The Cause |
 Run for Philly’s Future provides important funding for Students Run Philly Style, the only program in Philadelphia that offers marathon training to help youth go farther in life.
Since 2004, Students Run Philly Style has connected over 1,200 youth with adult mentors who help them set and accomplish goals beyond their dreams, including the completion of a marathon or half-marathon.
The statistics for youth in Philadelphia are alarming. Over 50% of our children or obese or at risk for becoming so and almost half of our high school students will not graduate on time. Add a high rate of youth violence and the future for a Philadelphia teen grows bleak.
Students Run Philly Style provides youth with the opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle while connecting to a caring adult mentor in an environment that emphasizes goal-setting, teamwork & effort. Students who complete the Students Run Philly Style program show a reduction in Body Mass Index, an improvement in cardiovascular fitness and flexibility, healthier eating habits and are more focused in school.
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