We did it!!!!

Success! The girls (and their amazing running buddies, of course) completed the 5k and accomplished their goals. We coaches are SO proud of everything they put into getting to this point! Today was such a fun and exciting day :) Way to go, Fiery Foxes!

Thanks to all the parents, teachers, siblings, and everyone else who came out to support the girls today, we'd love to have you at our End-of-Season Celebration on Wednesday at 4:00!

GOTR Nail Salon: SUCCESS!

The girls came up with an original, creative, and wonderful idea for their community impact project, and the GOTR Nail Salon yesterday was a huge success!  They raised $187.00 for The Children's Promise at the UNC Children's Hospital, which will go to childhood cancer.  The Fiery Foxes are real professionals when it comes to manicures... there were a wide variety of colors and designs available, a drying station, a waiting area, and of course service delivered with a smile! Check out some of the pictures :)  We are SO proud of them!

Having fun, winding down...

WOW!  It is SO hard to believe that yesterday was our last "regular" practice (if you can call giggling through the hallways and hanging up signs for our Nail Salon, filling out our final GOTR survey, "regular")!  We spent some time making final preparations for the GOTR Nail Salon tomorrow, as well as running and celebrating each other and the great friendships built throughout the season.  It was very encouraging to hear the girls share some of the things they love about each other.  This truly is an amazing group of girls, and we coaches are so lucky to have had the chance to work with them!

A few important reminders: tomorrow is deadline for online registration for the Quintiles 5K.  Please make sure all running buddies are registered!  As for the 5k, it is THIS SATURDAY!  Girls need to be at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, wearing their pink shirts, at 8:00 am... look for the Banks Road sign, it will be white!  Our final celebration will be on Monday during our regular practice time.  This will be our final time together, and it's a chance to celebrate how far we've come.  You're invited, we would LOVE to have you!!  Finally, we really hope to see you tomorrow between 4:15 and 5:15 at the Nail Salon in the BRES Cafe!  We are accepting donations of $1.00 or more to donate to children's cancer... plus, you'll come away with some rockin' nails :)

The World Around Us...

We were SO proud of the hard work the girls put into the Mock 5k that we celebrated their big accomplishment during the next practice by playing Wii and setting some goals for how to move forward.  It was both a fun and productive day!  

Since then, though, we've been talking about some more serious subjects... for example, how the media and advertisements show girls and women, and how to look at those images in a healthy way.  As the girls move into these critical middle school years, media images and pressure to look good can be strong, and understanding how to "tune into a new message" of self-confidence and positivity despite what surrounds you is key!  

Finally, the girls are SUPER excited about their Community Impact Project!  Lots of planning, laughter, and ideas went into the GOTR Nail Salon that will be taking place next Wednesday here are BRES from 4:15-5:15!  We hope to see you there as the girls paint nails to raise money for children with cancer!