What is Girls on the Run?

Girls On The Run is a life-changing experiential learning program for girls age 8-14. 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 character and physical development.The expectation is that participants will exit the program with a stronger sense of identity, a greater acceptance of themselves, a healthier body image, and an understanding of what it means to be part of a team.

Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a life time of self-respect and healthy living. 

The Girls on the Run Programs are based on the premise that:

* Females who participate in sports experience higher levels of self-esteem and confidence, as well as lower levels of depression than do their non-participating same-sex counterparts.
* Developing critical thinking and stress management skills are by-products of participation in organized sports and fitness programs.
* Studies show that girls between the ages of 8 and 14 are still receptive to adult influence, while beginning to feel peer pressure. It is an age when girls begin to confront important life and relationship issues.
* Girls on the Run initiates healthy decision-making about difficult issues. Learning healthy exercise habits early in life increases the chances that participants will value their own physical fitness as adults.


Girls On The Run Marin County is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization ID#06-16634378