Anissa Lopez-Flores

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Help us end Homelessness by Donating today!

One staff's journey in running to raise awareness about the complexity of Homelessness

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We all have bucket-list goals in life, the task of completing them seriously varies. If you find yourself delaying some of your goals you may find commonality in hearing that I have successfully put off one of my goals for 3 years now! What started off as a seemingly simple goal: running a Marathon, turned into a foggy distant dream...

I ran Half Marathon in 2018. Having never ran long distance, I became infatuated in the training process and mental release I experience while running for prolonged periods of time. Someone told me, once you train - don't stop, or else you won't come back. Well, they were kind of right. Since 2018 I have been constantly starting and stopping a running routine. I even signed up, paid for, and never ran the LA Marathon. This past year I turned 30 and I told myself, "Okay this is it. You're going to run a marathon before you turn 30." Then July came, I turned 30, and you guessed it, it didn't happen!

After adjusting my own expectations, I am more than ever determined to run 26.2 miles! But first I had to create accountability for myself. That brings me here: A PATH employee who wants to run her own race by incorporating her passion for advocacy and bringing awareness to one of the biggest epidemics in the nation: homelessness.

Here is my call to action: Join me in my journey to running 26.2 miles by following me on social media to learn more about homelessness and donating to PATH. All proceeds will go directly to PATH San Diego where you can support our efforts in ending homelessness!