Register Your Girl

Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole, our new middle school program, sessions are held  over a 10- week period in the Fall and Spring. The program meets two days a week for 90 minutes after school. All girls in 3^rd - 8^th grade are encouraged to join the program regardless of previous running experience and level of physical fitness.

Online registration opens Monday, August 3rd at 6pm and closes Thursday, September 3rd at 11:59pm. Late registration ($10 late registration fee) closes Sunday, September 20th at 11:59pm. Registration is first come, first served, and teams are limited to 15 participants.

The Fall 15 season begins the week of September 14th and concludes with the Girls on the Run Fall 5k on Saturday, December 5th in Historic Downtown Belmont.

 We recommend registering online from a computer; registering online from a phone or tablet is often unsuccessful.

Financial Assistance

      The program registration fee is $160. It is the policy of Girls on the Run of Gaston County to offer our program to all girls who desire to participate, regardless of their family's financial status. Families who are unable to pay the full program fee may be awarded financial assistance based on their income.

 Forms of Financial Assistance:

1. Scholarships are granted on a first come, first served basis, and may be limited by the resources available at the time of application.  If you wish to apply for financial assistance, you must complete a scholarship application PRIOR to registering online. Click here to fill out a scholarship application. Your application will be reviewed, and you will be contacted promptly regarding your scholarship award. 

2. 50% Program fee discount for siblings. Scholarship awards AND the sibling discount CANNOT be combined. Please choose one or the other. Please contact Executive Director Kathleen Boyce ([email protected]; 704-675-7901) for your discount code.

3. Coach discount: Coaches received a $25 discount per child. Please contact Executive Director Kathleen Boyce ([email protected]; 704-675-7901) for your discount code.

4. Payment plan: Parents may request to have the program fee divided into 2-3 payments. Please contact Executive Director Kathleen Boyce ([email protected]; 704-675-7901) for more information.

 Program Information

The program fee includes: 20 lessons conducted by two certified GOTR Coaches (30 hours of instruction), GOTR program and 5k t-shirts, registration for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Runway 5k and the Fall 15 Girls on the Run 5k, a water bottle, a snack at each practice & a 5k finisher's medal.

We still have unconfirmed sites and sites that need coaches. If your daughter's site is not listed, please contact Executive Director Kathleen Boyce ([email protected]) to indicate your interest. We strive to provide Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole throughout Gaston County. We are still actively recruiting fall sites and volunteer coaches and will add new sites as they are confirmed, so check back.

 To register online, click the Sign Up button above.