Stories

Every woman & every girl inspires us.

We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it.

As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome.

Let's celebrate their triumphs!

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How GOTR inspired me to change

My 12 year old has participated in GOTR for 3 years, and I have seen such a positive influence this […]

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Legacy Lives On

My mother was an incredible influence in my young life. She was my best friend and confidant. I lost her […]

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The FINISH Line

Tomorrow evening, hundreds of girls and their running partners will “rock” the Lehigh Valley Parkway for the Girls on the […]

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Believing and Passing it On

I’m a 40-something mom of a grade school girl. Being fit and trim has always been a struggle for me, […]

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What Running Taught Me

I started running the fall after my daughter was born to lose a few pounds, get back in shape, and […]

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Remembering My “Star Power”

I have been a Girls on the Run Head Coach at Ashlawn Elementary for eleven years. I first became involved […]

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Weird

Weird. That mostly sums up my social life struggles growing up as a girl. Weird. My family is “weird”, my […]

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Success in Every Step

Running has been part of my life since I was a teenager. I really could not imagine my life without […]

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More than Just Girls Running

In the third grade, I was introduced to an after school program that was coming to my school. For girls […]

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Mantras About Me

I am me. With all my quirks, inadequacies, faults, and mistakes. You don’t know the half of them. But I […]

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She Had It in Her All Along

I often believe that the best way to celebrate someone’s birthday is to focus on the impact they have made […]

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Power of the Scar

I am amazing because I’m a survivor! My story begins at a time when I was a young girl. I […]