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# St. John’s Jimmy runners are at the blocks
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/st-johns-jimmy-runners-are-at-the-blocks/
- Published: 2006-04-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:37:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Sports, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Relay runners will have a chance to distinguish themselves as they improve their health and the well-being of a local hospital.

The 25th Silver Anniversary Saint John’s Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon will be held at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, at Griffith Park.

Join hosts Robert Wagner and Isaiah Washington, community leaders, runners and spectators of all ages in one of the largest five-person relay marathons in the United States.

This year’s event, in which more than 10,000 runners are expected to participate, will be comprised of 17 divisions based on age, gender and industry affiliation.

Participants run 5.2 miles before passing on the baton to a teammate for a total of 26 miles. All proceeds from the marathon benefit programs and services at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. Since1982, $8.8 million has been raised. Poetry lovers are branching out

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 18, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)