Girls on the Run^® is a life-changing, character development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade.  Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

.  We use the power of running to provide girls with the tools to:

•     Celebrate their bodies
•     Honor their voices
•     Recognize their gifts, and
•     Activate their personal power

The Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International, founded in 1996, by Molly Barker, a visionary, Ironman triathlete. Today, there are over 190 locations across the U.S. & Canada, with new locations added each year.  Girls on the Run combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond. Through interactive activities such as running, playing games and discussing important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being their unique and real selves. Our hope is that every girl believes and can say, “I belong just the way I am.”

gotr started the week of March 12th at 60 area sites!

See them here!  Contact beth@girlsontherunkazoo.org for more information

10-year tech shirts

Order your 10-year anniversary technical t-shirt available in youth, women's and men's sizes.  $15 each.  Order when you register for the Girls on the Run 5k or Order HERE! 

power of 10

Celebrate our 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY with the POWER OF TEN in three easy steps: 1. DONATE $10 2. ASK ten friends to donate $10. 3. VISUALIZE 10,000 girls empowered by your gift. THIS IS THE POWER OF TEN. Click here to begin!

shop girls on the run

Click here to shop Girls on the Run apparel and merchandise.