2016 Olympian and famend working creator and influencer Alexi Pappas has joined forces along with her place of birth race, the San Francisco Marathon. On July 5, the San Francisco Marathon introduced a multi-year partnership with Pappas, naming the 10K race in her honour.

The race stated in a observation: “We’re extremely joyful to announce the 10K will likely be now referred to as the Alexi Pappas SFM 10K, a race overflowing with pleasure, amusing, and naturally, glitter!”

Pappas has at all times had a robust connection to San Francisco’s Bay House, rising up in close by Alameda, Calif., and attending Bishop O’Dowd Top College in Oakland. From there she went directly to run at Dartmouth School and the College of Oregon earlier than making the Greek Olympic group within the girls’s 10,000m for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“Like each and every different ten-year-old, I wanted for my very own 10k race. My want has come true,” wrote Pappas in pleasure on Instagram.

Regardless of placing up her aggressive racing footwear in 2020, Pappas has endured to make use of her platform to encourage different girls and assist in making working an inclusive house for all. All the way through her profession, Pappas has been outspoken about her fight with melancholy, calling for higher care of elite athletes’ psychological well being. In 2021, her first e book, Bravey: Chasing Goals, Befriending Ache, and Different Large Concepts, used to be revealed, highlighting her triumphs and demanding situations in sports activities and existence, and inspiring readers to be “braveys” in pursuing their passions.

The Alexi Pappas 10K race is scheduled to happen on July 23 as part of the San Francisco Marathon weekend. The race may also have customized medals and T-shirts designed by way of Pappas.