Meet the Alumni: Maria!

Meet Maria! Maria attended Huntington Park High School and ran the LA marathon with SRLA in 2018.

MEET MARIA!

Do you have a favorite SRLA memory?

Crying at the Christmas half marathon!

Do you remember any specific challenges training as a student?

Training after school was probably the hardest because I just wanted to go home and take a nap but I would always push myself to go to training.

What are you doing now?

I’m working as a marketing assistant while attending school at Santa Monica College.

What lessons did you learn in SRLA that you still use today, if any?

Running honestly helped me to learn to not give up. Now every time something gets hard and makes me want to up I remember I always pushed myself at every race and kept running so tired wanting to just not do it anymore but I made it through every time, and now I just tell myself “don’t give up you did a whole marathon, Maria you’ll get though it!”

Do you have any advice for current SRLA students, related to life and or running?

Just keep running don’t give it up because it helps in many ways especially when you’re stressed.

RAPID FIRE!

A few more questions - just for fun!

Do you still run?

Sometimes

What was your favorite SRLA race?

Arroyo 15k

What did you have to have with you at every race?

My earphones

What SRLA gear (if any) do you still have?

I have all my shirts and medals!

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