It was a wonderful day to run in St. Louis' Forrest Park today. Robin Rivard (STL-GOTR Race Director) and Jill Indovino (STL-GOTR Council Director) were kind enough to extend me an invitation to run their 5k, which is the culmination of their springtime Girls on the Run 24-week program.It was really fun to meet the GOTR Family and helping set-up and takedown event material before and after the race. They also gave me the honor of presenting trophies to each of the overall and age group winners. What a blast!
The best part of the whole day was watching the youngsters enjoy the fruits of their training as they tackled the 3.1-mile course through the park along with the 1-mile fun run participants. If you’re ever in need of an energy boost I recommend tracking down the next GOTR event in your area and going along for a run with the kids – it’s great!
Thank you, Robin and Jill, for the generous invitation; it really was a special day for me.
Below I’ve posted some pictures & videos that help illustrate what a great time everyone had today…under a sunny, cloudless sky, and 65 degree temperatures.
Setting up this early morning with the guys:
The check-in is ready to handle the 3,500+ participants!
High five, girls!!!
We're nearing the finish...
These kids know how to celebrate!
Congratulations to all of the finishers today - great job!
Best for now,
Jason
Jason,
ReplyDeleteWatching the celebration video leads me to believe that most of the girls have enough energy to complete at least a 1/2 marathon. The weather couldn't have been much nicer and everyone appeared to enjoy the event. Great turnout!
Congratulations to all the girls who had the determination and courage to take part in such an event, much less finish it. And congrats to all those instilling the values that GOTR has to offer.
nice to meet you jason and thanks what you have done to help out the organization. hope to see you on the trails, road or at another GOTR event soon.
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