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Health & Fitness

Girls on the Run is so much fun!

Running and training program offerred at our local schools that we are lucky to have.

Congratulations to all of the Grayslake participants in the Girls on the Run 5k race! It was a warm and sunny morning in downtown Chicago's Montrose Harbor this Saturday, June 4th, but that did not keep the 10,000 participants from enthusiastically enjyoing the run.  Avon, Woodview, Frederick and Grayslake Middle School all had teams that participated in this event that is the final piece of a 10 week training program designed especially for girls.

My 14 year old daughter participated for the second time this spring and the positive message that the Girls on the Run program brings is a true asset to our lives. Families, friends and running buddies spent the morning enthusiastically cheering the process and focus of a healthy lifestyle. Thank you to our schools, teachers, and coaches for making this possible.

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