Born: January 24, 1960 in North Hollywood, CA
1978: Oconomowoc High School, WI
1990: Oxnard College (Valedictorian)
1996: U.C. Santa Barbara
B.A. Sociology
1999: CSUN
M.S. Counseling
2013: Kaplan University
Certificate Applied Behavior Analysis
The sheer numbers of Laurie Singer’s competitive racing career are impressive:
9,259 miles of running, 2,371 miles of cycling and 36.1 miles of swimming. And counting.
From 5k races to ultra-marathons to 500-mile bike rides to Ironman triathlons, Singer has done it all.
Singer helped the Oxnard College women’s cross country program place third in the 1989 Southern California championships.
That same year, she stepped to the starting line in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles marathons. Other career 26.2-mile races include trips to Boston (twice), New York, Long Beach, Orange County and Napa Valley.
Singer has raced in nearly two dozen events of 50 miles or longer. In the Western States 100-Mile Endurance run, she could not finish after enduring a 31-mile stretch on a broken ankle.
Singer has completed numerous 100-mile cycling competitions, including the Death Ride-Tour of the California Alps, as well as 400-to-500 mile rides in Oregon and Yellowstone.
Singer lists more than two dozen top-three age group finishes.
For three decades, Laurie and her husband Bob have raised more than $250,000 for the Jacob Singer Endowment in memory of their son, who died shortly after his second birthday after struggling with rhabdomyosarcoma.
Singer was honored with the 2010 Adult Service Provider of the Year by the Ventura County Autism Society.