Saamir Brown is running a marathon next month, and he’s doing it at only 16 years old.

Brown is a part of Students Run Philly Style. With help from his mentor, Quinn Litsinger, the Vaux High School junior has been training for the Philadelphia Marathon since the beginning of the school year in August.

Litsinger and Brown practice in a group of three with another classmate, Cornellia Abrams. Brown said he became inspired to join Students Run Philly Style and train for a marathon after seeing Abrams’ commitment.

“I saw that she was training for the marathon, and honestly, it inspired me,” he said. “It inspired me to start training and start running.”

Brown now trains six days per week to prepare for the upcoming race. His mentor, Litsinger, said he is constantly impressed with his mentee

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