Why We Run

Our goal at Girls on the Run is to teach girls how to:

• Evaluate the effects and consequences of making right and wrong choices.
• Respect themselves and others and be self-confident.
• Manage their emotions and maintain positive attitudes.
• Listen, cooperate and work as a team.
• Avoid drugs, alcohol and other high-risk behaviors.
• Eat nutritiously.
• Contribute and give back to the community.
• Develop open relationships with their parents or guardians about difficult issues.
• Set a goal, prepare for it, and complete it (in this instance, a 5K race).
• Love exercise!