Program Overview

Go Run Missoula is an 6-week program offered once a week at various locations around Missoula. Sessions occur in the fall, winter, spring, and summer. Led by qualified professionals, we run, strength train, set fitness goals, and develop leadership skills. Each session includes community races, trail runs, weight lifting, yoga, obstacle courses, and running games.

Our Driving Values

GRM works to prevent teen girls from encountering adverse experiences such as bullying, teen dating violence, substance use/abuse, suicide, poor academic performance, and more.
  • We believe that adverse experiences for youth can be prevented when they have the proper resources, education, and support systems.
  • We believe that teens involved in unhealthy relationships and other adverse experiences can find safety and stability through the introduction of healthy support systems and the acquisition of leadership skills.
  • We believe that successful prevention and intervention includes education on an individual level, organizational level, and community level.
  • We believe that the development of a healthy fitness discipline provides an environment where youth can reflect on their strengths and vulnerabilities while exploring their unique qualities and the development of leadership skills.
Young girl running with mentor

Program Options

Girls running during a Go Run Missoula event

Running

OFFERED ALL SEASONS
Running is fun, affordable, and easy to learn. It helps kids improve in other sports, have strong role models, and encourages healthy friendships. The brain stimulation caused from running provides access to areas of the brain that allow us to feel vulnerable with others. This matters because young girls between the ages of 8-13 have a lot of stressors, and this is the perfect age to encourage self-exploration and positive peer relationships.

Opens December 2nd

Trail Running

OFFERED SPRING SEASON ONLY

Trail running is an opportunity to access the surrounding mountains with friends and mentors. With a focus on making trail running fun, participants will learn proper running form for gaining and losing elevation as well as trail etiquette, and safety.

Spring 2023 Registration Opens 3/6/23 at 8 am

Registration opens on March 6th at 8 am, inquiries prior to this time will not allow entry to the registration site.

Registration Coming Spring 2025

Running on Sentinel in Missoula
Running on Sentinel in Missoula

Trail Running

OFFERED SPRING SEASON ONLY

Trail running is an opportunity to access the surrounding mountains with friends and mentors. With a focus on making trail running fun, participants will learn proper running form for gaining and losing elevation as well as trail etiquette, and safety.

Registration Coming Spring 2025

Girls summer running program Missoula

Summer Camps

OFFERED SUMMER SEASON ONLY

GRM Running Camp

Open to female and non-binary youth entering 3rd – 7th grades. Offered at various outdoor locations in Missoula, activities include strength training, leadership workshops, trail running, community service, and obstacle courses. Entry to the Tony Banovich 5k and the opportunity to support a Missoula Marathon aid station with free swag and shirts included.

Registration Coming Spring 2025

GRM Trail Camp

Open to all genders ages 8-12 years. Spend the week running on Missoula trails, learning orienteering skills, and participating in leadership workshops. Youth will tackle challenging fitness goals while exploring personal strengths, values, and passions. Topics include proper trail running form, stewardship, safety and etiquette, wilderness first aid, nutrition, and strength and agility training. Trail runs will include the completion of an orienteering route. Orienteering involves running through terrain while navigating with a map and compass to specific checkpoints. The sport teaches adaptable decision-making, empathy, confidence, and persistence alongside physical effort, map-reading, and individual and team-based problem-solving. On the final day of camp, all participants will participate in a friendly competition to show off their newfound orienteering skills, fitness, and confidence to accept challenging tasks. All trail runs and workshops are facilitated by professionals.

Registration Coming Spring 2025

Group of girls posing in a gym at a kids strength training program in Missoula

Strength Training

OFFERED WINTER SEASON ONLY

Strength impacts nearly all physical endeavors.GRM follows the Brand X Method approach to youth strength training. Created in 1999, the foundation of the Brand X Method programming is to do what’s best for kids by improving their ability to interact with any environment. This means building physical competence, confidence, and motivation so that youth feel the freedom and fearlessness to tackle all physical tasks throughout life. Making children good movers through strength training will allow them to feel confident in themselves and therefore motivated to do movement throughout the rest of their lives.

Opens December 2nd

Strength Training

OFFERED WINTER SEASON ONLY

Strength impacts nearly all physical endeavors.GRM follows the Brand X Method approach to youth strength training. Created in 1999, the foundation of the Brand X Method programming is to do what’s best for kids by improving their ability to interact with any environment. This means building physical competence, confidence, and motivation so that youth feel the freedom and fearlessness to tackle all physical tasks throughout life. Making children good movers through strength training will allow them to feel confident in themselves and therefore motivated to do movement throughout the rest of their lives.

Opens December 2nd

Group of girls posing in a gym at a kids strength training program in Missoula

Program Goals

  • Through participation in GRM, youth will develop the ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active.
  • Through participation in GRM, youth will establish healthy relationships with their families, peer groups, and community.
  • Through participation in GRM, youth will see increases in confidence at home and in school.
  • Through participation in GRM, youth will experience increases in academic performance at school.