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!
 
					Empowerment for All
I first learned about Girls on the Run through a healthy living blog back in 2011 and remember thinking “this […]
 
					Girl You Be Trippin’
What obstacles are you facing? Seems like a simple question to ask a group of young teens. During our Overcoming […]
 
					Girls on the Run Central New York
Girls on the Run is so much fun. Beautiful. Powerful. Awesome. We know more about ourselves. We know our teammates […]
 
					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 […]
 
					Legacy Lives On
My mother was an incredible influence in my young life. She was my best friend and confidant. I lost her […]
 
					The FINISH Line
Tomorrow evening, hundreds of girls and their running partners will “rock” the Lehigh Valley Parkway for the Girls on the […]
 
					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, […]
 
					What Running Taught Me
I started running the fall after my daughter was born to lose a few pounds, get back in shape, and […]
 
					Remembering My “Star Power”
I have been a Girls on the Run Head Coach at Ashlawn Elementary for eleven years. I first became involved […]
 
					Weird
Weird. That mostly sums up my social life struggles growing up as a girl. Weird. My family is “weird”, my […]
 
				