GAYLE ANDERSON COVERED, IN PERSON, THE WEST HOLLYWOOD ROUTE OF THE 2015 ASICS LA MARATHON WHICH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MARATHON’S FOR KENNY SABET.

KENNY HAS BEEN RUNNING MARATHON’S FOR YEARS. HE IS AN AVID RUNNER BUT NOT BECAUSE HIS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANT, BUT BECAUSE LIKE SMILES AND LAUGHTER RUNNING FOR A CAUSE IS CONTAGIOUS.

THE LA MARTHON’S “STADIUM TO THE SEA” COURSE USUALLY STARTS AT DODGER STADIUM AND FINISHES NEAR THE SANTA MONICA PIER, TAKING RUNNERS ON A TOUR OF LOS ANGELES PAST EVERY MAJOR LANDMARK.

THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE KENNY KNOWS NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO HAVE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE MARATHON ALLOWS YOU TO SEE LOS ANGELES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT BUT BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE HAS TWO FEET, THE LUNG CAPACITY OR AGILITY TO RUN. IT IS A LUXURY TAKEN FOR GRANTED FEELING YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER AND FASTER, TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE AND RUN ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET.

RUNNING A MARATHON IS FOR A CAUSE BIGGER THAN KENNY’S OWN HEALTH, IT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING WHILE PROMOTING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE FOR EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU’RE GOING TO RUN YOU MIND AS WELL BE A SMALL VOICE FOR A CAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU TOO. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE MONETARY MEANS TO SUPPORT A CAUSE, BY GAINING YOUR OWN PLACEMENT IN A MARATHON YOU WILL BE ELEVATING THE EXPENSE FROM THE CHARITY WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR CAUSE.

FOR EXAMPLE, KENNY HAS SEEN MORE AND MORE CHILDREN AND YOUNG AMERICAN’S INVOLVED WITH THE AMERICAN ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION AND RUNNING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE PERSONALLY WITNESSING AND FEELING THE FIRST HAND CONSEQUENCES OF HOW THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FAILS THOSE WITH THIS TERMINAL ILLNESS. IT DOES WONDERS WHEN YOU RUN ALONG SOMEONE WEARING A SHIRT SUPPORTING AN ORGANIZATION ABOUT AN ILLNESS THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT, BUT WHEN YOU STOP AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AND THEY SHARE A PERSONAL STORY; THAT EMOTION THAT BECOMES INVOKED MAKES YOU PUSH EVEN HARDER IN THE RACE. KENNY HAS LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING SO MANY DIFFERENT CAUSES.

WE ALL NEED A LITTLE MOTIVATION SOMETIMES, EVEN THOUGH WE LOVE OURSELVES WE TEND TO PUT OUR OWN NEEDS ON THE BACKBURNER WHEN WE HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST OF TO-DO’S FOR SOMEONE ELSE; THIS MAY BE AT WORK, AT HOME, FOR A FRIEND, FAMILY, KIDS AND THE LIKE. SO WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO RUN FOR A CHARITY YOU’RE GOING TO HOLD YOURSELF MORE ACCOUNTABLE.

KENNY ALWAYS ADVOCATED TO PUT PASSION INTO WHAT YOU DO, SO DO EVERYTHING WITH A PURPOSE BEYOND SELF-SATISFACTION. RUN WITH PURPOSE, RUN FOR A CAUSE!

WHEN YOU RUN WITH PURPOSE, YOU’LL HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT WILL PUSH YOU FARTHER THAN THE FINISH LINE. YOUR PURPOSE WILL HELP YOU RUN THROUGH LIFE, PUSHING YOU TO AIM AND ACHIEVE BETTER.