Ready, Set, Run!

Sycamore Ridge School in Carmel Valley has become the first school in the Del Mar Unified School District to host Girls on the Run, an after-school empowerment program for girls in 3rd through 8th grades.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have this program at our school,” said Dr. LaRose, Ph.D., Sycamore Ridge principal. “It teaches the girls such valuable information about themselves, friendships and the impact they can make in the world.”

Each Girls on the Run team meets twice a week for 10 weeks, with the goal of training and preparing to run a 5K (3.1 miles). This year the San Diego 5k is planned for Sunday, May 17th at NTC Park in Point Loma.

Girls on the Run’s research-based curriculum combines physical activity with lessons that encourage girls to become independent thinkers, enhance their problem solving skills and make healthy decisions. This season Girls on the Run San Diego sponsors 
 44 teams throughout the county, serving about 600 girls. Girls on the Run San Diego 
 is an independent council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of 
 200-plus councils across the United States and Canada.

For more information visit www.gotrsd.org.

Photo: Isabel White, Chiara French, Sneha Varma, Sophia French, Malak Abdelhamid, & Keira Rall