🏃♂️ Run for Life:
Start Your Day off Right! 🏃♀️
Run for Life is our fun, before-school program designed to boost students'
cardiovascular fitness and mental
well-being—one lap at a time!
Open to all students and their families,
join us each school day,
weather permitting, on the blacktop from 8:00 AM to 8:12 AM, starting
Monday, August 17, 2026.
There’s no competition—just movement, fresh air, and a positive start to the day.
Students walk, jog, or run at their own pace and participate as often as they choose.
Each completed lap is scanned by our dedicated parent volunteers to
track progress for goals and awards.
Did you walk to school? Tell us, you get an extra scan!
🏃♂️🏃♀️Did your family participate in a 5K over the weekend? 🏃♀️🏃♂️
We’ll add that to your student’s total if you let us know.
👟 How to Get Started
Every school day, dedicated parent volunteers set up tables on the blacktop with student cards organized by classroom. Students find their card and start their lap(s). It’s that easy!
Whether they run, jog, or walk, they follow the designated “course” making sure to have
their card scanned at the end of each lap by another set of volunteers.
This is how we track the laps for awards. 🏆🏅🎽Keep a l👀kout for LPE staff on the track also trying to get in laps, sometimes even 🐬 Bubbles 🐬 joins us! And, make sure you watch the direction, it may be backwards day 🔁!
And when you hear someone yell “LAST LAP”, it’s time to finish your lap, return your card, and line up for class—the school day is about to begin. ⏱📚
Laps cannot be started after LAST LAP is called.
🎯 Goals & Rewards 🏆
As students rack up the miles, they earn fun rewards:
Charms for MILE-stone miles, birthdays, lost teeth, 5K participation, and showing Dolphin spirit
A gold medal at 75 miles
A special t-shirt and membership in the Loma Portal Hundred Mile Club at 100 miles
Every step counts toward building lifelong healthy habits!
📋 Final Notes 📋
Want to volunteer! 🙋 Sign up on Konstella or email the program coordinators:
Lesli Guthrie and Kristen BertolinoFamily members are welcome (and encouraged!) to join the fun. 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️
Walk or jog with your student and help motivate our young runners. 📣Please do not drop off students before 8:00 AM, as there is no supervision prior to that time. ⏰
Missed the first day? No problem—it’s never too late to start! 😁
For previous runners who may be looking, consent forms are no longer required.
See you on the blacktop!