Community Corner

PHOTOS: Superheroes Promote Fitness in Girls on the Run 5K

The race was downtown Saturday and had more than 6,000 runners.

Girls from Blades, Forder, Oakville, Point and Wohlwend Elementary Schools raced in the annual Girls on the Run 5K Saturday in downtown St. Louis.

The organization promotes fitness and self-esteem and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Girls in elementary school trained twice a week for 10 weeks for the 5K. 

This year, the race's theme was "Be your own superhero." 

Find out what's happening in Mehlville-Oakvillewith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Mehlville-Oakville