Girls on the Run and Operation Beautiful

Will Run for Mustaches

April 19, 2012
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Motivation:  Everyone struggles with it.  You know what is harder than normal adult I-don’t-want-to-peel-myself-off-the-couch motivation troubles?  Getting fourteen 8 – 10 year olds to run a 5K.  In 50 minutes or less. If there’s one thing I know about motivation – for adults and kids alike – is that there should always be something to [...]

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Girls on the Run Fall 5K 2011

December 3, 2011
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It may have been chilly outside, but we ROCKED the New Balance Girls on the Run 5K.  All of the girls had an absolute blast.  A culmination of a season of fun and laughter, self-confidence boosting lessons, and a little bit of running, too. I’m not sure what the BEST part of the morning was [...]

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GOTR End of Season Gifts

November 26, 2011
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Our shopping trip was a success!  The end of season gifts for Girls on the Run were really stressing me out.  I always want to give the girls something special and sweet… but I was running out of time (end of season is this Thursday!).  Last year, I did personalized photo albums from Snapfish, which [...]

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Go Girls!

November 10, 2011
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How do you convince fifteen 8 – 10 year old girls to run a Practice 5K?  You make it a PARTY!   Today’s Girls on the Run lesson revolved around the Practice 5K.  The real community race is on December 3, but it’s good for the girls to see that they can run the entire [...]

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