Dedication: Coach Freeman. She is my Coach for Girls On The Run. She is always smiling and always doing it. She doesn't just tell us we can do it she does it with us.
Girls On The Run changed my life by encouraging me. When I started I couldn’t run very far. I didn’t think I could run a 5k. Through practice and the people who encouraged me I started to run more. Eight laps, 14 laps, and then I completed my goal. That day I encouraged other people like they did me. Whenever I struggle I think about Girls On The Run. It taught me not to give up. ‘Rama Rama Rama Bazinga’ (that is what we say when someone is sad) comes in my mind and reminds me to never give up. Girls On the Run is so much fun!
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