By Daily Press staff
Thousands of people turned out this past weekend to run and raise money for Saint John’s Health Care Center.
The 25th Silver Anniversary Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon, hosted by Robert Wagner and Isaiah Washington and sponsored by Lexus, was held on Sunday, April 23 at Griffith Park. One of the largest five-person relay races in the United States, the relay marathon was comprised of numerous divisions, according to age, gender and corporate/industry affiliation. Race teams were comprised of five people, with each individual running 5.2 miles before passing the baton. There also are special categories for the very young, like the Diaper Dash and the Children’s Race, and the third annual media invitational relay challenge.
Winners of the Relay Marathon were: 1st place: Nike Team Run LA with a time of 2:13:16 2nd place: Celebrity runners CalPOP/IP Motors with a time of 2:17:40 3rd place: Run With Us with a time of 2:22:50 Winners of Third Annual Media Invitational five-mile Relay Challenge were: 1st place: LA Sport and Fitness Magazine with a time of 31:04. 2nd place: KABC-7 with a time of 32:26. 3rd place: Surfsantamonica.com with a time of 34:00 All proceeds benefit programs and services at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. Since the first race in 1982, the relay marathon has raised $8.8 million.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 25, 2006. Read the original PDF.