I love Girls on the Run! I've said it before and I'll say it again... it's an amazing program! And this year I've made the leap from Running Buddy to Assistant Coach. And I'm seriously loving every minute!
Being a coach required going to a coach's training class. It means preparing ahead of time for lessons. It means showing up early and staying a few minutes late. It requires the purchase of healthy snacks for each practice. And year end gifts. And often times, money out of our own pockets. It means leading the lessons. And showing up for every meeting with a Girls on the Run attitude. It requires time and energy and a boat load of patience. And dealing with pre-teen girls. All without making a dime. It's a voluntary position... and one I would do every day of the week.
After just one practice, I already love these girls. They're fun and energetic and insanely silly. They're smart and friendly and open to new ideas. I don't remember being that cool when I was that age. But, then again, that's sort of the point, isn't it? At that age, we were all cooler than we ever gave ourselves credit for. We were more awesome than we realized. Maybe nobody told us. Maybe we were too busy focusing on our insecurities to hear the people that did. I was probably 30 years old before I realized I was cool. As coaches, it's our job to make sure these girls know it well before that. They should know it now. And I look forward to spending the next ten weeks making sure they do :)
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