2013 media guide - LA Marathon
2013 media guide - LA Marathon
2013 media guide - LA Marathon
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CHARITY AND COMMUNITY<br />
CHARITY AND COMMUNITY<br />
MARATHON CHARITY RE<strong>LA</strong>Y RUNNERS <br />
Once again, the ASICS <strong>LA</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong> will offer a charity relay for participants— a <br />
unique opportunity for people to run half of the race, with a partner running the <br />
other half. Below is a selection of stories from relay runners. <br />
John Ball: He Hasn’t Let Parkinson’s Disease Stop Him From Running <strong>Marathon</strong>s <br />
When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over thirty years ago, John Ball <br />
turned to running to help manage his symptoms—and has since completed 25 <br />
marathons. In 2000, he co-‐founded Team Parkinson, an official charity partner of <br />
the ASICS <strong>LA</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong>, which has raised over two million dollars towards research <br />
for a cure for the disease. “My running has raised awareness of the needs of the <br />
Parkinson’s community,” he says. “What started as a personal ambition to prove <br />
that I wasn’t disabled by the disease has turned into an opportunity to share my <br />
story with others who decide to take back control of their lives.” <br />
KiDSMARATHON <br />
The seventh annual KiDSMARATHON is the finale of an eight-‐week after-‐school <br />
program that teaching the value of a healthy lifestyle through running. This event <br />
will connect more than 5,000 Los Angeles-‐area children ages 7-‐12 with the <strong>2013</strong> <br />
ASICS <strong>LA</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong>. The KiDSMARATHON effort is part of the Los Angeles Unified <br />
School District’s “Beyond the Bell” youth development program. Each participant <br />
runs approximately three miles per week, alongside other activities such as healthy <br />
eating, keeping a training diary and involving one or more parents. At the end of the <br />
eight-‐week program, each student will have run 25 miles. The participants ran the <br />
last mile of their accumulated marathon program at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, <br />
March 10 at 9:00 a.m. <br />
This year, the program has over 25,000 participating students in 145 area schools <br />
(primarily elementary schools), including: <br />
Claire Peeps: Breast Cancer Survivor Fulfills Life Goal <br />
In 2007, Claire was diagnosed with Stage II-‐III breast cancer, and underwent a <br />
mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. During her <br />
ordeal, she decided to start checking things off her life bucket list—including <br />
running a marathon. She completed the 2012 race with the encouragement of her <br />
family and her running group, and can’t wait to be part of the ASICS <strong>LA</strong> <strong>Marathon</strong> <br />
experience again this year. “I am told that a marathon is about 50,000 steps,” she <br />
says. “That’s an exhausting prospect, but what a beautiful idea: fifty thousand <br />
affirmations of YES, fifty thousand jubilant declarations of being alive!” <br />
10 th Street Elementary <br />
107 th Street Elementary <br />
118 th Street Elementary <br />
153 rd Street Elementary <br />
156 th Street Elementary <br />
24 th Street Elementary <br />
32 nd Street Elementary <br />
4 th Street Elementary <br />
54 th Street Elementary <br />
6 th Avenue Elementary <br />
66 th Street Elementary <br />
74 th Street Elementary <br />
75 th Street Elementary <br />
93 rd Street Elementary <br />
95 th Street Elementary <br />
96 th Street Elementary <br />
Alexander Science Center <br />
Alexandria Elementary <br />
Ambassador Elementary <br />
Amestoy Elementary <br />
Angeles Mesa Elementary <br />
Annalee Elementary <br />
Anton Elementary <br />
Apperson Street Elementary <br />
Ascot Elementary <br />
Avalon Gardens Elementary <br />
Baca Arts Academy <br />
Barrett Elementary <br />
Belvedere Elementary <br />
Bertrand Elementary <br />
Brainard Elementary <br />
Broadacres Elementary <br />
Brooklyn Avenue Elementary <br />
Budlong Elementary <br />
Calahan Elementary <br />
Camellia Elementary <br />
Cantara Elementary <br />
Capistrano Elementary <br />
Caroldale Learning Community <br />
Carson Elementary <br />
Carson-‐Core Academy <br />
Catskill Elementary <br />
Century Park Elementary <br />
Chandler Elementary <br />
Chapman Elementary <br />
Chase Elementary <br />
Cheremoya Elementary <br />
Cimarron Elementary <br />
City Terrace Elementary <br />
Colfax Avenue Elementary <br />
Commonwealth Elementary <br />
Corona Elementary <br />
Coughlin Elementary <br />
Dahlia Heights Elementary <br />
Danube Elementary <br />
Dayton Heights Elementary <br />
Del Amo Elementary <br />
Delevan Drive Elementary <br />
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