About Us

In 2010, Andrea Kooiman established We Run Our Community’s kids as a way to team our community’s teenagers the important life skills of goal setting, self-reliance, discipline, and self-confidence through the design and delivery of instructional programs focused on the proper training for, and completion of, a marathon.

Every Year since, middle school and high school students take on the challenge and start with just one mile and slowly and incrementally work their way towards acheiving the goal of completing a full 26.2 mile Marathon.

Season Training Youth

Legacy Runners

Miles Run Every Season

Full Marathon Completions

Training Seasons

Regular Season

Full Marathon Training
September-May

The journey to a full Marathon starts with just 1 mile!. Our main season gets under way right after Labor Day. Our runners attend with their school teams for afterschool practices twice a week and the entire team gathers for long runs on Satursday. Our program is tailered for all abilities with the minimum requirements of running an average pace of 16 minutes per mile.

Not quite ready for a full marathon?

While we love seeing our runners achieve the incredible milestone of a full marathon, we understand that it’s just not the time for some runners. We will work with the runner and parents to alter the training plan as necessary. Many runners who do not do a full marathon will run the OC half marathon instead.

Summer Trail Program

Early June-End of July

WeROCK is excited to explore our local trails during the summer. The program is catered to runners from 6th-12th Grade, however, we allow and encourage parents to join as well.

We will focus on long distance running and pacing on a variety of terrains. Due to the hilly nature of the races, we will spend a lot of time training on inclines, work on endurance and speed along with strengthening our core. Let’s spend some time running in the dirt!

Have questions? Visit our FAQ page or feel free to Contact Us!

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