Run 4 Fun

The annual LA84 Foundation Run 4 Fun Festival features a 2-kilometer cross country race at a recreational area in December. Students from Palms and more than 2 dozen other schools run by age group. The LA84 program is still funded from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, so the event is free.

Students must sign up for Run 4 Fun and submit their running times for two 800-meter runs and two 1000-meter runs. There is a deadline for sign-ups so interested students should talk to their P.E. teacher.

Palms students go to Run 4 Fun as a field trip, by bus, starting and ending at school. One year Palms took 5 busloads of students!

All Palms students receive a T-shirt and refreshments. Individual and team medals are given to the top 3 runners and teams.

Run 4 Fun Schedule

The Run 4 Fun event is held on a Saturday in December. The date is announced in November or December.

Location: Mt. San Antonio College track facility in Walnut, CA.

2018 Individual Medal Winners

6th Grade Girls

Kayla Pincus, 2nd place
Katelyn Sandoval, 3rd place

6th Grade Boys

James Moore, 2nd place
Nathan Schumacher, 3rd place
Juan Martinez, 4th place
Johnathan Gomez, 5th place

7th Grade Girls

Gia Maldonado, 1st place. Gia finished with the fastest girls' time of the entire day: 7 minutes and 55 seconds!
Sherilynne Chensam, 3rd place
Naomi Whitfield, 5th place

8th Grade Girls

Kiana Sievers, 2nd place
Sofia Prinzo, 4th place

8th Grade Boys

Joseph Kung, 5th place