Girls on the Run 5K open to public

Forty-nine Homewood girls will take off on a 5K on Saturday, May 10, and the public is invited to join them. 

The third annual Girls on the Run 5K will take place at 8 a.m. at Marconi Park in downtown Birmingham. This event is the culmination of the Girls on the Run season, which girls in programs at Shades Cahaba Elementary and Our Lady of Sorrows have been working toward for 10 weeks. 

The run is also the annual fundraiser for the program. Race proceeds provide scholarships for girls who could not otherwise participate in the Girls on the Run. It is open to the public and features a flat, certified racecourse with chip timing. 

Registration is available online at girlsontherunbham.org through May 7, and race day starting at 6:30 a.m.