About Girls on the Run

Mission – To educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of healthy living
and self respect

Girls on the Run of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley is part of Girls on the Run International (www.girlsontherun.org). Girls on the Run of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley was founded by Jennifer R. Levin, PhD in Spring of 2004. Jennifer began the group with 3 volunteer coaches and a small group of girls. Over the past 2 years Girls on the Run of Pasadena has expanded and now includes six different groups that meet each season to serve girls in 3rd – 8th grade. We anticipate adding 2-3 new sites each season at different locations throughout the San Gabriel Valley.

About Girls on the Run International

Molly Barker, a four-time Hawaii Ironman Triathlete, established Girls on the Run in August of 1996 to celebrate the gifts of girlhood and to address what she calls Girl-Box issues. A former competitive athlete, Molly holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a former high school teacher and track coach. She has also worked as a college counselor at a small private college addressing the needs of women with eating disorders, alcohol and substance abuse problems and depression.

The product of Molly's experience, Girls on the Run is one way to provide pre-adolescent girls with enabling tools to embrace their girlhood gifts as they enter middle and high school, and then on into adulthood. (Click here to Read Molly’s Story)