Banning High students ready for LA Marathon
About 50 members of the Banning High School Running Club, as they've dubbed themselves, will run in the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday.
The students have been training diligently since September, by running five days a week after classes end. They've also participated in several races, including an 18-miler on Super Bowl Sunday. The students are also members of Students Run LA, which provides goal-setting, character development and adult mentoring to urban students.
The Wilmington Community Organization is providing the "carbo load" the day before the race. Runners will fill up at a spaghetti dinner at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Penthouse (a second-floor dining room) at Banning High School. The group will also present certificates honoring their work habits and training, said Mary Gant, the group's chairperson.