Overview
Students Run Philly Style is the only program in Philadelphia that offers marathon training to help youth succeed in life.
We do this by connecting students with adult mentors who help them accomplish goals beyond their dreams, including the completion of a marathon. Since 2004, Students Run Philly Style has served over 2500 students, ages 12-18, from neighborhoods across Philadelphia.
Through the leadership of over 200 adult mentors, called Running Leaders over 50 schools, recreation centers and community leaders will host Students Run Philly Style teams this year. Students train side-by-side with their mentors three days a week from March to November. Along the way, they complete eight road races, and engage in leadership and character development.
PROGRAM VALUES
Student runners and mentors in the Students Run Philly Style program make a commitment to
COURAGE. EFFORT. RESPECT.
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BE HEALTHY FOR LIFE!
Almost half of Philadelphia’s children are overweight or at high risk for becoming overweight. Students Run students addresses childhood obesity by getting students off the couch and into a healthy lifestyle. We build life-long athletes by getting youth involved in running—a sport that anyone can do, anytime, anywhere!
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MAKE SAFE CHOICES
In a city where almost 7,000 juvenile arrests were made in Philadelphia last year**, Students Run combats soaring youth violence by providing students with a safe after-school activity led by strong adult role-models in the form of our running leaders.
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DO WELL IN SCHOOL
After training for something as difficult as a marathon, getting an A in History doesn’t seem so impossible anymore! The self-esteem, goal-setting and discipline our youth learn through running translates into improved performance in the classroom. Now that’s something to be proud of!
