Team Member #22

Diana

1.  What is your grade / age?
       11th grade/ 18 years old.

 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

     Yes.

 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

     8 km.   

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

     I want a better Oakland and I also want to represent the high school St Liz.

 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

     Sharing good times with the other participants and to lead a healthier life.

 

6.  What fears do have?

     I have no fear.

Team Member #21

Alejandro

1.  What is your grade / age?

12th grade/ 17

 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

Yes

 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

About 3 miles

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

It looks fun

 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Getting up early in the morning to go run 

 

6.  What fears do have?

Clowns, spiders, golf balls, & angry farm animals


I love that Alejandro is excited about getting up early in the morning to run!  That's a true runners response!  Hopefully we won't encounter any clowns or angry farm animals on the half marathon day.  

Team Member #20

Anthony

1.  What is your grade / age?

I'm in the 10th grade and I am 15.

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

Sort of.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

I'm not sure.

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

So I can get in shape.

 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Running with my friends

 

6.  What fears do have?

That I pass out.

Team Member #19

Miguel


1.  What is your grade / age?
12th grade 18

 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

No, not at all

 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

Maybe around a football field twice 

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz? 

To get in shape

  

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?   To increase my stamina.

Team Member #18

 Shelby

1.  What is your grade / age?16 y/o 11th grade
 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?No I do not consider myself a runner
 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?2 miles is the farthest distance I've 

run

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?I want to run for st. Liz because I run track and love running. I have never been a distance runner and I want to better my running skills
 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?I am most excited about training and becoming a better runner overall
 

6.  What fears do have? 

My only fear is not finishing a race.

Team Member #17

Patti

1.  What is your grade / age?
15 a sophomore

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
In a way

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
Five Miles

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I think it's a good way to live healthy

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
Seeing Mrs. Schooler
 
6.  What fears do have? 

To faint while I'm running the day of the marathon. 

Team Member #16

Reina

1.  What is your grade / age?
12th grade, 17 years

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

no

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

I don't know.

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I want to learn how to run and get conditioned.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

I'm excited to start running after long time without running and to lose weight.

Team Member #15

Karina

1.  What is your grade / age?
I'm a 16th year old Junior.

 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

Not at all, I actually dislike running. 

 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

I don't remember...at least a mile I guess. 

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I'm running for St. Liz because I want to learn how to love to run....and I want to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse. 

 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Being trained for a half marathon is exciting as it is! Just thinking about it makes me pumped but actually doing it...well I'll see. I'm looking forward for the day that running 12 + miles is a piece of cake for me. 

 

6.  What fears do have?

I fear of dying during the marathon. I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen. 

 

I'm so excited to have Karina as a member of our team!  Hopefully the zombie apocalypse happens after the Oakland Half Marathon...

Team Member #14

Here's Janette!

1.  What is your grade / age?



Senior, 12th grade/ 17

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
No, I don't.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
1  mile

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I wanna try something new , and I hope to like running at the end.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
I'm most excited about learning how to pace myself , and just trying something new. 

 

6.  What fears do have? 
Fears that I have is that I won't be able to keep up and I'm just going to be running out of breath. 

Team Member #13

We had a team meeting yesterday and officially elected our team captain.  Javier was eager to step up to the challenge with Nick.  We are proud to have two co-captains!

1.  What is your grade / age?
12th grade / 17 years old

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

somewhat

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

3 miles

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I want to run for St Liz because I think it'll be fun

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

gaining stamina

6.  What fears do have? 

not finishing the marathon

Javier is a man of few words but I know he's going to do great!

Team Member #12

Meet Junior!

1.  What is your grade / age?
Grade: 11/ Age: 16

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
I do consider myself a runner.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
The furthest distance I ran at once was about five miles.

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I think it would help me and conditioning myself, and I also think it would be good to have the St. Liz name out in the community.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
Eventually being able to say I ran in a marathon (sort of).

6.  What fears do have? 
I at times have a fear of not being good enough for something or someone, or having something stand in the way of me being the best I can be, like if i were to receive brain damage through an accident and not be able to process things fast anymore.

Team Member #11

Here's Jasmine!

1.  What is your grade / age?
I am 16 years old and in the 11th grade.

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
I do consider myself a runner. I run either through the sports I play or around my neighborhood.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
I'm not to sure what is my furthest distance.

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I want to run for Saint Elizabeth because I want to support my school by doing something I enjoy the most.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
I am looking forward to run with my classmates each training day and challenge myself to improve my running skills.

6.  What fears do have? 
I normally fear spiders, but let's just hope they won't come across my path the day of the marathon because I will run the other way!

Team Member #10

David

1.  What is your grade / age?

11th grade / 16 years old

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

No I do not.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

The furthest I've ran is about ten times around the school

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

Because we're running for a good cause and its a good way I can get back in shape

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

I'm excited to train with my classmates.

6.  What fears do have?

My fears are that I won't be able to finish it.

Team Member #9

This is Ana Laura.

1.  What is your grade / age?

I am 17 and I'm in the 12th grade

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

Not really, I run when I have time at home on the treadmill.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

about 2 miles.

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I think it would be a great to support the school and especially to keep myself in shape and to help me with sports.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Being able to challenge myself and being able to know that I can succeed.

6.  What fears do have?

Not being able to finish it.

Team Member #8

Jaontra

 

1.  What is your grade / age?

I am a senior and I am 17 years old. 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

No, I do not consider myself a runner. 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

The furthest distance I've run is one mile. 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I want to Run for St Liz because I think it will be a way to get me in shape. 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

I am most excited about seeing my progress from the beginning until the end.

6.  What fears do have?

I fear that I will not be as successful as I plan to be and training may not go as well as I imagined. I also fear that it will not be effective in giving me motivation in staying fit.

Team Member #7

Here's Stephanie!
 
1.  What is your grade / age?
11th grade .  I'm 16 years old

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

I do not but I do attend the gym for over 2 months now twice a week

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
A mile

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I think it would be fun & interesting to do.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Training with my classmates sounds pretty interesting and exciting.  Running Saturdays is something I'm looking forward  to do also

6.  What fears do have?

None

Team Member #6

Welcome Nick!  

Nick was the first student to say he wanted to do this.  He's got so much enthusiasm and has even named himself team captain or El Capitan!

1.  What is your grade / age?

I'm 17 in 11th grade

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
Nope I'm not a runner

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
From Saint Elizabeth to Alameda beach

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I want to run for Saint Elizabeth to try something new and have fun at the same time

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
I most look forward to the Saturday workouts with my friends

6.  What fears do have?   
I fear the devil and aliens.

Nick is definitely a character.  I don't think we'll encounter any aliens on our runs!

Team Member #5

Jefferson

1.  What is your grade / age?
11th grade/16 years old.

 

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

Yes I consider myself a runner, I use to run a lot during the school's soccer season over the past three years and I enjoy running most of the time.

 

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?

I'm not really sure.

 

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?

I want to run for St Liz because I am supporting my school and it is a great opportunity to work with new people. I also want to run for St Liz because it is great to be and feel healthy.

 

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

I am most excited about running for the very first time in a half marathon.

 

6.  What fears do have? 

I fear that I will get injured while I am running the marathon thus I will not be able to finish the race but I hope that this does not happen.

 

Welcome to the team, Jefferson!

Team Member #4

Welcome, Eduardo!


1.    What is your grade / age?
I am a senior and I am currently seventeen years old, but the day of
the marathon I will be 18 years of age.

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
I come from a family of cross country runners and people who enjoy

being outdoors, so naturally I am a runner.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
The longest distance I’ve run is six miles.

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I want to run for St. Liz because I feel like it will be a

great experience. I’ve always wanted to run a marathon, so this will
be one thing to check off my to-do list

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
People often have this preconceived notion that the person who runs

the fastest will win the race, but that’s not always the case. I am
most excited about learning how to pace myself.

6.  What fears do have?The only fear I have is that either I will collapse from exhaustion or

my knees will give out, but other than that I am confident in my
abilities.

Team Member #3

Meet Nadya.

1.  What is your grade / age?11th grade/ 16 turning 17 January 25

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?

No, I don't.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
I'm not sure maybe like 5miles


4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
Soccer seasons starts at the same time so I wana be prepared

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?

Being with Mrs. Schooler of course!
 
6.  What fears do have?
 I'm scared to run the half marathon because Ima have some guy running behind me

Ah, she flatters me.  :-)  I'm looking forward to being with Nadya as well during training.  I think her fear of someone running with her will go away once she meets the volunteers and realizes how useful they will be when it comes to pacing and encouragement.

Team Member #2

 Our second team member is Ruth.  From the first time I mentioned starting a running club, Ruth was interested.  I'm so excited to see how she enjoys it!

Ruth

1.  What is your grade / age?
10th grade & 16

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
I don't consider myself a runner because I kinda run slow but I think that if I try I could run fast

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
I've never ran anything except walk , I've walked the whole lake chabot regional park .. I think thats like 4-5 miles & ive done it within half an hour

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?I want to run for st.liz to help out the school get money cuase we need it &&&&& I want to run with my mom :) mrs.schooler :))))

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
I'm most excited to get to exercise !!! I haven't joined any sports since 8th grade and I want to get in shape .. and at least loose a little bit of weight by running

6.  What fears do have? 
My fear is to not be able to reach my goal ... and my goal is to not drop out of this club!!

 

Team Member #1

Our Run For St Liz team is forming!  We're going to highlight each member with a separate blog post.  All students were asked the same 6 questions.

Ivan

1.  What is your grade / age?
I'm a sophomore and I'm 15.

2.  Do you consider yourself a runner?
Yes saying that I'm not a runner is like saying I don't have a beating heart.

3.  What's the furthest distance you've run?
4 miles

4.  Why do you want to Run For St Liz?
I want to represent the school in a positive manner and because I'm going to get to hangout with 2 of my favorite teachers.

5.  What are most excited about by training for the half marathon?
Getting to spend time and bond with my peers outside of school and actually running 13 miles because I have never ran that much at once.
 
6.  What fears do have?
I don't want to have a heart attack for so much running in a short period of time. Just kidding, I feel confident that Mr. And Mrs. Schooler will prepare with no problem.


Welcome, Ivan to our team!  He is one who student who can always make me laugh so I know his enthusiasm and humor will motivate our team!

First Recruitment Meeting

We had our first recruitment meeting today.  I'm excited with the students that came to get more information - many whom have never really fun before!  We shall see how many follow through with bringing the paperwork back.  I hope we have a good size group!

Claudia, Angela, and I are attending a coaches meeting this Thursday sponsored by Running For A Better Oakland.  Things are beginning to fall into place!

Run for St Liz!

I've been a teacher at St. Elizabeth High School for the past 9 years.  I love working here.  I'm proud to work with such a wonderful group of young men and women.

This year I decided to combine two of my favorite things:  teaching and running.  We've partnered up with Running for a Better Oakland to train our students to run the Oakland Running Festival's Half Marathon March 24!  This will be a fundraiser for the school but most of all it will be about doing something different, outside our comfort zone.  Some students have never run outside of a P.E. class.  This is huge.

I'm so excited.  We are in the recruiting stages of students now.  Once we have our group formed I'll post profiles of them on here and keep you up to date with our training schedule.  This is going to be awesome.

Join the stampede - the Mustangs are on the run!