Road Runners Needed for Girls on the Run 5K in Ballston!

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The Girls on the Run 5k is a unique, end-of-season event that brings together thousands of NOVA girls, their families, and community members for a celebratory 5k run. To be a success each 5k event needs over 100 total volunteers in a variety of roles! Our 5k volunteers serve as greeters, buddy runners, course marshals, start and finish line managers, water stops managers, and much more. We have a job for everyone who wants to help!

Each GOTR girl runs with a buddy runner - typically a parent, sibling, relative or friend of the girl’s family. In some cases a girl may not be able to find a suitable buddy runner. If this happens, her GOTR coach will turn to a pool of volunteer Road Runners who have registered and are willing to be signed to run with a girl. As a Road Runner, your registration fee will be waived, and if contacted by GOTR NOVA, you will be assigned to run with a girl. Typically, Road Runners are not contacted until a few days before the race. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will be needed as a Road Runner. However, if you are NOT asked to run with a girl, you are welcome to run in the 5k as our guest and your registration fee will be waived. Girls on the Run International regulations require GOTR NOVA conduct a background check on all Road Runners. If you wish to register as a Road Runner you will need to complete and sign an application form/waiver authorizing GOTR NOVA to conduct the background check. Sign up here: https://www.raceplanner.com/register/index/VOLUNTEERS-SPRING-2019-5K?sid=3c57807bbac042a3b64acbcd8ecdf3a4

If you have any questions about volunteering for one of our 5k events, please email our Volunteer Associate, Meagan Perkins, at mperkins@gotrnova.org, for more information.