I went to my first Youth Run NOLA event a few weeks ago! It was AMAZING to see the coaches, volunteers and kids that I worked with, for, and heard about all summer long. The event was the Tipitina's Foundation 5K, and it benefitted the Foundation, which in turn supports marching bands in New Orleans. Because of that, we had marching bands all along the route, cheering us along the way. We started at the Rouse's Market / Tipitina's Uptown, ran back down Tchopitoulous (basically back to my house), and then turned around and ended at Tipitina's. It was an evening race, so it was HOT HOT HOT.

The kids did great, I ran for the first time in almost 2 months and iced my knees for the next three days.

I was included in the most recent Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine newsletter! It's all about my work with Youth Run NOLA this past summer. Check me out:

http://prc.tulane.edu/news/detail/54813/Youth-empowerment-group-focuses-on-evaluation-with-Tulane-grad-students-help