Current Locations:
Algonquin:	Lincoln Prairie Elementary School
Cary:	Deerpath Elementary School
Crystal Lake:	Canterbury Elementary School
	Healthbridge Fitness Center
Prairie Grove:	Prairie Grove Junior High

How to Become a Girls on the Run Location:

In order to be considered as a GOTR-McHenry County program site, you will have to agree to do the following:

— Provide a Site Coordinator They are responsible for collecting registration forms and fees, distributing program and race information, and we count on site coordinators to promote GOTR in their school. The Site Coordinator, or another school representative must attend a New Program Information Session prior to beginning a GOTR program.

— Collect individual program fees (paid to school or program site) and promptly pay GOTR upon receipt of invoice.

— Provide a safe place for running. This does not have to be a track. A field or parking lot is fine. However, there would be a need to measure off part of the area for occasions when lessons require running a certain distance, e.g. 1 mile, 3K, etc.

— Provide a rainy day site (classroom, gym, etc.)

— Choose two days a week for meeting one hour each lesson. Provide two or three coaches to be trained by GOTR. Coaches must be female adults. In some cases, GOTR is able to assist in finding, or provide, volunteer coaches

Group Size

We prefer a minimum of 12 girls and limit each group to a maximum of 16 girls. Because much of our curriculum is related to team building and group dynamics, fewer than 12 girls may make it difficult to provide the experience we want to offer to the girls. More than 16 girls make it difficult to establish the group rapport and the depth of community we are seeking.

Timing and Length of Session

We currently have two sessions of Girls on the Run each year. Fall Session, which begins in early September and runs for 8 weeks, meeting twice a week, ends in early November. To begin a session at your site in the fall, planning should begin in early spring and be finalized before school ends in June. Spring Session, which usually begins in March and runs for 10 weeks meeting twice a week, ends in early June.. To begin a session at your site in the spring, planning should begin in late fall and should be finalized no later than mid-January.

Download our site application

Register your daughter for the Spring 2008 Season. Download our registration form. Register Early!