Team Asha St. Louis


Announcement: Team Asha's Marathon Training program has started for 2011.

Please feel free to contact us for further information.

You pledge to run for Asha's cause. We will see you through the finish line. Simply sign up for our marathon training program. We provide coaching, motivation and support to people who want to run or walk an official marathon (or half marathon/ relay marathon/ 5k/ 10k). All you have to do in return is pledge to raise funds for educational projects in India that Asha sponsors.

This program has become a key fundraiser for Asha through its various chapters over the last few years. And as you give back to society, you will join hundreds of other professionals in the region who realized their athletic ambitions.

Who can join Team Asha?

  • Just about anyone who wants to run a marathon or half. In the past, Team Asha runners have included doctors, lawyers, techies, students and stay-at-home moms. There have been people with little or no prior running experience as well as marathon veterans.
  • One does not have to be an accomplished athlete, or at peak fitness level to join the team. In fact, over 80% of Team Asha runners are new to running or any form of endurance sports.
  • Roughly half of Team Asha runners are women
  • They have been 20 to 70 years old, runners of all ages. To participate in a full marathon you have to be at least 18 years old. There is no maximum age limit.
  • You do not have to be born with sneakers or run like the wind to join the team. More than three-fourths of Team Asha runners are new to running or any form of endurance sport.
  • And almost everyone who sticks with the program makes it to the finish line. The track record: A success rate of more than 99 percent for athletes who completed the program.