After experiencing the magic of the Los Angeles Marathon through a volunteer’s perspective, Qihao was eager to experience it as a runner. During his time at SRLA, Qihao was able to observe the beauty of Los Angeles and make his perseverance one of his strongest attributes.
Read MoreAnais used SRLA as a vessel to understand the value of taking things slow in all aspects of her life. After just a sole year in the program and many lessons learned, Anais is ready to face life “one mile at a time”.
Read MoreMelissa is an a SRLA runner from Magnolia Science Academy Reseda and 1 time LA Marathon finisher. Melissa was awarded an SRLA scholarship which will support her academic journey at University of Southern California as a Biological Sciences major.
Read MoreThis past season, Students Run LA (SRLA) celebrated the incredible power of community, big and small. You helped students overcome challenges, set goals, and achieve incredible accomplishments. Our Impact Report highlights this year’s challenges and accomplishments.
Read MoreAdrian made a promise when he was a freshman and he managed to keep it until he graduated. During his time at SRLA, he understood the beauty of taking his time to enjoy the moment instead of rushing through it.
Read MoreIsabella learned to not fight against her anxiety, but to cope with it in order to take control of her decisions. During her time at SRLA, she found how to balance life events along challenges in order to come out successful.
Read MoreMateo struggled to find his own community who would root for him through harsh challenges. Once he joined SRLA, his inner confidence grew and mental barriers became smaller. Mateo also learned to live in the moment and manifest success in his life.
Read MoreDayanara struggled to juggle her academics, running, and training, but once she joined SRLA, she found the support system that empowered her to become her own scale in the face of challenges.
Read MoreIn 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 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…
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