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How GOTR Girls Gave Back This Spring

06/15/2018

Each season, GOTR girls make a positive contribution to the communities they call home through community service. Girls are given the chance to plan a Community Impact Project which provides them an opportunity to recognize the power and potential they have to make an impact on their neighbors, and neighborhoods, all around the world. From gardening at their schools to helping the homeless, GOTR girls made impressive strides during this season.

Running with Reason: How One Woman Found Friendship by Going the Distance

06/01/2018

I really enjoy “me time” while running. Solo running gives me time to focus on my next race, think through situations in my personal life or just allows me to completely lose myself in my music. In fact, I’ve trained for three marathons on my very own. But, sometimes, long runs, as with life, are hard to get through alone.

Girls on the Run Coach Weathers Nasty Conditions in Boston

05/29/2018

This year's Boston Marathon saw record low temps, heavy rain, and wind gusts of more than 25 miles per hour. It saw elite runners wearing elaborate face masks, spectators donning nuclear power plant suits, and dozens of cases of hypothermia. But in a race that saw DNFs from former Boston runner-up Galen Rupp and two-time Boston winner Lelisa Desisa, Girls on the Run Coach Matthew Wells weathered the storm, crossing the finish line in 3:29:59.