Welcome to Girls on the Run of Ottawa & Allegan Counties -a life-changing, non-profit program for girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. Our mission is “to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.”

Girls on the Run combines training for a 5K (3.1 miles) running event with healthy living education. Our program instills self-esteem through health education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training – all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff, and the community.

Girls on the Run of Ottawa & Allegan Counties currently serves over 1500 girls throughout the spring seasons. We are the 4th largest Girls on the Run program in the nation, serving about 70 school sites and growing.

Girls on the Run is a lot more than a running program! It is our goal to help all girls grow into physically, emotionally, mentally and socially healthy women, to dream and achieve goals, and to become contributing members of the community.