Know Where to Run: An American Odyssey

Throughout her career, Ms. Petronella has been a noted sports journalist and spokesperson as well as a former world class marathoner. Her activities have included national race director and first ever-amateur athlete hired by PepsiCo to run the largest running program in the world, a 300 plus 10K race series DIET PEPSI RUN AMERICA RUN. When the Olympic games were cancelled in l980 Ms. Petronella went on to form her own organization ATHLETTES--the feminine Version of athlete--dedicated to the world’s greatest athlete--A WOMAN (R) as well as get world wide attention for the Woman’s Marathon and assist Joan Benoit to be the first woman in history to win that historic event in l984. THE ATHLETTES FOUNDATION was started as a way of providing assistance to women and children in achieving their goals in life, 10% of ALL PROCEEDS from this Book and all ATHLTETTES products including it’s GOLD MEDALS FOR MOTHERS and film KNOW WERE TO RUN, which will go towards that end to make America a better place to live. Ms. Petronella has worked with athletic committees such as the American Sportscasters Association, Womens Sports Foundation and The United States Olympic Committee in their fund raising efforts. With the tremendous influx of women into the sporting world and now that women make up 50% of the Olympic teams, Ms. Petronella’s vision is finally become real!It is Ms. Petronella’s hope and inspiration that we learn to see all people as Olympic Gold medals and the women who give birth to them as the true Olympians in a larger game...the game of life. ATHLETTES FOUNDATION PMB 15029 N. Thompson Pk Pkwy B111 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 314-1058 www.medalsformothers.com athlette@fastq.com