We inspire girls to be joyful, health and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Girls on the Run, while creatively integrates running, empowers girls to: * Celebrate their bodies * Honor their voices * Recognize their gifts * Connect with their community, and * Activate their Star Power Girls on the Run® combines training for a 5K (3.1 miles) running event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond. Through interactive activities such as running, playing games, and discussing important issues, participants learn how to celebrate being their unique and real selves. Our hope is that every girl believes and can say, “I belong just the way I am.” Girls on the Run® of Greater Sacramento is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International®, which has a network of 200+ locations across the United States and Canada, with new locations added each year.