Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County

Join Team GOTRLA to Walk or Run the 2011 Honda LA Marathon

Girls on the Run of LA County has become an official charity partner of the 2011 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss! Join the first-ever GOTRLA team to run or walk the marathon and raise money to help make GOTR available to LA girls. Each runner will be asked to raise a minimum of $262, with exciting incentives provided at levels above the minimum.

Click here for instructions on registration and more information

Girls on the Run Day at the Los Angeles Sparks

Please join for us an exciting Girls on the Run Day at the Los Angeles Sparks on August 8! The game starts at 5pm at the Staples Center. Tickets are $11 - a special GOTR price and kids get to take a shot on the court postgame!

To order either send in payment using the flyer linked here or the online order link below:

Aug 8 vs. San Antonio Silver Stars - Girls on the Run Day

To Purchase Tickets - Follow This Simple Process:
1. Click on the following link:
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=sparks&o=1207654&g=419
2. Select Find Tickets
3. Type in special offer code: GOTR
4. You will also be asked to officially register on Ticketmaster by entering your e-mail and creating a password.
5. Choose the number of seats and price level you would like to purchase and checkout.

Summer Camps

Continue the fun and learning with friends this summer! Contact Noemy@gotrlosangeles.org for information on week-long summer camps in Manhattan Beach (July 12 - 16), Glendale (August 2 - 6). Click here for the registration form.

Who are we?

Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County is a lot more than a running program. We are fitness and health for mind, body and life. Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County is a life-changing, learning program for girls age eight to fourteen years old. The program combines training for a 3.1 mile run/walk event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.

Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County is an Affiliate/Independent Council of Girls on the Run International which has a network of 160 locations across the United States and Canada.

Watch this short video to meet our national Founder and Vision Keeper, Molly Barker, and hear the stories of GIRLS, parents and coaches and what they love about Girls on the Run.

Listen to this interview of Girl on the Run Allie Izzard and her mom Elizabeth Sadlon (chair of the board of GOTR - LA) on KPFK/ Pacifica Radio's Feminist Magazine. (July 15, 2009).

What is our mission?

Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.

What are our goals?

The Girls on the Run objective is to reduce the potential display of at-risk activities among its participants. The goal is fewer adolescent pregnancies and eating disorders, less depression and suicide attempts, as well as fewer substance/alcohol abuse problems and confrontations with the juvenile justice system.

Why we exist

Girls on the Run is a prevention program. We seek to educate young girls to take control of their behavior before health needs arise. Studies show that girls between the ages of eight and twelve, while beginning to feel pressure, are still receptive to adult influence. It's an age psychologists call the latency period of development when girls begin to confront important life and relationship issues. As a prevention program, Girls on the Run initiates healthy decision making about difficult issues and encourages open and honest dialogue with parents/caretakers before its too late.

In addition, learning healthy exercise habits early in life increases the chances that participants will value their own physical fitness as adults. Recent studies show that only those who develop exercise habits in their teen years or earlier are likely to maintain those habits for life. It's well documented that regular, moderate exercise improves cardiovascular functioning, and reduces the risk of developing breast cancer, osteoporosis (brittle bones), and obesity.

Exciting Promotions

Encase CPR -- safety for you and support for Girls on the Run!
For friends and parents of GOTR participants, Encase CPR will donate $5.00 for every portable/mountable CPR unit sold. The CPR units (made in the USA) sell for $80.00 and can be used for adults, children and infants.

Click here to order your Encase CPR unit. Be sure to let Encase know that you are affiliated with Girls on the Run, and they will make the donation.

Exciting new partnership with Carolina Pad stationary
Dreamsicle, a stylish new collection of school and office supplies, was inspired by the Girls on the Run mission and its founder, Molly Barker. These products, part of the Commerce with a Conscience partnership between Carolina Pad, Girls on the Run, and JACK!E, will be available in major retail outlets including Walmart, Office Max, and CVS later this year.