Girls on the Run 5K

Girls on the Run® was established in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Girls on the Run® curricula, the heart of the program, provides pre-adolescent girls with the necessary tools to embrace their individual strengths and successfully navigate life experiences.

With the help of over 55,000 volunteers, the Girls on the Run program is now serving over 130,000 girls in 200 cities across North America each year. In 2012, Girls on the Run hosted 253 end-of-season 5k events across the United States and Canada. Girls on the Run has been featured in many media outlets including People, Runner’s World, Redbook, Women’s Day, O Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Self Magazine, Glamour, Shape, Marie Claire, Parenting, Running Times, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News, NPR and ESPN.

In its second year, Girls on the Run Hawaii is excited to join the ranks of the other GOTR Chapters in hosting their own end-of-the-season 5k. Serving 40 girls at three schools this seaon, these girls will share the experience of completing a 5k; many for the first time.

Corporate sponsors for Girls on the Run International include Athleta, Secret deodorant and Garmin.

The true success of the program, however, is not told in the numbers, but rather in the words of the girls who participate. “Girls on the Run made me realize that I am the boss of my brain.” “I know that whatever I set my mind to do, I can do.” “At Girls on the Run I learned how to be comfortable in my own skin!”

That is success.