Thin Mint Sprint Highlights Live Healthy, Lead Healthy Initiative
Thin Mint Sprint
Saturday, October 3
7:30 a.m. Packet Pick-Up, 8:30 a.m. Race Starts
Bentley Sports Complex, Bixby
All 5K finishers will receive a box of Thin Mints!
It is no secret that our great state has the undesirable distinction of being one of the unhealthiest in the United States. In response to the challenge to improve the health and well-being of some of our younger citizens, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, in 2013, launched their Live Healthy, Lead Healthy initiative.
Live Healthy, Lead Healthy is an innovative program that addresses the very specific health issues that affect our girls and their families, and Girl Scouts brings a unique girl perspective to the table. “Girls define health in their own terms, placing as much emphasis on emotional and social well-being as physical health, nutrition, and physical fitness.” (gsusa.org) For this reason Live Healthy, Lead Healthy focuses on three areas; Get Moving, Healthy Eating , and Social Health. By educating and empowering our girls in these areas, Girl Scouts continues to affect healthy changes in the girls themselves and their families!
Last year’s inaugural Thin Mint Sprint, held at Camp Tallchief, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma resident camp, was wildly successful! In an effort to increase awareness of the benefits of the Live Healthy, Lead Healthy initiative beyond the Girl Scout community, the Thin Mint Sprint is now open to the general public. “Our goal is to encourage more girls and their families, everyone really, to be a part of a healthier lifestyle,” said Paige Tooman, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Director of Programs.”It is a great opportunity for runners of all levels, for families, and for walkers to get moving and have fun! Even better, when you finish the 5K, you will receive a box of our iconic Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mints!”
Participants can choose between a 5K run or a 1-mile fun run and awards will be given to the top three finishers in each age category. Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma has partnered with Tulsa Area Trail /Ultra Runners. The Thin Mint Sprint 5K is a chip-timed, USTAF certified course.
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