Girls on the Run 5K and Spring Celebration

Saturday, April 19, 2014

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning program for girls. The program combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the program are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and physical well being. At Girls on the Run we strive to educate and empower girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk behaviors in the future. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K running event. The Spring 5K Run and Celebration is scheduled for April 20. The starting line will be near Druid Hills School on Indian Trail and the run begins at 8:00 a.m. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness.

2013 will mark the second year of the Girls on the Run program in Martinsville and Henry County. The program started in January 2012 with two sites and three teams (36 girls) and has quickly grown to eight sites and more than ten teams (potential to serve 150 girls) serving Martinsville, Henry County, and Franklin County. Our fall 5K Reindeer run saw 220 plus participants of all ages and both genders. Join this successful program and catch the running bug. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends are all encouraged to walk or run the celebratory 5K with their special young lady. For more details on this incredible program visit us at www.girlsontherunofmhc.org or call 276-647-5678. Spring programming begins January 28, 2013.

Registration for the April 20 Race is Now Open!

Register today for the April 20 Girls on the Run Spring Race and Celebration. You may download the form by clicking on the orange button above, or register on-line through the YMCA Trinexum system at: https://web3.trinexum.com/trinexumuserportal/login.aspx?it=Martinsville. Remember men and women, boys and girls of all ages are welcome to participate in this family friendly event. Walk, run, push a stroller, or cheer -- just be a part of the fun! Register by April 6 for a shirt guarantee, race begins at 8:00 a.m.

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