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Team Tiara -- the Women's Marathon Team for Girls on
the Run
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Girls
on the Run's Women's Marathon Training Team! |
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Girls On The Run trains 8- to 12-year-old
girls to run their first 5K race, and teaches life skills that help the
girls develop healthy habits and an active lifestyle. Through this
program, the girls are challenged physically, mentally, emotionally and
socially.
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If you're already registered
as part of Team Tiara, click here for info and directions to
training runs...
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IF NOT... Ladies, YOU ARE INVITED
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Marathon training starts on 6/3/06 -- click
here for directions and updates about group runs. |
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Training for the Walt Disney World
Marathon and Half-Marathon will begin in August 2006... and you can still
get involved!! ALL women, ALL running levels are welcome. Contact
us to learn more, then sign up and get your training info for
the Chicago Marathon team.
Team Tiara is the charity running leg of Girls on the Run.
We are a team of athletes who pursue individual goals, such as running a
marathon, to raise money for local GOTR chapters and our important after
school running programs for young girls.
There are a lot of good reasons to do a marathon, but consider a different
type of marathon experience -- one in which you're wearing a tiara and
perhaps a bright pink running skirt ... This isn't your run-of-the mill
experience, but one that's fun and for an important cause: Girls On The
Run.
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There are three "crown jewels" that make up Team Tiara:
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Health:
we run in celebration of health! We are motivated to make a
difference in the future of girls by introducing healthy habits and an
active lifestyle through running. Some of us want to go fast, some
of us want to go far, but we all feel better when we run!
Girl Power: we run because it is fun! Our Team
members run in “sporty” tiaras – which are an external symbol of the
internal beauty we all possess. The tiaras remind us of the
whimsical spirit that exists within girls and cap off our image of being
strong, healthy women who dare to make a difference.
Inspiration: we run to show what is possible. The
experience of a Team Tiara athlete mirrors the experience of a girl in the
GOTR program - both learn lessons about goal setting and achievement,
perseverance, motivation, overcoming obstacles and inspiration. These
athletes step across the finish line and experience a moment when their
sense of what is possible becomes limitless!
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Team
Tiara Director, Betsy Armstrong, recalls her first experience with tiaras
at the Boston Marathon in 2005, "This race was different. I was
wearing a tiara; a small, silly little thing, right? Not quite. Over the
entire 26.2 miles, I never felt alone. I never went more than a few steps
before someone from the crowd yelled, "Hey princess" or
"You go, diva!" Children jumped up and down for us.
Little girls and women gasped delightedly when they saw us. My
cheeks hurt from smiling and my arm was sore from all the high-fiving
hands offered my way..."
Click here to read the entire story: http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=12899
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2006 Teams:
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Program Benefits:
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Team
Tiara members pay just $75 as a registration fee and agree to raise a
minimum of $262 ($10/mile for a marathon). We support you every step
of the way with exclusive runner premiums, on-line fundraising programs
and loads of motivational instructions. Specifically, as a member
of Team Tiara, you will get:
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personalized
coaching and marathon education by an experienced, certified
running coach. |
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weekly
group runs (group runs will meet every Saturday morning and
locations will rotate from Ponte Vedra Beach, Atlantic Beach,
Jacksonville and Fernandina) |
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a
program for runners of all abilities (beginner runners, experienced
marathoners, and everyone in between!) |
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a FREE
pair of New Balance running shoes when you meet your fundraising goal |
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easy,
online fundraising program |
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information
and fundraising packets |
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weekly
inspirational emails |
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exclusive
Team Tiara performance singlets |
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sponsor
goody bag |
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private
Team Tiara gear check and meeting tent at the race |
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camaraderie
with other women and meeting up with hundreds of other Team Tiara
runners from across the country at the marathon! |
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a
unique opportunity to inspire girls in our community |
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your
own sporty and stylish tiara, of course!
*in order to keep fundraising costs low, each runner is
responsible for her own race entry and travel. Please
register early for the marathon and make hotel reservations
early...both events will be a sell-out months ahead.
We will recommend hotels where you can stay.
**Important: to help avoid injury, we recommend coming into the
full-marathon program with a running base of at least 20 miles per
week and the ability to complete a long run of 6-7 miles. Those
training for the half-marathon should have a running base of at least
15 miles a week and the ability to complete a long run of
4-5 miles.
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How to Register:
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Kathy at kuGOTRneflorida@yahoo.com or
call (904) 306-9430 with questions
and to get your registration materials. The registration fee is just
$75 (which includes weekly group runs, coaching, personalized advice, and
marathon education, and other goodies.)
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as Team Tiara members are changed by their experience, GOTR uses running
to transform the way girls see themselves and their opportunities.
Our ultimate goal is to raise enough money to reach every girl, and to
educate and prepare her for a lifetime of self respect and healthy living.
We hope you join us in our mission! |
Do something fabulous for yourself and at the same
time, support the important goals of Girls on the Run!
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