Saturday's "Girls on the Run" 5K was amazing. It was truly inspirational!
If you're not familiar with GOTR, check out their website. www.girlsontherun.org
This is what their website says about their program:
"Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning programs for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development."
I was honored to participate in their 5K. I ran along side a good friend of mine, Jami Young, (which by the way- I'm SUPER PROUD OF YOU, JAMI!) as it was her first 5K. She ran/walked it in 40 minutes and 50 seconds. That's not bad time at all for your first run.
Both her and I kept getting choked up as we saw these young girls run their race with their loved ones, coaches, friends and family either running alongside them or cheering from the road. What an awesome program!
Please check their website out and if you're local, Menchies in Annapolis is offering 10% of all sales for the next 10 days to GOTR. How cool (sorry, for the pun) is that!?!?!?!
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