Anna Maria Gentiluomo

WHY I DO THIS

Like many endurance athletes there was a pivotal moment in my life that gave me the passion and motivation to train for my first marathon. That motivation came from a teenager who was battling cancer... I ran for her because she was too sick to run for herself. That was 5 years ago and today I continue my healthy lifestyle not just for my own enjoyment and health, but to help others. Whether it's training a friend to finish her first 1/2 marathon or raising money for a foundation, I know I would quickly loose motivation if there were no higher meaning than just myself crossing a finish line. That is why the HealthyHeart Foundation is a perfect fit for my active lifestyle and my desire to help change this world one person at a time. HealthyHeart has given me the opportunity to feel, act, transform, and empower. Our goal is to give you the opportunity to promote individual well-being through fitness of mind, body, and spirit. It changed my life…now let it change yours.

2005 Hood to Coast Relay

WORDS I LIVE BY

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

"The only way of finding the limits of possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

PERSONAL

Anna Maria is a native Californian and currently lives in La Jolla, San Diego. She works for Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Coaches first time marathoners for Team in Training with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.