Dedicated Students Preparing for the L.A. Marathon and Acura L.A. Bike Tour Reap the Rewards of Their Hard Work

              - Students Receive Survival Kits and Bicycles
            Donated by Honda and Acura at Motivational Rally -

  WHAT:     More than 80 local middle and high school students from Students
            Run L.A. (SRLA) and Youth Educational Sports - Police Activities
            League (YES-PAL), who have been training for the L.A. Marathon
            presented by Honda and the Acura L.A. Bike Tour on March 19,
            will be recognized for their dedication at a motivational rally.
            The SRLA students will receive Marathon Survival Fit Kits
            donated by Honda, while the YES-PAL participants will receive
            state-of-the-art bicycles and helmets donated by Acura.  After
            the rally, the students will test out their new gear with a
            short practice Marathon run and Bike Tour ride with just two
            weeks left until the two events.

  WHO:      *  SRLA and YES-PAL middle and high school students
            *  Rod Dixon, Former Olympic medalist and director of Coaching,
               Divine Racing
            *  John Howard, Former Cycling Olympian, U.S. Cycling Hall of
               Fame member and official cycling coach of the Acura L.A.
               Bike Tour

  WHEN:     Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 10 a.m.

  WHERE:    Behind the Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center School
            Wallis Annenberg Building (California Science Center)
            Exposition Park
            700 State Drive  (Figueroa & State Drive)
            Los Angeles, CA 90037

  VISUALS:  *  80 enthusiastic students from SRLA and YES-PAL discovering
               the contents of their survival kits and trying out their new
               bicycles and helmets
            *  Students receiving words of encouragement from former
               Olympians
            *  Sneak preview of the Fit, Honda's new subcompact 5-door
               hatchback set to go on sale in April.  The Fit will also
               serve as an L.A. Marathon pace car on March 19.

  Background Information

SRLA enables at-risk middle and high school students to realize their potential, enhance their self-esteem and plot a new course for their future by training for and completing the 26.2-mile L.A. Marathon. In addition to this year's Marathon Survival Fit Kits, every year American Honda donates more than 4,000 pairs of shoes to the 2,000-plus SRLA students.

YES-PAL is a bike safety program for at-risk students that uses police officers as mentors. The students awarded bicycles were selected by YES-PAL for recognition because of their significant academic perseverance, physical fitness accomplishments and commitment to responsible cycling. The state-of- the-art bicycles, donated by Acura, will pave the way for students to participate in the Acura L.A. Bike Tour.

For more information contact:

Alexandra Warnier, 310-781-4227 (office) or 323-350-2698 (cell)

PRNewswire -- March 7