Welcome to Girls on the Run of Central Virginia– a life-changing, non-
profit prevention program for girls in the 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. Our goal is “to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy
living.”

Girls on the Run combines training for a 5K (3.1 miles) running event with
healthy living education.  Our programs instill self-esteem through health
education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical
training – all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with
girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff, and the community.

Girls on the Run of Central Virginia is an Independent Council of
Girls on the Run International which has a network of 190 locations across
the United States and Canada.