SoleMates Charity Running
Girls on the Run SoleMates®
Want to use the power of running to make a difference in the life of a girl? Become a SoleMate® and achieve your personal dream of running a 5k, half or full marathon, while helping thousands of young girls in the St. Louis area achieve their dreams.
Join our SoleMates Team today!
SoleMates is the charity running leg of Girls on the Run. Male and female athletes pursue individual goals to raise money for Girls on the Run St. Louis. 100% of the funds raised through SoleMates stays in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area to ensure local girls a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.
What it takes…
- A simple $1 SoleMates registration fee. Register here.
- Register for your 5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon or whatever event you choose.
- Choose your fundraising level, see levels below. (Any outstanding balance between funds raised and the fundraising minimum will be charged to credit card on file 30 days after goal race.)
What you get…
- Discounted race entry fee (certain races apply)
- SoleMates technical shirt and online training plan for any level developed by Jenny Hadfield, co-author of the best-selling book “Marathoning for Mortals”
- Your own easy online fundraising page
- Fun incentive prizes as you reach and surpass your minimums
- Inspirational emails from GOTR-STL to keep you motivated
- Group training runs through the Fleet Feet Training Team, if desired
- Monthly social runs and happy hours with fellow SoleMates
- A sense of pride from making a difference in the life of a girl
Fundraising Levels
5k or 10k
$200 fundraising minimum required
Impact: Provides running shoes for 5 girls in the program
$350 fundraising minimum required
-Includes participation in the Fleet Feet No Boundaries or Momentum 10K training program
Impact: Provides supply boxes for 5 teams
Half-Marathon, Full Marathon or Triathlon
$300 fundraising minimum required
Impact: Buys program t-shirts for 78 girls
$650 fundraising minimum required
-Includes participation in the Fleet Feet Training Team or Fleet Feet Tri Team
Impact: Pays for race entry fees for 26 girls
Any other event
Ultra-Marathon, trail race, century ride, etc. If you can enter it, you can run it as a SoleMate!
$300 fundraising minimum required
Impact: Adopts 2 girls for full participation in the program
Team Registration
Would you like to be a part of a SoleMates team and run on behalf of Girls on the Run? You can form a team with fellow coaches, parents, training partners, friends, or colleagues and become a SoleMates team. Teams are required to raise a minimum of $1,000 for a team of up to 6 members. Please add $250 to your minimum for each team member over 6. Choose your event and your team captain and register here!
SoleMates agrees to raise fundraising minimum for their selected level. Any balance between funds raised and the fundraising minimum will be charged to credit card on file 3o days after goal race.
SoleMates Facebook Group
Join our SoleMates Facebook group to discuss upcoming running events, trails runs, fundraising opportunities, and anything you’d like to share. It’s a great way to communicate with past, present and potential SoleMates or to see what’s going on in our running world.
Register to become a SoleMate
It is very easy to get involved. Register today!
To donate to a SoleMates runner or team, click on one of the links below:
SoleMates’ Team Page for events July 1, 2010- June 30, 2011. SoleMates’ Team Page for events July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012.
