Get ready for Face the Race 2015! On September 14, 2015 our 8th year of the community program presented by The Junior League of Midland, Inc. began with huge success and we are looking forward to another wonderful year. This is our second year mentoring at all four public Midland Junior High Schools – Abell, Alamo, Goddard and San Jacinto – and we have grown in numbers again. It was so exciting to see all the girls at the first session, some coming for their second year, ready to begin!
Over the summer, our committee met and began working on this
year’s program, our Be-YOU-tiful 5K theme. The program will consist of 8 weeks
of sessions with the junior high girls and their mentors. At every session, we get together and have an
ice breaker, where the girls get to know each other and their mentors even closer. Next we have a speaker come in and discuss
different topics. For the last half hour, we train for the 5K race that will be
run on November 7th. Some of
the topics we discuss range from healthy eating, relationships, hygiene and our
bodies, bullying, and several others.
The girls really love getting to talk about these things in a private
setting, and with women who help them feel comfortable. It is such a great bonding experience.
For the training part, we use an app called C25K. It is free
and anyone can download it on their phones.
The first week starts out alternating 60 seconds of jogging and 90
seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes, then you build up to the last
week where you jog the full 30 minutes.
So it really is for all fitness levels and everyone can join in on the
fun. We encourage the girls to train
more during the week, since you have the app right on your phone! It would even be a great way for families to train
and run this 5K race together.
One of the best parts for the participants, who complete the
Face the Race program, is they will receive a pair of running shoes, a race
T-shirt, a pair of athletic shorts and several other goodies. A participant has completed the program if
they have attended 6 of the 8 training sessions.
Face the Race is such a rewarding experience. Mentors see
these girls grow so much over two months and reach a goal they have been
striving for together. They create bonds
with other girls they may not have ever had the chance of meeting in a big
school and create great relationships with the mentors. The girls build confidence and learn many new
things along the way. Their faces when they cross the finish line on race day
are priceless!
Mark your calendars for this year’s race held at Scharbauer
Sports Complex, November 7, 2015 at 9 a.m.! It is open and the
community is encouraged to come. Why not start training today,
to join us!
We look forward to seeing all you Be-YOU-tiful people at the
race!
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