![]() “I felt like I lived in two different worlds. “I learned that regardless of having success, there’s still work to do.”īut growing up in San Luis Obispo was not always easy for Markel. I got ripped pretty bad for the things I didn’t do well,” Markel said with a smile. “If we hadn’t won the game, you would have thought I had my worst game ever. “From them I learned humility, always striving to be better, never resting on your laurels, and being a student of your craft, learning to play the right way.”Īfter scoring five touchdowns against Atascadero during his senior year, when he felt “unstoppable,” he was taught a lesson in humility at the following day’s film session. Markel identified former SLOHS football coach, Vic Ecklund, as one of his mentors, and also Doug Morrow, Laguna Middle School physical education teacher, both of whom coached at Cal Poly when Gerald was a member of the 1980 Division II National Championship team. Gerald’s uncle is Bobby Purify, a rhythm and blues legend. My parents were very involved, and for the last eleven years they have pastored Breakthrough Ministries.” Betty and Gerald are also known for their musical ability. We were members of the House of Prayer Church. My world consisted of church, school and sports. “Most of my experience growing up in San Luis Obispo was positive. He went on to earn his Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership at UC Santa Barbara. He attended Bishop Peak Elementary, Laguna Middle School, starred in football at SLOHS, where he was Homecoming King his senior year, received an athletic scholarship to play football at Cal Poly, where he also earned Bachelors and Masters degrees, in physical education, and education and counseling. Markel believes his experience qualifies him to be the kind of mentor every young person needs.īorn at Sierra Vista Hospital, “in Room 204,” Markel said, he grew up with his mother, Betty Purify, and his stepfather, Gerald Purify. As the African proverb he shared with me implies, sometimes a person has to first overcome their own perceived inadequacies and circumstances in order to face the challenges of the larger world successfully. Though they don't receive a gift packet, runners who are 7 years old and younger can run for free.Markel Quarles, a 1993 graduate of San Luis Obispo High School and a 1998 graduate of Cal Poly, is in the business of helping young people to reach their dreams. ![]() Also, all runners will receive access to free professional digital photo downloads. Upon registration, each runner collects a Color Me RAD free t-shirts, a RAD temporary tattoo, and a pair of RAD sunglasses for all regular participants. The race's noncompetitive credo shifts the emphasis from speed to silliness, and a portion of its proceeds go to local charities. ![]() Brilliant neon-blue, green, purple, and yellow clouds dapple participants along the way, and the race concludes with a prismatic finish-line finale as sprinters chuck colors at each other in celebration. Each color station along the racetrack flings a new pigment at passersby, who wear white shirts to enhance the chromatic onslaught's costuming effects. Color Me Rad is back and better than ever with its 2017 tour, staging 5K races that transform runners into mobile rainbows by launching cheerful barrages of colored cornstarch and a whole new color.
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