Dear Friends & Family,

On March 16th, 2025, I will be running my 9th LA Marathon to support the American Cancer Society as part of Team DetermiNation. My goal is to raise $800 to help fund the fight against cancer, and I’m asking for your support.

I will be running 26.2 miles, with each mile dedicated to a friend or family member who is currently fighting cancer, who has overcome it, or who fought a courageous battle. The finish line doesn’t exist until we find a cure for cancer!

Here are the names I will honor with each mile:

Mile 1 – Great Grandpa Jesus de Santiago de Haro & Juanita
Mile 2 – Mercedes Contreras & Andrea
Mile 3 – My Hero (This is your Marathon!)
Mile 3 – Jun Fermin & Mona*
Mile 4 – Ellie Doud & Abel
Mile 4 – Nana
Mile 5 – Mayte Santana
Mile 5 – Beatriz Martinez & Abel
Mile 6 – Ms. Ruiz
Mile 6 – Ms. Elizabeth
Mile 7 – Nadia V.
Mile 7 – Michele Roman (In Honor)*
Mile 7 – Jennifer Grant
Mile 7 – Maria C.
Mile 7 – For a young Wonder Woman who will beat cancer this year!
Mile 9 – For My Boss, Jill, who supported my fight against cancer
Mile 10 – Peggy Rezai (Brain Cancer)
Mile 10 – Lupe Hall & Raquel Garcia
Mile 11 – Officer Oscar Gonzalez
Mile 11 – My Bestie
Mile 11 – Ann Margaret Lorey & Isabel Flores
Mile 12 – Samantha Cifuentes
Mile 13 – Edith
Mile 13 – Tiana D’Anca
Mile 13 – Ana Barragan & Xenia Stresino
Mile 14 – Tia Oralia & Grandma Nazaria
Mile 14 – Ele
Mile 15 – Tatan & Greg Zolan
Mile 15 – Rosa Muñoz
Mile 16 – Cloe Solorzano Vargas, Grandma Hazel, & Amalia De La Luz
Mile 16 – Donovan
Mile 17 – Alex Dasilva
Mile 18 – Grandpa Fumio & Grandma Deborah
Mile 19 – Susana Contreras
Mile 19 – Mathew
Mile 20 – Javier Franco
Mile 20 – Matt Diaz
Mile 21 – Ms. Ruiz & Dennis Billings
Mile 22 – For Juanita Roman
Mile 22 – Luis Serrano
Mile 22 – Margarita De Loera
Mile 23 – Felipa Ramos & Monica Rondan
Mile 23 – Isabel Flores, Jennifer Smith
Mile 23 – Jacinto Pedraza
Mile 24 – Rita Angelica Penado Lozano
Mile 24 – Mike Diamond
Mile 25 – Rocio
Mile 25 – Michelle, Guillermo Lopez, Momma Chacon, & Momma Martindale
Mile 26 – My Bestie
Mile 26 – Denise
Mile 26 – Tía Eva
Mile 26 – Blanca Rosa Huezo De Lopez
Mile 26 – For My Boys – For a Cancer-Free World!

Please let me know if you would like to honor a friend or family member in this way! Just provide their name and the mile you'd like them honored.

Thank You for Your Support!

Your donation to the American Cancer Society Team DetermiNation helps save lives and brings us closer to a world without cancer. Thanks to breakthroughs in research and early detection, the cancer mortality rate has dropped by 29% since 1991—saving 2.9 million lives. This progress is possible because of your generosity.

Can you help spread the word? Share your support on social media—Facebook, Instagram, Twitter—and encourage others to join the fight against cancer. Studies show that people are more likely to donate when they hear about it from a friend or family member.

Thank you for being part of the fight against cancer!

Sincerely,

Brenda De Loera-Correa ❤️