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Twelve-year-old Megan of Madison never believed she could compete in a 5K race. That was before she participated in the inaugural group of Girls on the Run of Dane County which launched in March 2005. When Megan first learned about Girls on the Run, she had run only laps around her school's field — maybe a quarter mile, at most. After meeting after school twice a week for 12 weeks, Megan and her 12 new friends not only competed in, but finished the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K in June 2005. The triumphant delight of the girls and their families and friends is the reason Girls on the Run has been so successful all over the U.S. and Canada.
"I thought it was going to be running a lot of laps, but it's not," said Megan. "Girls on the Run is a way for girls my age to tie in feeling good about yourself, making good choices and training for a race."
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