In this week’s blog we celebrate the retirement of a long time SRLA Leader and a super star in the running community, Mr. Jaravarta. Mr. Jaravata has been inspiring students to be their best selves on and off the marathon course since 1997. In that time he has completed over 500 Marathons and brought joy to countless runners. Thank you for everything you have done for your students and for SRLA! Mr. Jaravata, we celebrate you!
Read MoreCynthia has been with Students Run LA for a decade! She started her journey as a student cadet with the SRLA group at LAPD Hollywood PAL. Throughout her years in SRLA she inspired her siblings to join and rose up as a leader in the program. After graduating she continued to train with Students and became a Marathon Leader for the same group she trained with as a student. Cynthia has always gone above and beyond in support of SRLA, she, and her cadet volunteers have spent many early mornings and long days dedicated to supporting the SRLA program. Last month, Cynthia was honored with an SRLA Star Award for her commitment to unselfishly and enthusiastically providing outstanding leadership…
Read MoreMr. Valdez began his SRLA journey as a senior at Ochoa Learning Center. After completing his first marathon, he was inspired to give other students the same opportunity that he had. Mr. Valdez returned to Ochoa to help the leaders there and eventually became a leader himself. Throughout his time as an SRLA leader, he has gone above and beyond to support his students. Last month, Mr. Valdez was honored with an SRLA Star Award for his commitment to unselfishly and enthusiastically providing outstanding leadership…
Read MoreMs. Tracy is the SRLA coach at Alliance CRMA4. Throughout her time with SRLA she was shown unwavering commitment to her students and gone above and beyond in representing the SRLA community. Recently, Tracy was honored with an SRLA Star Award for her commitment to unselfishly and enthusiastically providing outstanding leadership…
Read MoreLast month Juan, a Junior at Foshay Learning Center completed his first Marathon. He was one of just 2,600+ SRLA runners completing the LA Marathon that day. Juan shares his LA Marathon Experience in this week’s blog…
Read MoreEva is a two time marathon finisher! Along with 2,600 other SRLA runners, Eva completed her second Los Angeles Marathon last month. Eva is an 11th grader at Synergy Quantum Angelou.
Read MoreOn March 19th, Jay completed his second Los Angeles Marathon with Students Run LA. Jay is a 10th grader at Fairfax High School. He shared some of his favorite and most challenging moments from the marathon with SRLA.
Read MoreNadia is a Senior at Bell High School and one of the nearly 2,500 SRLA students who will be running the LA Marathon on March 19th. Nadia’s time in SRLA was not without challenges, but during her 6 years in the program she learned how to overcome them and ultimately grow into the powerful young woman and leader she is today. Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day by sharing her story…
Read MoreMeet Celeste, one of the nearly 2,500 SRLA students who will be running the LA Marathon on March 19th. For Celeste, SRLA has been more than just running. It’s been an opportunity to expand her horizons, make new friends, and build a community in a new home.
Read MoreMeet Jacqueline! She is a member of Team SRLA, Students Run LA’s Charity Fundraising Team, and the mother of an SRLA student. Jacqueline will be running the LA Marathon on March 19th alongside her daughter and thousands of other SRLA students. Read on to learn more about Jacqueline and what inspired her to run with Team SRLA…
Read MoreMeet Adriana! Adriana is an SRLA Alumna and one of the newest members of our board. She ran for Leuzinger High School in 2003 and 2004 and as she has advanced in her life and career has taken opportunities to give back to SRLA. Get to know Adriana in this week’s blog.
Read MoreThis winter we encouraged SRLA Students and Leaders to stay committed to their goals by participating in the SRLA Holiday Break 50 Mile Challenge. Runners were challenged to complete 50 training miles between Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, January, 8th.
Over 1,000 runners succeeded in logging 50 miles during their break. In doing so, they have stayed on track with their training for the Los Angeles Marathon in March.
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