Girls on the Run 5k Run/Walk Offers New Competitive Wave

Girls on the Run of Stark County invites all area women to run, walk, skip, or dance the 6th annual Girls on the Run 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Walsh University. To accommodate all runners, GOTR Stark has added an early start wave for competitive runners. For an additional $5 participants can choose to run in Wave 1, which will start at exactly 7:55 am. Nearly 700 Girls on the Run participants, 140 GOTR coaches, and nearly 800 noncompetitive runners and walkers will follow with the usual 8:00 am start.

Registration is available online at www.gotrstarkcty.org. Preregistration fees range from $20 (for girls 13 and under in Wave 2) to $30 (women & girls 14 and up in Wave 1) until May 28 and includes 5k t-shirt (only if registered by May 25th) and goody bag. On-site registration will be available at an additional cost.

In addition to the usual GOTR 5k perks (Happy Hair Booth, the GOTR InstaGlam stage, free post-5k photo downloads, and more), the GOTR 5k is now a ChronoTrack Live 5k, which includes:
ο Video finishes
ο Mat-to-mat (net) time to give you accurate time-no matter where you start in the pack!
ο Dynamic bib assignment-no searching for your bib!
ο Tracking options (text or Facebook) for all of your fans

GOTR 5k is the ONLY women-only* Run/Walk in the Ohio Challenge Series! The event is a wonderful opportunity to rally around the 700 girls who have been training for the past ten weeks through Girls on the Run and Girls on Track programs throughout Stark County to complete their first 5k. Join us as we celebrate these girls’ accomplishment and promote a healthy lifestyle for all!

*One male runner will be joining our GOTR girls, their coaches, and other women as a 5k participant-the SoleMale. The 2015 SoleMale will be announced on April 11 at 5:00pm at Second Sole in Canton.

About Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run of Stark County is a nonprofit offering physical activity based positive youth development programs for girls in 3rd-8th grades that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. The Girls on the Run curricula address all aspects of girls’ development - their physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well-being with topics such as self-esteem, healthy lifestyle habits, setting goals, teamwork, keeping promises and good communication skills. The program also prepares the girls to participate in a 5k (3.1 mile) run at the end of the 10-week session, 20-lesson program.

Girls on the Run of Stark County is a council of GOTR International. Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. GOTR is offered every spring in schools and community centers throughout Stark County.