Program Overview

Dear STRIVERS,

We hope that this email finds you and your family well during this challenging and uncertain time.  We are thinking of all of you.

After much thought, consideration, and consultation with other coaches, we have made the unfortunate decision to cancel our Fall season. Although we are all very sad and disappointed, the health and safety of your daughter, as well as our coaches and high school junior coaches, is our most important priority. 

While running is considered one of the “safe” sports, given the current guidelines for safety and restrictions on group sizes, we feel that we would not be able to deliver the STRIVERS experience we are known for. 

We have created something special over the last 10 years which encompasses more than just running and completing a 5K. Our unique program teaches life skills (teamwork, respect, resilience) and builds self-esteem and confidence.   

We remain hopeful that there will be a Spring 2021 season!

You will be receiving a full refund from STRIVERS within 30 days.  Refunds will be sent via check to the address you used to register.  If anything has changed, please let me know.

In the meantime, we want to help your daughters remain active and engaged with all the benefits of running by exposing them to some great female role models. We will be hosting 3 or 4 events on-line at no cost to you and hope your daughter will tune in.  Dates will be released in September.

• Betty Robinson was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in Track & Field.  She later transformed tragedy into triumph winning a second gold medal in the 1936 Olympics. At the age of 84, she carried the Olympic Torch as it blazed a path toward Atlanta, GA for the 1996 Olympic Games.  Betty’s granddaughter, Brook Doire, will talk about her amazing life and the recently released books about her grandmother and what The Elizabeth Robinson Foundation supports.   https://www.bettyrobinson.org/

• Becca Pizzi – two Time World Challenge Marathon Winner will read her newly published book and also talk about the importance of hydration during exercise, She will also share her new goals for 2021.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becca_Pizzi

• Meet and work out with Coach D of F.I.E.R.C.E.  (Fight, Inspire, Encourage, Reach, Coach, Empower). We’re fusing a full body bootcamp and mindset coaching.  This practice has been designed to help the girls let go of limiting beliefs, challenge their bodies in ways that compliment their running, and shows them what they are truly capable of both on and off the track. https://www.fiercebychoice.com/

• Finally, we hope to still have a community awareness project and are excited to work with a new non-profit called BookBindED.  This organization works to cultivate a culture of literacy in communities of at-risk youth by binding connections between home and school through fostering a love for reading. We are planning a book drive to support BookBindED.  Details to follow. https://bookbinded.org/.

While we are so disappointed not to be running with your girls this Fall, we hope to make the best of our opportunities in this challenging environment.

Stay healthy, well and positive.

Many big STRIVERS hugs,

Coach Colleen, Coach Kathy, Coach Laura, Coach Annie and Coach Julie