Arrive early to allow time to get from your car to the race start. You may have to do some walking. There will be more than 7,000 race participants, so please be patient when parking.

 

We highly encourage carpooling!

 

Metrolink is a GREAT option! The Civic Center stop (by Scottrade Center) is only one long block from Race Village. 

 

To ensure we have a safe environment for our race participants, the course will be completely closed to traffic and two highway exits will be closed.

Westbound highway exits 38 B Market St. and 39 A Market St./21st St. will be closed from 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. due to the race course. 

Parking: There is plenty of street parking with meters surrounding the race village. As of July 2013, the City of St. Louis is enforcing parking meter charges on Saturdays. If you choose to park on the street, you will need to pay the meter. There is typically a two hour time limit.

 

The parking lots listed below will be open race morning and will charge $5 per vehicle. This is a great option to avoid having to return to your car to feed the parking meter.

 

Parkside Garage (14th & Pine)

Parkside Lot (15th & Pine)

Tucker & St. Charles

11th & Pine

10th & Pine  

Drop-off & Pick-up zone is located behind Soldiers' Memorial on Pine Street. Enter Pine from Tucker Blvd. Drivers can drop off passengers with an adult. This will also serve as the pick-up location after the race. 

Buses- buses should drop off passengers on Pine St. behind Soldiers' Memorial and proceed away from the race course to find free street parking OR they may park at the lot at St. Charles and Tucker. The charge for that lot will be $10.

Handicapped Parking is available on Market St. just west of Tucker Blvd. 

Maps and more information can be found on the Girls on the Run website. Click here!  

We will run rain or shine, but may delay the race if there is thunder, lightning or other severe weather. It may be necessary to cancel the race if the weather does not improve.We will update the Girls on the Run St. Louis website and Facebook page in the case of severe weather.

We consider your race registration fee a donation. No refunds will be given even in the event of race cancellation due to weather. 

It takes a lot of wo/man power to create an incredible race experience for Girls on the Run 5k participants. We've had an overwhelming response from volunteers.

 

A huge thank you to the nearly 300 people who have signed up to volunteer and are committed to making this race a success. 

 

Have you or someone you love always dreamed of wearing the #1 race bib at the starting line of a great race?

Back again for fall 2013 are athlete updates so you can track your daughter or fellow participant via Facebook, Twitter or mobile.

That's right, these updates, at no additional cost, will send the runner you are tracking their finish time and pace to any mobile phone, Facebook or Twitter account.

To take advantage of this opportunity to keep track of the status of your runner, sign up by clicking here.

6:45 a.m.  Packet Pick-up and Race Day registration opens

7 a.m.  Race Village Opens (Happy Hair, GOTR-STL Merchandise, etc.)

7:50 a.m.  Fun Run Line-up

8 a.m.  Fun Run Starts

8:10 a.m.  5k runners should be lined up with their teams.

8:15 a.m.  Announcements from GOTR-STL Executive Director, remarks by Honorary Race Chair and National Anthem.

8:45 a.m.  Finishers begin to come in

- All finishers receive a medal!
- Keep moving through the food/water tables
- Exit finish area and meet up with team and/or family.

9 a.m.  DJ and dancing begins in front of stage.

9:15 a.m.  Age group awards available at the Information Booth.

As always, we'll have plenty of GOTR-STL-branded merchandise for sale at the race so everyone will have a chance to sport GOTR-STL gear all while supporting this great organization!

 

In addition to our GOTR-STL branded sweatshirts (white or gold), we will be selling our 5k tech tee and a baseball style tee, as well as some new items. Make sure you stop by the merchandise tent to check it out!

 

Author and distance runner Amy Marxkors honorary Girls on the Run St. Louis race chair

 

We are very excited to announce that our Fall 2013 5k honorary race chair is St. Louis native and author, Amy Marxkors. Serving as our official race starter, Marxkors will also be running the 5k alongside the teams and celebrating with the girls after they run. She is an accomplished runner, as well as the author of The Lola Papers, chronicling her journey into the world of distance running.

 

Marxkors has already reached out to the girls inspiring them as they prepare for their race. She said to them, "One of my favorite words ever is the word 'valor.' It means to have great courage in the midst of battle, a strong mind and spirit, personal bravery. Girls on the Run are young women of valor not only in running, but also in school, in friendships, in communities, and in character. You are strong in mind, body, and spirit. Your upcoming 5K race is a chance to celebrate all that you've already accomplished and all of the great things ahead of you." Running this 5k is the culminating activity of the semester-long program which teaches girls, ages 8-13, self-esteem and confidence through weekly lessons while they train for a 5k.  

 

"Amy truly embodies the Girls on the Run values that our girls have spent 10 weeks learning about and making their own. We are proud to have her celebrate the culminating goal for the 2,600 girls in our program this season," said Courtney Berg, executive director of GOTR-STL.

 

She is excited to participate in the race and Run Wild with our Girls on the Run on Saturday!