Category Archives: Running

Sole Spotlight: Calliope

November 7, 2018

Posted In: Community, Events, Programs, Running, Sole Fun, Sole Girls Topics

When she came to Sole Girls, she needed some convincing from her mother, Michelle, to stay in the program. She then became connected to a Soleteer and got inspired by an Olympian guest speaker, where she became inspired to find a way to help Ruben’s Shoes. Since 2014, she planned her first lemonade stand in 2014 […]

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Coach Spotlight: Lena

October 31, 2018

Posted In: Community, Events, Programs, Running, Sole Fun, Sole Girls Topics

                        SOLE proud of this Sole Girl from East Vancouver! She participated in our Sole Adventure to Costa Rica this past spring, where she raised around $3,000 for a community in need. This past summer, her and her mom went on a large trek […]

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Pacific Northwest Marathon Training: 8 Week Countdown

July 16, 2018

Posted In: Community, Running, Sole Fun, Sole Girls Topics

Being a Sole Girl; Solemates who train together, stick together! Exciting news! A group of Sole Women have decided to join together to train for the Pacific Northwest Half and Full Marathon! The race takes place this Fall on Saturday, September 15th in Oregon, which means we have 8 weeks before race week. The countdown […]

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Sole Awesome 2018!

May 31, 2018

Posted In: Community, Events, Running, Sole Fun, Uncategorized

The day begins! The event expo was FULL of fun things to start the day off with; there were dance parties that broke out to Arctic Note’s #SoleAwesome music and a ring toss set up by Kids Physio. To properly fuel our bodies, tons of healthy snacks were available and F2C kept us hydrated with their tasty Hydradurance drink. […]

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How to Connect with Your Girl Through Running

October 1, 2017

Posted In: Running, Sole Fun, Sole Girls Topics

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  At Sole Girls, we love to run. It’s not just because it makes us feel free, helps our mental health and makes our bodies feel awesome, but it’s also an amazing way to connect with people. When we run, it creates an atmosphere free of barriers that makes connection and talking about difficult topics […]

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What to expect when you are 7 days away from your first 5km!

May 22, 2017

Posted In: Running

  The countdown to your first 5km is here!!! We can’t wait for Sole Awesome on May 28th at Mundy Park in Coquitlam. Here are some tools to help you plan the 7 days before the event.   Sunday Run about 2kms at your happy pace!   Monday Run about 4 kms. Don’t try to […]

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What does running mean to you?

April 5, 2017

Posted In: Running

At Sole Girls, running is about so much more than just running. With this year’s Global Running Day happening tomorrow we thought we would ask our community what running means to them. Here are some of their answers. “Running means freedom! Freedom to be me, to be healthy, to see new places, to enjoy it […]

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Running for Girls

July 23, 2015

Posted In: Running

Sole Girls has spent this past 21 days helping Passion Foundation raise awareness about adversities that girls face.  Today we ran 21kms in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon, each km represented 1 of the adversities.   The issues we ran for are very real issues that girls IN VANCOUVER are facing.  Passion Foundation works directly […]

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Rocking my Run!

April 30, 2015

Posted In: Running

Do you listen to music when you run?  I change my style what seems like everyday, depending on my mood, and how my body feels.  When I’m in a really good mood, I like to pop in my favourite music, and sing along – and just start moving my feet.  Sometimes my run turns into […]

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Why Our Runs are just different…

April 21, 2015

Posted In: Running

I have never felt the power of Sisterhood and Community so profoundly as on May the 25th.  There is something exceptionally powerful about a Sole Girls Run and this semester was the strongest yet.  Running with Sole Girls isn’t like any other run, it’s not like Any run that I’ve ever been to (and I’ve […]

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Happy Pace

April 4, 2015

Posted In: Programs, Running

If the words “I’m too slow” or “I’m not fast enough” have ever crossed your lips or someone around you’s lips, it’s time you learn about this magnificent thing called: your Happy Pace.  “Well… I am slow!”It doesn’t really matter if you think you are slow or fast, this is only determined by you.  You […]

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It’s about the experience, not the race

July 6, 2014

Posted In: Running

A race to many is an accomplishment, and sometimes it is something you can tick off of your list as done.At Sole Girls our aim is not to race, or to learn how to race, but to create an incredible experience in which a fun run and sense of accomplishment are the biggest part.   […]

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Yoga and Running!

June 20, 2014

Posted In: Programs, Running

Sole Girls is so happy to invite the founder of Girlvana, Alex Mazerolle, to join us and lead Yoga for the month of July!   Running and Yoga are an amazing partnership for so many reasons!  When we start to run we are using new muscles and new actions that our bodies aren’t use to.  We […]

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