2L Coaching to Partner with Running Across Borders to Support Developing Athletes in East Africa

3/12/2009

Since its inception in 2004, 2L Coaching Services has sought to bring coaching to athletes through online coaching. We are excited to announce that we will be supporting the charity Running Across Borders, an organization that provides Ethiopian and Kenyan youth with domestic and international competitive opportunities in athletics, education, and employment opportunities supporting them to make a living as professional athletes in the future.

In the horn of Africa, there is no shortage of distance running talent but there is a shortfall of opportunities for young people to tap into their abilities and see if they can financially succeed as professional runners. Therefore, Running Across Borders was founded with the mission of expanding economic opportunities to East African youth through running. At present they do this by providing young aspiring athletes from rural Ethiopia the chance to train, study, and work concurrently at a high altitude camp in Addis Ababa, providing them with equipment, coaching, and travel assistance for athletes to practice and compete.

In addition to a regular financial contribution, 2L Coaching will provide an incentive to any current or past member of our service who makes a financial contribution to Running Across Borders. Contributions of the following amounts will receive the following rewards:

$50 – 2L Coaching tech hat ($20 value)

$75 – 2L Coaching tech short sleeve shirt ($25 value))

$100 – A tech shirt and tech hat ($45 value)

For less than the cost of a pair of running shoes, a donor can make a tremendous gift that will aid an aspiring young male or female in Africa and provide them with the opportunity to fully develop their running talents and find out if they can make a living as a professional runner and support themselves and their families in an area of the world that is significantly disadvantaged economically.

Additional information about the athletes, high altitude training for runners from every country in the world, and how to make a donation can be obtained at the charity’s website http://www.runningacrossborders.org. If you elect to make a contribution, please indicate “2L Coaching Services” in the donor comments area of the form to ensure that you will receive your appropriate training gear reward.