Recent Community Activities El Dorado Elementary School Fun Run! El Dorado Elementary School Running Clinics
September 29, 2007 - Club
athletes support runners in the 5k and 1 mile events. Come join
the fun yourself. Registration information coming soon.
September 12, 19, 26, 2007 - For
the second year in a row, the AmeriKenyan Running Club will be helping
students prepare for their school's 5k fundraiser. Running clinics will
be held 3pm on Wednesdays from September 12 to 26.
July, 2007 - Athletes attended and supported the 9th annual Rancho Viejo Run in Santa Fe. In the 10k event, Rose Kosgei won the female division while Josphat Ndeti claimed 2nd in the men. Richard Kimeli won the 5k event, while Caroline Cheptanui finished 2nd. Full results can be found on www.tgrande.com. In addition to racing, the four athletes mingled with entrants during race packet pick-up and at the event itself to make for a fun day.
Santa Fe Run-Around 5k, 10k Road Race
June, 2007 - Taking a break from racing, several club athletes joined nearly 300 runners at the Santa Fe Run-Around. Athletes helped several runners achieve personal bests in the 10k, inspired many and encouraged children in the 1k event.
Wood Gormley Elementary School Running Clinics
April, 2007 - In preparation for the school's Panther Run on April 29, the club hosted three running clinics with elementary school students. Children learned about training, Kenya, nutrition and had a rare opportunity to run with some very inspirational elite athletes. Students even had shirts and shoes autographed!
Santa Fe Prep/Terry Fox Cancer Fund Raiser Support
March, 2007 - Club athletes supported Santa Fe Prep students as they
raised funds for cancer research through the Terry Fox Run at El Rancho de las Golandrinas. For more
information on this worthwhile cause, please visit www.sfprep.org or
www.terryfoxrun.org.
Shoe Drive Success!
December, 2006 -
The AmeriKenyan Running Club collected over 450 pairs of shoes for
needy feet in Kenya. Special thanks and gratitude go to the caring
communities of El Dorado Elementary School and Wood Gormley Elementary
School who donated the majority of the shoes. Read about the shoe drive success in our press release.
El Dorado Elementary School Fun Run!
October, 2006 - Members from The AmeriKenyan Running Club were a fun part of the
lead-up to El Dorado Elementary School's Fun Run. The club's running
clinics were popular over the three weeks prior to the school's Fun Run
in October. Students enjoyed learning about running, health and the
athletes' lives in Kenya. They even learned to speak Swahili! Athletes
enjoyed themselves so much, they decided to support the school's Fun
Run on race day!