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During the inaugural year, Fletcher made the decision to run from the beginning of the school day until the end, resulting in a total of 35 miles and raising enough money to award two scholarships through the generosity of local businesses that sponsored the run. The entire school came throughout the day to support her through signs of encouragement, incorporating the event into their lessons for the day, the band coming down to play, the Culinary Arts program creating personalized nutrition bars, and the support of the entire school during her last lap.
Fletcher set her goal even higher and set out to run fifty miles during the school day. She succeeded and her efforts raised enough money to award four scholarships through donations from community members and local businesses that supported her cause. Her run garnered local media attention from CBS and NBC, as well as national attention when her feat was featured in Runner's World.
Fletcher set out to accomplish yet another goal, one that seemed impossible to many. For the third Lion Pride Run, Fletcher was determined to complete a hundred miles in 24 hours. With the support of students, staff, and the amazing LC community, Fletcher accomplished her goal once again. This time her incredible feat really made a splash. She governed support from across the globe. GFM Studios, a film crew from California, flew out to make a documentary of Fletcher's incredible feat, which resulted in raising close to $25,000 from donations across the world.
Fletcher was ready to give back to the County of Louisa this year. She decided to make the trek to each of the public schools in Louisa County. Fletcher began at Trevilians Elementary School, made her way to Moss-Nuckols, hit Thomas Jefferson on her way to Louisa County Middle and High School, and ended her run at Jouett Elementary. Each school's students were able to cheer her on as she continued through their halls. Local businesses were even able to cheer her on as she ran through Louisa and Mineral.
Up until this point, the Lion Pride Run had been mainly an LCHS event, with the generosity of local businesses allowing us to host it each year. In 2020, Fletcher hit the streets of Richmond, Virginia to make the event more public than ever before. She ran all the way to the State Capital in Richmond, Virginia. Fletcher dedicated the run to the students not only of Louisa, but all of Virginia. The 2020 Lion Pride Run signified the importance of education and its educators state-wide.
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Fletcher took this year very seriously planning for what was to come. She ran a forty mile mountain run in Douthat State Park, called the Odyssey. The race started with 38 people and only twelve finished. Fletcher was one of the twelve that finished, and additionally finished second in the women's division. She also ran a 50k(31 miles) in Farmville. This race took her under six hours to complete and prepared her for her biggest run yet...
The final destination of Lion Pride Run VI was at the Reflecting Pool situated between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The run took place between April 4 and 5, and when finished, Kate Fletcher traveled approximately 105 miles!
Fletcher brought the run back home in Back to the Roots for 2023. She ran to all six schools in our school division: four elementary schools, one middle, and one high school. At each school, we encouraged student, staff, and community members to participate, run with Fletcher to show their support, and log their miles. We were hoping we could tally all the mileage and "run" across the United States!
That is just what happened as our Louisa Community came out in droves to support Fletcher on her Lion Pride Run. We tallied over 3000 miles and gave out multiple scholarships to seniors!
Fletcher reenacted Jack Jouett’s ride and ran by the light of a full moon from Cuckoo to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville. This run appealed to history buffs and runners alike since it was along a scenic 40-mile stretch throughout Central Virginia. Jack Jouett is referred to as the “Paul Revere of the South.” Jouett rode on horseback to warn Thomas Jefferson the British were coming. Fletcher was excited to bring history to life.
Fletcher was at it again; she took the 2024-2025 LCPS slogan Being the Coffee Bean literally. She ran 45 miles to raise money for the student scholarships, showing that with hard work and determination, people can overcome obstacles. Fletcher ran to Dunkin Donuts in Zion’s Crossroads for a morning coffee. Once she refueled, she headed back towards LCHS, hitting up two local coffee shops on the way. Fletcher was the coffee bean, changing the lives of others.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, The Lion Pride Run celebrates ten years of giving back to LCHS students. Fletcher will be running through Louisa to Historic Jamestown along the Capitol Trail, a distance of a little over 100 miles. Fletcher hopes that this run will symbolize to her students and recipients of the Lion Pride Run Scholarship the unique opportunities that all Americans have--to pursue their education if they want to.
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