Description
Join us on Saturday, May 3rd, in downtown Jacksonville for the Girls of Virtue 5K & 1M Races. This will be the third year for our fundraising race event, and we are celebrating our fifth year as a ministry. All monies raised will benefit our non-profit organization, Girls of Virtue.
Our Mission:
Empower and Equip the next generation to be spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially grounded.
Who We Are:
Girls of Virtue has created a community for young women to have a safe environment that will teach them the proper skills they need to face today’s complex generation. To instill life skills through mentorship, workshops, and education.
Our WHY:
Today, our young women meet difficulty transitioning into adulthood. Traditional schools don’t provide classes on financial literacy, credit, business and professional skills, or any resources that prepare us to succeed. Situations like homelessness, bouncing throughout the foster care system, poverty, trauma, and difficult home circumstances escalate the complexity. To say the least, our youth are facing many challenges as they navigate their teens and young adult life.
Girls of Virtue has created a community for young women to have a safe environment that will teach them the proper skills they need to face today’s complex generation. To instill life skills through mentorship, workshops, and education. To empower and equip them to be grounded spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially. From 14 years old, when they begin navigating their emotions, to 18, when they transition into independent living, and into their early 20s, we will fill the gap for our young women.
What we do!
Our program has three levels: ENGAGE, EQUIP, and EMPOWER.
Through our ENGAGE program, we provide bi-monthly workshops at three local dropout prevention high schools and weekly workshops at middle/high school.
EQUIP comprises additional workshops we offer after school, on weekends, online, and through local partners to continue walking alongside these young women as they chase their dreams.
EMPOWER—This is our Executive Life Skills Pilot, launched in 2024 with a three-year plan. We selected five ladies who displayed what we call GRIT and had been working with me for a couple of years. Each young woman was given a mentor and access to obtaining a vocational trade in the first year. In year two, they will be provided one-on-one coaching in mental health and proactive emotions and healing, financial planning, budgeting and investing, nutrition and health coaching, and their spiritual walks to ensure their identities are rooted in who God says they are. Then, in year three, they will begin to mentor the next young women in the program, help within our high school outreach, and receive mentoring and education in leadership, personal and professional development, and leaning into the callings on their lives.
We believe that together, we can UNITE our city and empower and equip the next generation. Please join us as we run into the next year and fight for the youth in out city.
Benefiting
All proceeds benefit and go directly to our three programs: Equip, Empower, and Engage.
Runner Amenities
SHIRTS
All runners registered by April 18, 2025 are guaranteed to receive a Dry Fit technical of their requested size. All runners registering after the deadline will receive a shirt as supplies permit.
GOODIE BAGS
All participants will receive a goodie bag with giveaways and vendor/sponsor handouts.
MEDALS
Custom finisher medals guaranteed for the first 200 registered runners
Race Awards
OVERALL AWARDS
Overall Awards will be presented as follows:
Men - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
Women - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
MASTERS (Over 40)
Men - 1st Place
Women - 1st Place
5K AGE GROUPS - 5 YEAR INTERVALS
Age group awards will be presented to the top three men and the top three women in the following age groups:
0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 Plus
1M AGE GROUPS
6&U, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 1Mile runners will receive emailed finisher certificates with overall and age group rankings.
Race Course
The Course will be out and back along the Beautiful Jacksonville Northbank Riverwalks, and the Fuller Warren Walking Path. The race will start and finish at the Winston YMCA.
Event Schedule
DAY OF RACE EVENT SCHEDULE
90 minutes to 15 minutes prior to the start of the race - Packet, Bib, & Chip Pickup
90 minutes to 30 minutes prior to the start of the race - Day of Race Registration (Cash or Check Only)
20 minutes to 30 minutes after the last finisher - Awards Ceremony
RACE START TIMES
6:59am - Ainsley's Angels 5K early Start
7:00am - 5km Start
8:00am - 1 Mile
8:15am - Awards Ceremony
Packet Pickup
PRE RACE PACKET PICKUP
Friday Early Packet Pickup location TBA
DAY OF RACE PACKET PICKUP
Participants not able to make packet pickup prior to the race may pickup their packets at the race during the times listed on the Event Schedule.
Participants may pickup their packets at the race during the times listed on the Event Schedule.
Place
Jacksonville, FL US 32202
Race Contact Info
Sponsorship Opportunity
Girls of Virtue is a community for young women to have a safe environment that will teach them the proper skills they need to face today's complex generation. To install life skills through mentorship, workshops, and education. Empowering them to be grounded spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially.
For our 3rd Annual 5K and Fun Run, we have selected the Jax Downtown Riverwalk, starting at Winston YMCA and crossing the Fuller Warren SUP to celebrate 5 years as a ministry. We chose to run over the bridges because our Founder was running the Beach Blvd. Bridge as she prayed through all the details of our program, and we believe together, we can bridge the gap for our kids. All proceeds from this event go directly to our programming. From 14 years old, when our youth begin navigating their emotions, to 18, as they transition into independent living and into their early 20s, we will fill the gap for our young women through mentorship and education.
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