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Girls on the Run: When the Season Ends

Getty Images As a Girls on the Run coach, you have exactly 12 weeks to influence the girls that you work with. You want to help them develop ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Pre-Race Preparation

Getty Images It doesn't matter how many times you've run a certain race or covered a certain distance. Racing, whether you're an amateur or a ... Read More »

Girls on The Run: Pace Yourself

Getty Images As our Girls on the Run season winds down, our team is getting into the final training period for our 5K. After months of work, the ... Read More »

Girls on The Run: Yoga Benefits for Kids

Commercial Eye, Getty Images At the end of a long day, elementary school kids are usually pretty wound up. Add in rain, canceled recess and 27 ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Will My Daughter Inherit My Eating Disorder?

Long-distance runners have notoriously odd habits concerning food. On race day, they are almost neurotic about which foods they eat, when they eat ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Avoid Sports Injuries

As high school athletes across the country prepare for their end-of-season championship tournaments, my Girls on the Run team is quickly closing in on ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: When Kids Fear Fat

If you coach long enough, you become accustomed to the normal aches and pains of childhood: A tummy ache, a hurt foot or a skinned knee. Last week, ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Get Kids Outside

By 3:15 p.m. when practice starts, the girls on my team are more than a little wound-up. They've been inside for the better part of the day and are ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Battling Crises in Self-Confidence

As a Girls on the Run coach, I attend regular training sessions to discuss various topics we'll cover throughout our season. The goal is to prepare ... Read More »

Girls on the Run: Racing to Building Tween Girls' Confidence

About 30 pre-teen girls sporting sneakers, T-shirts and shorts sat silently as JoEllen, a Girls on the Run head coach in New York City's Lower East ... Read More »