CHS Girls on the Move

In an effort to follow my two passions, teaching and running, I'm starting an all girls running group this summer with some of the students from CHS.  Honestly, I got the idea from reading Kristin Armstrong's "Mile Markers," and then I briefly mentioned it to some girls one day last week.  Then the idea just took off.  I had no idea girls would be so willing to wake up at 6:30 am during the summer but just as I have a need to stay busy this summer, so do they.  And when I mentioned doing volunteer work and developing our leadership and teamwork skills, they couldn't sign up fast enough.  The idea of working out, working together, and helping others seems to be a common desire among many young ladies and that makes me excited.  I am thrilled and at the same time nervous.  What do I know about coaching a running club?  Well thanks to lots of book previews on Amazon and quizzing of my running friends, I've selected a few books to purchase and found some awesome websites via Girls on the Run.  But I still welcome any input, suggestions, comments, concerns.  This is a new thing in a fairly small town and I hope that I am able to share with all of these young ladies the joy running has brought me.  Please feel free to leave me your feedback!

An excited and nervous teacher/running coach....

TR