Girls on the Run Registration opens Jan 10th, 2020
/Girls on the Run is back at Sacajawea this Spring! Girls on the Run is a girl empowerment program that teaches girls important life skills while creatively integrating running and walking. This program is 10-weeks long and is for 3rd-5th grade students that identify as female. The program culminates in a celebratory, non-competitive 5K (3.1 miles) on Sunday, May 17.
Girls on the Run is for every girl – the curriculum includes adaptations for girls with sensory, intellectual and physical disabilities. Girls on the Run also provides unlimited scholarships and running shoes and sports hijabs for any girl in need. More information about financial aid can be found here. You will be able to communicate your financial aid needs and request shoes or hijabs for your girl within the online registration form.
Girl Registration opens TOMORROW, January 10th, 2020. The team size is 8-15 girls and a random lottery will be used to select the 15 girls for the team if more than 15 girls apply between January 10th-24th. The last day to sign up, if spots are still available, is March 9th, 2020.
Here are details for our 2020 GOTR team:
SEASON DATES: March 2nd-May 18th, 2020
DAYS/TIMES: Mondays (2:30-4:00pm) and Wednesdays (1:15-2:45pm)
SITE LIAISON CONTACT INFORMATION: Ara Swanson Merkens (araswanson@gmail.com)
END OF SEASON 5K EVENT: Sunday, May 17th @ Renton Memorial Stadium
Sign up HERE on January 10th!
Please learn more about the program on Girls on the Run’s website or by emailing Ara. If you are also interested in being a practice partner, please email Ara as well! We hope that your girl will participate in Girls on the Run this Spring!