Our Mission: To educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.

 

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning program for girls in grades 3 – 6. The program combines training for a 5k (3.1 mile) running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the program are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development

      

Girls on the Run® meets in groups of up to 20 participants, twice weekly for a one-hour session to prepare for and complete the 5k. The program uses an innovative and fun curriculum designed exclusively for pre-teen girls to address specific life skills through the use of games, warm-ups and workouts. 

 

Girls on the Run® participants explore the importance of being physically, mentally and emotionally healthy. They examine body image issues, stereotyping and discriminatory behaviors, as well as the importance of maintaining a realistic and healthy view of themselves.

 

Girls on the Run® concludes with the 5k that includes all the Northern Virginia GOTR girls. For more information on registration, important dates, and GOTR's mission, go to the GOTR website.