Training for a Marathon
This project's parent organization is Students Run America
It operates in United States
It uses Outdoor pursuits
Entered the Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award
More about Training for a Marathon
Students Run LA (SRLA) creates a safe, supportive community at 180+ public schools, welcoming 3,250+ students of all backgrounds and abilities to train alongside their volunteer teachers to complete the Los Angeles Marathon. Through this life-changing experience, SRLA students discover their best selves and learn how to make plans for the future.
This experience changes these young people's lives as they discover what they can accomplish through hard work and commitment. As one student expressed: SRLA has turned me into the type of person who will finish what I start.
The lessons learned on the racecourse translate directly to the classroom. SRLA students stay in school, graduate high school, and attend college at higher rates than their peers. In 2017, more than 650 SRLA seniors completed the Marathon, and 99% of them graduated from high school in June. Even better, 96% of them had plans to go to college – 430+ of these students were among the first generation of their families to attend college! These great results are repeated year after year.
With SRLA students coming from low-income families without higher education experience, SRLA shows students a pathway to success.