Poet Runner

 Estela Alvarez 

Born in San Diego California, went to school in El Monte and La puente

Went to live to Mexico for a period of time got married and had 3 kids, became a widow at age 24 raised my kids as a single mom, now

They are grown up and married.

I live in Houston now, married again

And I am in a Herbalife running club

Started running in 2016 as a form of therapy or just to keep my mind busy, my me time, my first Marathon event was in 2017 I went to cheer for my coach and I got inspired from seeing all that people running

With prosthetic legs , blind people, elderly people , it made me feel so embarrassed because I am healthy thank God and I was just standing there, so I said to myself that the next year I would be running with them, and I did ,therefore I haven't missed those events and I found myself wanting to run the LA Marathon which I did for the second time, so I go back home every chance I have, I'm on my 7th Marathon 

3 Chevron 

 2 woodlands and 

2 LA Marathon 

And I hope to keep making my list bigger.

Alice De Parres is a Mexican American poet, singer, and accountant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her poetry is written in Spanish, and she does her own translations into English. Alice is passionate about promoting poetry and fostering a sense of community, especially in undeserved areas, and with children and youth. She has served as the Chief Development Officer for the Poetry Center San Jose board and the Treasurer/Chief Development Officer for Bay Area Generations.