Running buddies needed for Girls on the Run

Girls participating in the fall season of Girls on the Run will complete the un-timed, non-competitive New Balance Girls on the Run 5K on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Buffalo Park.

Women 18 and older are invited to volunteer as a Running Buddy, serving as a healthy, positive adult role model while accompanying a girl from start to finish at her own pace during an afterschool practice 5K and the official 5K on Nov. 20.

Prospective Running Buddies must submit a volunteer application by Oct. 13 and consent to a background check, register for the 5K, and attend a required volunteer orientation on Oct. 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. Running Buddy applications can be downloaded from the Girls on the Run Web site at http://www.gotrna.org/getinvolved.html.

For more information, contact Stephanie Ludwig at stephanie@gotrna.org.