
Alberto Alvarez-Estrada
Los Angeles Academy Middle School
Rebecca McLain
Santa Monica PAL
Karen Humphrey
Los Nietos Middle School
Erika Rose
Santee Education Complex
Aimee Nicotera
Luther Burbank Middle School
Eric Burke
Sepulveda Middle School
Troy McElhaney
Madison Middle School
Wendy Silberberg
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Elsa LaFraniere
Madrid Middle School
Michael Jimenez
South County Community School
Jennifer Smart-Lee
Magnolia Science Center
Jason Mertell
South Gate High School
Pamela Higgins
Manual Arts High School
Jose Martinez*
South Gate Middle School
Venus Magbitang
Marco Forster Middle School
Carrie Bertini
Southeast High School
Roxanne Aguirre
Marina Del Rey Middle School
Jose Benitez
Southeast Middle School
Cecilia Garcia
Mark Twain Middle School
Veronica Medina
Southern California Indian Center
Phil Hale
Marshall High School
Lin Joy Hom
Stevenson Middle School
Jenny Liu
Maywood Academy High School
Ottoniel Diaz
Stella/Bright Star Charter Academy
Allen Ehrgood
Middle College High School
Sherwin Boucher
Stoney Point High School
George Padgett
Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
Jennifer Ocampo
Sun Valley Middle School
Nancy Reyes
Monroe High School Police Academy
Sylvia Castaneda
Taft High School
Cesar Moreno
Montebello High School
Carmen Patlan
Van Nuys Middle School
Noemi Morales
Mount Gleason Middle School
Craig Moss
Venice High School
Alfredo Korzenik
Mulholland Middle School
Ronald Sampson
Verdugo Hills High School
Yvonne Mojica
Narbonne High School
Kim Radford
Virgil Middle School
Mauricio Arocha
New Jefferson High School
Jeff Campbell
Vista Del Mar Middle School
Mark Yanaura
Newhart Middle School
Doug Wade
Walter Reed Middle School
Andy Washington
Nightingale Middle School
Jennifer Nutting
Warren Lane School
Allen Fowler
Niguel Hills Middle School
Valerie Lindeborg
Webster Middle School
Kelly Green
Nimita Middle School
Charles Lu
West Adams Preparatory High School
Miranda Ra’oof
North High School
Jay Estabrook
Westchester High School
Sherman Lambert
Northridge Academy
Tara Burk
Wilmington Middle School
Maria Rodriguez
Odyssey High School
Juan Rodriguez
Wilson High School
Shannon Lyons
Olive Vista Middle School
Rigoberto Tolentino*
Wilson High School Police Academy
Fidel Fuentes
Pacoima Middle School
Charlie Koski
(* former SRLA student; now SRLA Leader)
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Motivation from Space
T
his is our third year as part of SRLA, and we
have grown from 18 the first year and 37 the
second year to about 59 this year, including
leaders and Friends of SRLA. We always stress the
importance of nutrition and the benefits of exercise
in our program. Ellen Ochoa Middle School, named
after Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut, was
fortunate to have a very important guest that helped
make these connections to real life and her exciting
career as an astronaut.
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center students and
SRLA runners received a very special visitor on
August 3, 2007. Sunita Williams spoke to students
at our school, she is a female helicopter pilot and
astronaut who landed last June after 195 days of
living on board of the International Space Station.
She visited several classrooms, and my 8 th grade
science/algebra class was very fortunate to be
selected and have Sunita stop by and visit. She talked
to students about the importance of physical fitness.
Sunita Williams ran the Boston marathon while on
board of the International
Space Station on a modified
treadmill in under 5 hours.
Ellen Ochoa
“It was tough,” she said and
was very impressed to see how many of our students
were SRLA runners who completed the 2006 and
2007 LA Marathons. She congratulated them for their
effort and emphasized the importance of staying fit
and healthy, and making this a habit from an early
age. She stressed that taking care of our bodies is
an important factor of growing into a healthy adult:
“A healthy body will adapt to any changes later in
life to do just that, keep you healthy. When I was
young, I never did anything that would hurt my body.
I stayed fit, and it paid off in outer space. You never
know when you’ll need your body, so keep up the
good work and stay fit.”
Letty Ortega, SRLA Leader
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center
Students at Ellen Ochoa Learning Center get a lesson on staying fit from Sunita Williams, astronaut and marathon runner.
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SRLA
FUNDERS
2007-2008
Students Run L.A.
Thank You to ALL of our FUNDERS!
Aetna Foundation
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
Ahmanson Foundation
Los Angeles Marriott Downtown
Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation
Los Angeles Police Department
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Los Angeles Police Department – Explorers Program
American Honda Associates Charity Committee
Annenberg Foundation
Los Angeles Times Family Fund,
a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation
AON
Los Angeles Unified School District
Associated Administrators of LA
McCoy Charitable Foundation
Athena Parking
Merrill Lynch
Banco Popular
Metropolitan Theatres
Beatrix Padway Charitable Trust
Milken Family Foundation
Beyond The Bell
Munger, Tolles and Olson
California Statewide Certified Development Corporation
Northrop Grumman EChO
California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Oder Family Foundation
California Wellness Foundation
R. Russell Meyer and Marcy Shaffer
Carol and James Collins Foundation
RaceReady
City of Los Angeles Marathon
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Coach John Wooden
Rebecca & Richard Lewis
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Costco
Rubin Postaer & Associates
Cranaleith Foundation
Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation
Cynthia L. and William E. Simon, Jr. Foundation
S. Mark Taper Foundation
Dashers Insurance
Sascha Brastoff Foundation
Devine Racing
Saucony of North America
Discover A Star Foundation
Saucony Run For Good Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein
East Los Angeles College
Sparkletts
Effective Graphics
Staples Center Foundation
Eisner Foundation
Starbucks Coffee Co.
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
Sterling Foundation
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Swinerton Foundation
Friends of Students Run L.A
The Gas Company
Hilton Hotels
The Pritzker Group
J.B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities
The Rose Hills Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
The Ryland Group, Inc.
Justice for Athletes
Tiger Woods Foundation
Kaiser Permanente – Southern California
Tony La Bruno Photography
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Trader Joe’s
LA84 Foundation
U.S. Trust
Larry Rawson
Union Bank of California Foundation
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Washington Mutual
Los Angeles City Council
Weingart Foundation
NOTE: 93% of all donations go directly to the SRLA program; only 7% is used for management and fundraising.
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Kaiser Permanente
Hosts SRLA Students
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Kaiser Permanente staff and physicians that volunteered their time to provide health screenings to 150 SRLA students.
We want to express our appreciation
and thanks to all the physicians
and professional staff at Kaiser
Permanente for this most essential
and generous donation of time, skill
and expertise to the health and well
being of some of our students. With
this gift of health, goes the gift of hope;
they assist in the success of each student
to experience the benefit of goal setting
and mentoring to stay in school, and
set their sites on a brighter future for
themselves and their communities.
A special thanks goes to the SRLA
Marathon teacher/leaders who
also gave up a Saturday morning to
accompany their students on this most
critical errand. Their dedication and
commitment to their students and to
our program is what makes Students
Run L.A. great.
Runners await their free physical exam.
Eagle Rock High School with teacher/leader
Craig Johnson.
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Volunteer staff member checking in
SRLA student at Kaiser Cudahy.
SRLA
SRLA
Latest Donors
SRLA’s Family
of Supporters
S
Students Run L.A.
tudents Run L.A. would not be possible
without the support of many foundations and
corporations. We can never thank you enough.
Two new organizations have joined the SRLA
Family of Supporters during the last month: the
Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the
Aetna Foundation. We appreciate both their
support and their belief in SRLA.
We want to acknowledge all of the donations
and pledges from foundations and corporations
since our last newsletter. They include:
Ryan Shay with SRLA students at Universal Studios in February 2007.
• Aetna Foundation
Ryan Shay,
Friend to SRLA
• American Honda Motor Corp., Inc.
• Associated Administrators of
Los Angeles
R
yan Shay holds a special place in the
hearts of the SRLA family after he met
and befriended two dozen SRLA students at
• Beatrix Padway Charitable Trust
• California Statewide Certified
Development Corporation
Universal Studios last February. Students Run
L.A. was honored by the Saucony Run For
Good Foundation, and Ryan, representing
Saucony, ran, exercised, and shared warm
wisdom and advice with our kids. At mile
5.5 of the US Olympic marathon trials in New
York earlier in November, Ryan Shay, 28, an
elite marathon runner, collapsed and died
from causes yet to be disclosed. He was a
friendly, genuine and approachable young
man who brought joy to those he met. Our
sympathies go out to his family, friends and
close running community.
• Costco Wholesale
• Eisner Foundation
• Flora L. Thornton Foundation
• Justice For Athletes
• Kaiser Permanente Southern California
• Merrill Lynch, Beverly Hills Office
• Sascha Brastoff Foundation
Thank you again for making Students Run L.A.
available to so many young people in the Los
Angeles area.
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Photo Gallery
La Puente Main Street Halloween Run • October 28, 2007 • La Puente, CA
Michael Jimenez of Madrid Middle School waits at the
finish line to cheer on his student runners.
Proud to have completed the 10K event.
Pamela Higgins of South Gate High School and
her students with their finisher medals, goodie
bags and t-shirts after the run.
Jeff Campbell and his students from New Jefferson
Continuation School arriving at the 10K event.
SRLA runners enjoying some rest, and pancakes
after the 10K run.
Learning for Life 15k • November 10, 2007 • Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, CA
SRLA Runners on the Learning for Life 15K course.
Runners at the start.
SRLA Runners on the Learning for Life 15K course.
Niguel Hills MS at the Learning for Life 15K with
SRLA Coordinators Abel Navar, Paul Trapani and
Joe Mendoza.
Leaders at Horace Mann Middle School.
Students at Horace Mann Middle School
at Cabrillo Beach.
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SRLA
SRLA
Board of Directors
Mark Shinderman
President of the Board
Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP
Marsha Charney
Students Run L.A.
Eric Conn
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Alvaro Cortés
Beyond The Bell
Bruce Corwin
Metropolitan Theatres
Nathan Crair
Merrill Lynch
Dan Isaacs
Los Angeles Unified School District
Eric Lillo
Los Angeles Police Department
Frederic Mandell, D.D.S.
Studio City Dental Group
Steven Miller
Sensus Consulting
Marie Patrick
City of Los Angeles Marathon
Larry Rawson
ESPN Broadcasting
Roberta Weintraub
LA Board of Education, Emeritus
Charles Wert
US Trust
Helen Yñiguez
Costco
Students Run L.A.
As the Mileage Increases. . .
F
all in Southern California usually provides perfect early morning running
weather, and so we were greeted as we gathered for our 10K in the City of
La Puente. Many of our runners revealed they had already run six miles in
their weekly training runs, so confidence was pretty high even when we realized the
start included a pretty big hill and that it was a two-loop course. There was definitely
some learning going on once some discovered what happens when you run too hard
up that hill and then come around to face it again! Yes, there were some tired people
crossing the finish line, but we made it! Tired yes, but that was quickly forgotten
as we refueled with a delicious pancake breakfast provided to each runner. Teams
of volunteers cooked and served what amounted to well over 7,000 pancakes,
sausage and juice! Talk about feeding an army. Runners also received their first
finishers’ medal of the season and a special race shirt to proudly wear announcing
their accomplishment. Some would say that 6.2 miles is no big deal, but when you do
that with 3,200 other SRLA runners it’s pretty incredible. Like the pancakes, you could
cut the joy and sense of well being with a knife. The City of La Puente did a fantastic
job organizing and providing a superb venue for us to complete our 10K benchmark.
This type of run was exactly what we needed to provide an emotional boost and help
us gain the confidence to continue training for our next and tougher goal.
Blink your eyes and two weeks found SRLA heading to San Pedro at dawn to earn
our “real runner” status at the Learning for Life 15K. A 15K equals 9.3 miles to
landlubbers, and is the distance where one moves from being a weekend jogger
to one who must seriously train. This is the event that shows the true commitment
of our runners. It is the first time runners have to reach deep and draw upon their
training to make the finish line. Put simply, our runners were fantastic. Many used
the run-walk-run technique that leaders learned from Jeff Galloway at our Leader
Conference last August. By focusing on the task of running for a few minutes then
walking a minute for recovery before repeating the cycle, the miles just clicked
away as we tackled hills, waited patiently at water stations (thanks to all the
Marathon Leaders who stopped their own run to help pour water at overwhelmed
stations), and took in the vistas on another perfect weather day. In fact, we could
see Catalina in the ocean beyond! It did seem pretty far away, which gives a
bit of perspective to our journey since it is 26 miles across the sea. “Wait, you
mean we are going to run that far in March?” one runner was heard saying. Like
the seagulls, imaginations soared this day as runner after runner finished with a
triumphant smile knowing they had just done something great.
Completion of the Learning for Life 15K also earns each SRLA runner a pair
of high quality Saucony running shoes. Our incredible leaders one week later
gathered at our distribution site (a school turned into a veritable shoe store)
to review with coordinators the progress of their groups and acquire boxes of
brand new footwear. With help from the dedicated students of the 77th LAPD
Explorers leaders played a 3D version of Tetris to fit all of their group’s shoes
into their vehicles. Now, with good shoes on their feet, and a couple more
weeks of training, our runners will be ready for the ½ marathon challenge.
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We’d like to thank the following people for their
contributions to this newsletter:
Photos Staff
Rosny Mandell Valerie Lindeborg
Joe Mendoza Letty Ortega
Marsha Charney
Executive Director
Rosny Mandell
Director of Operations
Ginny Gibbs
Developement Director
Nikki Carelli
Program Director
Phyllis Newman
Program Assistant
Senior Coordinators
Eric Spears, CDS, K-12
Paul Trapani, John R. Wooden H.S.
Coordinators
Abel Navar, Boyle Heights H.S.
Joe Mendoza, Banning H.S.
Tom Chavez, Transportation
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